Month: February 2025

  • A Simple Mathematical Representation of Top Performers

    Steve Jobs has a quote along the lines that he built Apple by seeking A players. When it comes to top performers, A players really like working with one another, shooing away B and C players. I think people know that intuitively. Here is a simple way to see it mathematically. Suppose: From here, we…

  • The City and Genetics

    (Art by トキキ) Mindset dictates fate—thinking that something is impossible staples the extrapolation of an idea or future. “There is no point in trying,” proclaims a defeatist to a determined optimist. Conversely, believing that something is possible, it might as well be possible. “We are not at the limits of physics,” retorts the determined optimist.…