Short Bites in 5 Minutes – Fully Booked Club

Don’t Trust the Odds (Ratio)

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

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The odds are that most people don’t understand the odds ratio (and other metrics related to telling the odds). Let’s look at some common metrics and what they mean.

[Book Review] The Art of Gathering

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 16, 2020

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Review of the book “The Art of Gathering” – how to become better hosts at gatherings of all kinds, from birthday parties to home dinners to professional meetings.

[Book Review] The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 12, 2020

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Book review of the memoir of Robert Iger, former top executive of Disney and named as the 2019 businessperson of the year by Time magazine.

[Book Review] Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

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A review and takeaways of the book “Humble Pi” – a 5-star book that teaches mathematical thinking in stand-up comedy style.

Are reciprocal ratings the cure or the curse?

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang March 14, 2020

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A Uber passenger can rate the driver and vice versa. An Airbnb guest can rate the host and vice versa. Reciprocal ratings are commonplace today – what are the pros and cons? Let’s do some thought experiments.

Live Deliberately, Not Conditionally: On Carpe Diem

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang December 29, 2019

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Carpe Diem – seize the day while it lasts. Motivation for the new year of 2020 ahead.

“I am a crazy idiot, and I am cool with that.” Kudos to (healthy doses of) self-deprecating humor

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang November 23, 2019

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Admit and embrace two things about ourselves: 1/ We are idiots, 2/ We are crazy => and life suddenly becomes infinitely easier. Humor guaranteed, along with a (healthy dose of) self-deprecation.

Choose or risk forever surrendering your peace – Why Having Your Own Philosophy Matters

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang November 2, 2019

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A counter-argument against “philosophy is dead”: why it matters to choose a philosophy of life for ourselves

The World ALWAYS Makes Sense

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang November 1, 2019

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When was the last time you heard someone say “xxxx doesn’t make sense”? Good news: the world *always* makes sense. Not-so-good news: does not mean we always make perfect sense of the world.

Secret to Longevity: Make Frequent “Quantum Jumps” to New Reality-Matrices

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang October 21, 2019

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Reality is messed up. And this post is intended to mess with reality.