Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the U.S. government was pretty loose with the truth during the whole Rona situation we're just finally getting out of. The U.S. government shouldn't be in the job of lying to the American people yet this is what it spends most of its time doing these days. This episode is all about talking about some of the lies and what could have been done to do...

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue the topic from earlier this week. Assuming that you have a society that can create material things with relative ease the challenge then becomes developing the concepts and ideas that go into those acts of creation. This is a society of innovation and intelligence and it takes creativity to avoid getting left behind. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the pinnacle of manufacturing technology. Or at least that's where we start and then we work our way back to the present. The pinnacle of manufacturing technology is a machine that spawns whatever you want at the push of a button. We're not there yet but we've made a lot of important steps towards that reality. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish up the series on the future of medicine. We talk mostly about how AI and larger doctor stand in robots could be used to standardize care and make the supply of medical treatment increase enough to catch up with the sky-high demand. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue our future medicine discussion. This episode features topics that are more treatment-focused. Specifically, we talk about gene therapy and then how nanotechnology could be used in medicine to essentially cure everything. Even aging.  

In this episode of Stop To Think we start a series on the future of medicine. This episode focuses on the advancements in medicine we could see on the diagnostics end of the spectrum. Specifically on how more automation could offload a lot of the tedious work from medical professionals and allow patients to receive an overall higher quality of care by making that variety of care more readily avail...

In this episode of the Stop To Think podcast, we pick up where we left off in the last episode. I get into examples of things that are probably not a waste of time. For instance, helping people. Generally speaking, most people will agree that helping other people is usually a good use of time. For the rest of the examples, you'll just have to listen to the episode. 

In this episode of the Stop To Think podcast we talk about what is and what isn't a waste of time. It's a topic that's largely dependant on your worldview. If you have a world view that's not based on a higher power, then the answer to the question is a bit subjective. It can be based on your own personal opinion or the opinion of society. If you do believe in a higher power, then that higher powe...

In this episode of Stop To Think, we finish up our conversation about financial inflection points. Essentially a person just needs to have one break-out success and then not do anything stupid and they're pretty much set for life. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about financial inflection points. Or at least that's what we set out to talk about. This episode, which is the first in a small series, might have taken a slight turn into the weeds for a bit. Specifically, we talk about how reality is a bit filtered these days and how that can be misleading. People aren't taught about the true nature of money and if their...

In this episode of the Stop To Think podcast we talk about working some exempt overtime. A few episodes ago we talked about incentive structures and how they work with salaried labor. During this episode, we talk about how even though a salaried employee doesn't have an incentive to work overtime there are situations in which they still might want to. For example, if they approach their job as a h...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the hard points in life. Those life events that are guaranteed to happen with the only question being a matter of when. These events are almost certainly going to have a major impact on our lives but for the most part, many people live without ever stopping to consider them. This can be good but it can also lead to a large amount of regret. 

In this episode of Stop To  Think we finish up the series on incentive structures by talking about incentive structures in society at large. Whether we like it or not, our society is shaped by its incentives. If we're not careful about what behavior we incentivize, we'll inevitably create problems for ourselves down the road. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue our talk about workplace incentives from last episode. We discuss commissions and profit sharing and a few other cool ways that employers can compensate their workers that might be a better fit than just straight salary or straight hourly wages. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue looking at how incentives motivate people. Specifically, we talk about how incentive structures play a role in the workplace. We talk about hourly and salary wages and how they don't work exactly like most employers expect them to. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish up our talk about incentive structures in personal relationships. Specifically, we focus on how incentives can be used in a positive manner within personal relationships. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we pick up where we left off in the last episode. We talk about exploitative relationships and how bad things can happen in your personal life when your incentives aren't in alignment with the people you have relationships with. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we start a series on incentive structures. There's a saying "If you want to get the truth, follow the money." and that's more or less what inspired this series. In this first episode, we talk about how people are generally self-interested. If you keep that in mind, friendships, marriage, and relationships, in general, tend to follow certain kinds of patterns. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about whether people are fundamentally good, bad, or neutral. Specifically, I tie this to how it affects your life through your expectations. If you expect people to be good and they're not, you'll be disappointed. If you expect people to be bad and they're good, then you'll be positively surprised. Like usual, the balance is somewhere in between probably b...

In this episode of Stop To Think we get into a bit of philosophy. We consider how it's not really possible to live every day like it's your last because the amount of time you have left determines how you live your life. Last day living is different than living with 40 years of life expectancy left. It's best to find a balance. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about possible solutions that might help address the cost of healthcare and the inefficiencies in the tax system we're subjected to. For healthcare, possible solutions are price transparency, reconsidering regulations, and accelerating technological adaptation. For taxes, possible solutions are an in-house IRS tax filing system, simplifying the tax code, or...

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue the rant series by complaining about the US healthcare system. Specifically, we talk about how it is a bit inefficient and what is causing this inefficiency. This basically comes down to regulation issues and a failure of the market because of regulations preventing it from working correctly. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about taxes and how the current system is kind of broken. I rant a bit about a few of the things about it that are bothersome and then I present a few solutions and ways that it could be improved. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish up our infrastructure mini-series with our final bonus episode about space station cities. Up to this point we've talked about underground, underwater, moon, and flying cities. In this episode, we talk about the challenges that are associated with space station cities along with some of their significant advantages. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about flying cities. This is the first of two bonus episodes in our cool infrastructure mini-series. Up to this point we've talked about underground cities, moon cities, and underwater cities. This episode talks about the perks and the major drawbacks that would be associated with a flying city.