The internal musings of a disorganised mind.
Today marks thirty years since armed insurgents invaded Trinidad and Tobago's parliament and the sole television station in a failed coup d'état. What followed over the next six days was the looting and burning of the city, the death of twenty-four … [Read more]
Yesterday, I mentioned the concept of choice architecture, which was introduced by Thaler and Sunstein in their book, Nudge. One question that pops up here is, who designs that architecture? That brings us to another concept introduced by Thaler … [Read more]
In the book Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein, the concept of Choice Architecture is introduced. Choice architecture is where the environment is set up in such a way that it influences the decisions that people make in a particular direction. It uses … [Read more]
Seems like everything these days need to come to you quickly. Instant coffee. Instant results. Instant gratification. Quick oats. The number of things we want to come to us quickly is growing. In business, they want quick results, … [Read more]
Lately, there's been so much to do that I generally haven't had much time to do the important stuff. Or at least set aside a block of time to do it all. What I've been doing is whatever time I have available, just do a bit. Even if it's only … [Read more]
Sometimes I would just listen to people and analyse them. It would often throw people off a bit while I'm staring at them intently, but that's their problem, not mine. What often interests me is their thought process. I will try to break it down … [Read more]
For a long time, I've been an early to bed, and early to rise kind of guy. However, recently this has gone out the door. With my job as it is, and me struggling to make progress on my Master's thesis, I've been spending far more late hours just … [Read more]
In most organisations, budgeting is an annual process. During this period business units take time to plan out the purchases for the next year. They look at projects that align with the strategic direction of the business and decide which will … [Read more]