Archive - Asok's Letter

Visual Wisdom is now Asok's Letter.

The newsletter is taking a new turn.

May 5, 2021 •

March 2021

Who's got the monkey?

How managers end up adopting their subordinate's issues.

Mar 18, 2021 •

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

Mar 11, 2021 •

Is there such a thing as too much optimism?

The science behind the good and bad of optimism.

Mar 2, 2021 •

February 2021

Beware of Filter Bubbles.

How social media can trap us inside ideological bubbles.

Feb 23, 2021 •

The Power of Believing in Someone.

The connection between expectations and ability.

Feb 15, 2021 •

Thinking beyond domains.

How domain dependence can constrain creative ideas.

Feb 7, 2021 •

January 2021

The Zen of Thinking Differently.

The yin and yang of divergent and convergent thinking.

Jan 26, 2021 •

Amazon's Secret Sauce for Innovation.

How Amazon wins bigly through a portfolio of small bets.

Jan 18, 2021 •

Charlie Munger's No: 1 Mental Model.

The keystone mental model that helps Charlie Munger avoid bad decisions.

Jan 11, 2021 •

What makes Peloton work?

The mental models behind Peloton's massive success.

Jan 6, 2021 •

December 2020

Visual Wisdom 26: The power of thinking in reverse.

Using the inversion principle to solve hard problems.

Dec 28, 2020 •

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