Interesting articles, videos and other tidbits from around the web.
Jeff Bezos:
And the framework I found which made the decision incredibly easy was a, […] what I call though what only a nerd would call, a regret minimization framework. So I wanted to project myself forward to age eighty, and so came out looking back on my life, I wanna have minimized the number of regrets I have.
I love this.
Mandy Len Catron:
More than 20 years ago, the psychologist Arthur Aron succeeded in making two strangers fall in love in his laboratory. Last summer, I applied his technique in my own life, which is how I found myself standing on a bridge at midnight, staring into a man’s eyes for exactly four minutes.
Very interesting.
I didn’t know how much customer research Lego is doing.
Shanghai is clearly missing here.
Joseph Stromberg:
This research has produced a number of specific tips: things you should do — or not do — to maximize the effectiveness of the hours you spend working. Here’s a brief guide.
For Kim Jong Il’s son, looking at things is not enough.
Greg Kumparak:
To simplify what the company pitches as a complex, many-year plan, Gogoro is making two things for now: an electric scooter they call Smartscooter, and a battery swapping infrastructure to power it.
This is a very interesting concept.
Dan Grover does a good job of summing up what’s going on with Chinese mobile apps these days.
Koreans all have the same name because their ancestors wanted to be part of the royal bloodline.
You came across a Haskell script and have no idea what all the signs and arrows mean? Here’s the answer.
Stephanie Burnett tries to find the origins of the omnipresent V-sign.
I see what Jared White is saying, but I don’t think that the Jobisan Cube is the best example. You could even argue that Jobs did use a Lean Startup like approach to nail down the customer segment. He started with professional customers and found success in the entry-level market.
Watching Apple unveil their newest product is great entertainment.