Economy and Business
Money, markets, trade, logistics, companies, and work.
#2647: Enforcing Async Boundaries When Clients Call Anytime
How to choose the right async tool, set boundaries with clients, and where AI fits in.
#2644: Crafting Agendas That Actually Work (With AI)
Stop writing table-of-contents agendas. Learn the diplomat’s method for crafting meetings that actually achieve their goals.
#2636: Take Notes Like a Diplomat
What WikiLeaks cables teach us about capturing meetings: judgment over transcription, context over completeness.
#2631: How Shelter Became a Speculative Asset
Why are millennials turning to barges, yurts, and shipping containers? A deep dive into the financialization of housing.
#2596: The Hidden World of Industrial Computing
Two parallel tech worlds: industrial systems integrators and IT managed service providers. How they differ, and why one pays $300/hour.
#2560: Can You Actually Measure Happiness?
What does "happiness" really mean — and can you scientifically measure it? A deep dive into the data, flaws, and surprises.
#2555: How to Bluff Your Way Through Buying Red Wine
Body, tannins, and terroir — the cheat codes that make you sound like you know wine without reading a book.
#2538: The Lemonade-Stand Software Fortune
One-person teams quietly generating hundreds of thousands in revenue from unsexy problems like PDF generation and ranch management.
#2537: Why Your Home Battery Shrinks Without Degrading
Your battery isn't degrading as fast as you think—software, temperature, and inverter limits are the real thieves.
#2531: Worst-Rated Tourism: Seeking Out Terrible Hotels & Restaurants
Exploring the subculture of travelers who deliberately seek out the lowest-rated hotels and restaurants for authentic, entertaining experiences.
#2525: Who Actually Reads Academic Journals?
Half of all papers are read by nobody but the author and reviewers. So why do 300,000 journals exist?
#2523: The OECD’s Quiet Power Over Environmental Data
How a “rich country club” became the world’s most reliable source for environmental data—and why that matters.
#2521: Are We Really Worse Off Than Our Ancestors?
A look at 700 years of wages, housing costs, and what "purchasing power" actually means today.
#2520: When a Cartel Loses Its Third-Largest Member
The UAE is leaving OPEC. What that means for oil prices, food costs, and global stability.
#2519: Who Really Blinks in the Iran-U.S. Standoff?
Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—but only if the U.S. ends its blockade. Is either side ready to blink?
#2515: Digital Sovereignty and the Shekel Stablecoin
How a new shekel-backed stablecoin could reshape digital finance—and why Israel’s approach is different from CBDCs or unregulated crypto.
#2510: The Design That Makes Voice Agents Tolerable
Drive-thru accuracy, healthcare triage, and the design secret that makes people *want* to talk to a machine.
#2507: The AI Design Engineer: Your New Job Title?
What happens when product thinking meets AI agents? The future of software work is here.
#2490: How to Read Trade Statistics Like a Skeptic
Why Ireland’s $87B US trade deficit is a tax fiction — and how to actually read balance of trade data.
#2489: When Trust Moves Markets: The Euro-Shekel Story
How the euro-shekel exchange rate impacts Israeli exports, imports, and the broader EU trade relationship.