Monthly Archives: September 2018

HELPFUL OR HARMFUL HEURISTICS

Posted on September 21, 2018 by hbgelatt

 As Decision Rules Of Thumb                     A heuristic is a mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems and make judgments quickly and efficiently. These rule-of-thumb strategies shorten decision-making time and allow people to function without constantly stopping to think about their next course … Continue reading →

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BEING WRONG

Posted on September 17, 2018 by hbgelatt

    And Not Knowing It  There is no experience of being wrong. While being wrong is happening to you, you are oblivious to it. As soon as we know we are wrong, we aren’t wrong anymore. Thus we can only … Continue reading →

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GOOD AGING

Posted on September 10, 2018 by hbgelatt

How To Outlive A Chevrolet  The four things that makes us die are bad design, bad accidents, bad maintenance, and aging. Exactly the same as if you were a Chevrolet.  Walter Bortz Over 20 years ago I used this Bortz’s quotation … Continue reading →

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DON QUIXOTE

Posted on September 4, 2018 by hbgelatt

                                                And The Process Of Illumination  Don Quixote teaches us that life is to be challenged. James March James March was a professor at Stanford when I was a Stanford doctoral student (1963). He gave me permission to audit his … Continue reading →

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