I think recognizing when your opinion differs from the crowd is a great exercise in self-awareness, regardless of whether that opinion is right or wrong. With that disclaimer, here are a few contrary thoughts. Iq tests are bullshit - with the same circumstances, people from every group on earth ...

I published my reading list later than I normally would last year, and like that was a bad omen, ended up not reading even half of the books on there. I started a lot of books and didn’t finish, so some time was still spent reading. Here’s what turned out to be my wish list for last year, just ...

I saw a post recently on twitter about how banks only opened from 9am - 12pm in Offa. Something about it triggered a faint memory, so I looked in the comments to see if there were any explanations. True enough to that memory, these short banking hours seemed to be due to a famous daylight ...

If you’re someone who likes to do a lot of things, you might get in a situation where you’re juggling too many balls and one eventually drops. I lost a client recently and it was a bummer because I had gotten through the hump of getting immersed in the project, and things were starting to take ...

It may seem like knowledge workers favor outsourcing all menial tasks to give them time to make more money, but my unpopular opinion is that you shouldn't always automate or outsource. things like going into a grocery store to shop, ironing your own clothes, cooking and cleaning. These tasks ...