Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Decision-making (Common causes of very bad decisions), Science (Do we live in a simulation?), Technology (Hyderabad model of CCTV surveillance), Investing (Value investing is struggling to remain relevant), and Business (New status game for companies: Fewer Employees; Covid villain in the story of India's co-living industry)
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At Ambit, we spend a lot of time reading articles that cover a wide gamut of topics, ranging from zeitgeist to futuristic, and encapsulate them in our weekly ‘Ten Interesting Things’ product. Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Decision-making (Common causes of very bad decisions), Science (Do we live in a simulation?), Technology (Hyderabad model of CCTV surveillance), Investing (Value investing is struggling to remain relevant), and Business (New status game for companies: Fewer Employees; Covid villain in the story of India's co-living industry). Here are the ten most interesting pieces that we read this week, ended November 20, 2020: 1. Common causes of very bad decisions [Source: Collaborative Fund] Have you thought about why people keep making the same mistakes again and again? Italian psychologist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini says it is because of “Inattention, distraction, lack of interest, poor preparation, genuine stupidity, timidity, braggadocio, emotional imbalance, ideological, racial, social or chauvinistic prejudices, and aggressive or prevaricatory instincts.” The author of this blog, Morgan Housel adds a few more reasons.