marcus • February 14th, 2008
1. diversity of opinion
each person should have some private information, even if thats just an excentric interpretation of the known facts
2. independence
people’s opinions are not determined by those around them
3. decentralization
people are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge
4. aggregation
some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision
‘the wisdom of crowds’ by james surowiecki (p. 10)
marcus • February 14th, 2008
by Stefan Sagmeister
1. Helping other people helps me.
2. Having guts always works out for me.
3. Thinking that life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
4. Organising a charity group is surprisingly easy.
5. Being not truthful always works against me.
6. Everything I do always comes back to me.
7. Assuming is stifling.
8. Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
9. Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
10. Money does not make me happy.
11. My dreams have no meaning.
12. Keeping a diary supports personal development.
13. Trying to look good limits my life.
14. Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
15. Worrying solves nothing.
16. Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
17. Everybody thinks they are right.
18. If I want to explore a new direction professionally, it is helpful to try it out for myself first.
19. Low expectations are a good strategy.
20. Everybody who is honest is interesting.
Source: CR Blog
