Every retail business knows about shrinkage–the percentage of goods shoplifted or stolen off the floor. Every manufacturer knows how to calculate their defect rate–because no production run is perfect. Every shipping company knows there will be an error rate, a delivery failure rate, even a disappeared-into-thin-air rate. Every credit card processor knows ab ... Show More
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You Can’t Forget What You Don’t Put Off | (Dis)integration
We plan to do it. We mean to do it. We just tell ourselves that we’ll do it tomorrow. The problem, as the Stoics remind us, is that we don’t control tomorrow.👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, e ... Show More
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Why Thinking About Your Death Will Save Your Life
Meditating on death isn’t depressing, it’s clarifying. In this episode, Ryan explains how the Stoic practice of Memento Mori will sharpen your priorities, push you to stop wasting time, and remind you to live with character now, not later. 🪙 We have a collection of items in the ... Show More
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Amazon vs Walmart - The Big Bang Theory of E-Commerce | 1
<p>Ninety-six percent of Americans now shop online, snapping up everything from rare coins to industrial-sized barrels of hand sanitizer. Almost half of those purchases take place on one website: Amazon. </p><p>But before sales were a click away, Walmart was the top dog, dec ... Show More
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651: Negative Reviews, Narcissist Conspiracy, & Cats Rule
<p>We discuss the negative review we got from a male listener, and share why he wasn't entirely wrong, but we're still mad. Sarah is literally falling apart after her slip-n-slide disaster, and she might have to avoid the powder this winter. We learn why narcissists are prone to ... Show More
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TIP609: Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb
On today’s episode, Clay reviews Nassim Taleb’s book – Fooled by Randomness.
Nassim Taleb is a Lebanon-born American mathematician and statistician whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. He’s very well known for his popular books, including The ... Show More
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Soft Toys Play Hardball in Court
<p>Today is Tuesday, February 27, and we're looking at Squishmallows vs. Build-a-Bear.</p><p>Listen to Business Wars Daily on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or ... Show More
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(Les Actus Pop) Cette nouveauté aux Oscars qui fait beaucoup parler… HugoDécrypte
Chaque jour, en quelques minutes, un résumé de l’actualité culturelle. Rapide, facile, accessible.Notre compte InstagramDES LIENS POUR EN SAVOIR PLUSNOUVELLES RÈGLES VOTANTS OSCARS : Académie des Oscars, Le Parisien, Associated Press, The Guardian, Hollywood Reporter, Entertainme ... Show More
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SOTS 2nd Hour: Prepping for Big Tech Earnings, Woes Growing At Boeing, and Rating Apple’s AI Roll-out 10/28/24
<p>Carl Quintanilla, Deirdre Bosa and David Faber discussed the latest headlines surrounding the Magnificent 7 names – ahead of results out of Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Also in focus: the latest on the elections front, including CNBC’s proprietary data around ... Show More
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