Author Archives: Konrad

Value is king.

But its not very well understood. Most people just think of it either as: 1. Always being able to reduce something to a $ figure. 2. Intangible forces or aspects. But, the answer is somewhere in the middle. It is true that everything can be reduced to value. But it can’t always be reduced to…More

When you’re stuck, force yourself to write your thoughts on paper.

This will get words out and make connection in your brain that you wouldn’t have made even if you spent 4 hours thinking about it. There is a theory that part of the reason speaking developed is because talking to yourself is beneficial on its own. Speaking words out loud means that you will then…More

Charity work is often a front for self-promotion.

Especially in the case of professional services like law, consulting and design. 1. The “pro-bono” work is portfolio building and in general makes you look like a good person which new clients like. 2. It can often get more attention than the normal work that you would do. You can see this in many places:…More

Meritocracy makes it harder for the disabled to succeed.

It doesn’t need to just be people who are severely disabled. If you have a naturally lower intelligence level, even if not drastically lower, you will have more trouble having a happy life in a purely meritocratic system. Without a equalizing factor, it could actually be worse than in a nepotistic system where your innate…More

Patient action trumps impulse action.

This may seem rather obvious but is hard to follow. Its much easier to take the first decent job that comes along than it is to wait until you have 3 offers that you can leverage against each other. Its much easier to accept the shitty wine that you ordered than it is to continuously…More

“Secondary” US Cities will grow more than the top cities in the coming decades.

Detroit, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Raleigh, Sacramento, San Diego, Pittsburg, Nashville, Charlotte, etc… This will be especially notable in cities that have been hit hard by the reduction in manufacturing jobs over the last five decades. Its not that manufacturing jobs will come back, but more young people are and will move to these cities bringing…More

Self-driving cars will hurt hotels.

Business travelers will opt to sleep in the car rather than in a hotel. You can travel somewhere overnight without being exhausted as long as the car has a lay-flat seat. Truckers will be eliminated and so will their usage of hotels when they travel. What other unexpected industries will be affected? ^Day 201/90 62…More

Self driving cars will decimate the oil industry.

US households currently spend $1,900 a year on gas. With 124.6 million US households thats $237 billion a year. It will be much easier to have a self-driving electric car than a non-self-driving electric car: 1. The car can go charge itself while you do other things like eat or shop even if the charger…More

Self driving cars will eliminate 4 million jobs overnight.

The concept is basically proven with a few kinks to work out. Once those are worked out, there will be a bit of a process to get them approved by government bodies. Governmental approval will be the tipping point. One day there will be no self-driving cars and within 6 months they will be 50%+…More