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ARTICLE INDEX
THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
The
Mathematics of Persistence
The compounding impact of repeated effort
on future value.
How
Ideas Take Shape: The Ecology of Creativity
Invention is driven by the nonlinear, form-sensitive
logic of the unconscious. There are patterns to this logic.
Noticing
Things: A Field Guide to Attention
The catalytic effect of attention on stream-of-consciousness
content (especially with respect to invention).
Internal
Research
An
algorithm for the productive use of the imagination.
Artistic
Process and Elegant Action
Blending
emotion with the disciplined pursuit of quality, one arrives at technique, the
capacity for elegant action.
Six
Jumping Frogs & the Aesthetics of Problem Solving
What
a grade school puzzle reveals about pattern, representation, memory, and understanding.
How
to Name a Goat: Simplifying the "Monty Hall" Problem
Linguistic
hypnosis and the perception of probability.
The
Scientific Method of Elmer Gates
An
overview of "psychotaxis."
Genius,
Self-Taught
More
about Elmer Gates (an article from the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention
and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington D.C.)
BUSINESS MODELS
Understanding
Banks' Earnings: An Evaluation and Forecasting Technique
The
year-to-year change in a bank's earnings per share (EPS) is driven by the fluctuating
values of nine financial ratios. These ratios can be integrated into a spreadsheet
routine that will: (1) isolate their respective dollar-and-cents contributions to
annual changes in EPS, (2) measure their relative power to improve EPS, and
(3) calculate future EPS based on their projected values.
Video
Games: Reason and Revenue in a Blockbuster Promotion
This
mathematical model of a Blockbuster Video "early return" promotion
demonstrates that the promotion is likely to reduce, not increase, revenue.
INVESTING
A
Stock Price Paradox (v2.0)
—Crazy as it sounds, your profit may be greater if you reject a stock at
its current price and buy it later at a higher price.
Deceptive
Means: The Average Guy's Guide to EPS Growth Rates
The
proper measures of growth-rate norms are the geometric mean and the geometric
standard deviation. This article explains why and shows you how to calculate
them.
Penny-Pinching
in the Stock Market
Suppose
an investor can buy a stock at a discount. If cheaper is better, exactly how
much better is it?
Should
You Put Your Nest Egg in Your House?
There
are systemic reasons why the housing market can't match the stock market's long-term
rate of return.
When
More Is Less: A Taxing Tale of Trading
For
a series of short term investments to generate the same after-tax return as
a single long term investment, the short term investments must appreciate at
a higher annualized rate. This essay shows you how to determine that rate.
MANAGEMENT
Intangible
Assets and Organizational Health
Money
is not the "first cause" in the chain of events propelling an organization
toward its goal. Other assets are more fundamental.
A
Place Where One Can Hear
For
extraordinary things to happen, extraordinary mindsets are required.
MUSIC
& MIND
Learning
to Sight-Sing: The Mental Mechanics of Aural Imagery
A
sequence
of mental states that will translate notated melodies
into singable pitches.
Piano
Technique and Kinesthetic Imagery
The
nature of kinesthetic imagery; instructions for developing it.
What
to Think About When You Conduct: Perception, Language, and Musical Communication
An
approach to conducting based on information processing.
Atonality,
Information, and the Politics of Perception
Atonality
is related to the channel capacity of short-term memory.
REPLIES TO READERS' QUESTIONS
The
Geometric Coefficient of Variation
A
formula and its logic.
The
Emergence of Novel Information During Trance
A
rational explanation of an extraordinary behavior.
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