Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!
Important Links:
- Luca’s Website - https://luca-dellanna.com
- Luca’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/dellannaluca?s=21&t=vtqwBZ0zdc1S-VbrHeivzA
Show Notes:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:25 Main podcast
0:02:23 Ergodicity: survival is king
0:07:07 Why sample size matters
0:11:10 The two types of competitors
0:14:04 Teaching by signalling
0:25:46 The parallel worlds approach to decision-making
0:31:09 Racing to the bottom
0:35:19 Why working hard can be a form of laziness
0:44:34 The three things managers should prioritize
0:50:19 Why desiring change isn’t enough
0:54:06 Fighting avoidance with actionable small steps
1:06:36 “Mixed values produce mixed results”
1:09:53 Thinking by writing
1:18:15 What Luca has learned from living in multiple countries
1:22:27 Luca as Emperor of the World
Books Mentioned:
- Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder; by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
- Ergodicity: Definition, Examples, And Implications, As Simple As Possible; by Luca Dellanna
- The Control Heuristic: The Nature of Human Behavior; by Luca Dellanna
- 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late; by Luca Dellanna
- Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu
