They key to science is not just the “scientific method”. The studies, the experiments. It is scientific consensus. And this is the piece of the puzzle that people miss when they say “but a study shows that…”

It doesn’t matter that “a study shows that”. What matters is the sum of all the studies, and where they point to, as determined by the experts not just in one field, but in that field and the adjoining ones. How it all fits together.

About dogs. A dog. How dogs and humans cohabitate, and who sets the rules. Who drives the bargain. A lovely read.

It’s tempting: courses to teach you how to sell, how to earn a living online, how to make money. 

Sure, you can learn sales skills, and they are far from useless.

But before you spend money and time and energy, understand what survivorship bias is. You hear about the sailors who prayed and survived, not about those who prayed and drowned.

Those who make money have not just made money because of their intrinsic qualities – it is also because of the circumstances. And circumstances is not something you can buy with a course.

Gurus, and the disciples they put forward, are those who survived. You don’t hear about all the others who paid, worked, and failed.