Luca Dellanna — On Survival, Signals & Success (EP.174)

Why is hard work a form of laziness? Why should we be wary of short-term success? How can imagining parallel worlds help us make better decisions? Author, management advisor, and researcher Luca Dellanna joins us to discuss these questions and more!

Important Links:

• Luca’s Website

• Luca’s Twitter

• 5 Counterintuitive Truths We Learned From Luca Dellanna

Show Notes:

• Ergodicity: survival is king

• Why sample size matters

• The two types of competitors

• Teaching by signaling

• The parallel worlds approach to decision-making

• Racing to the bottom

• Why working hard can be a form of laziness

• The three things managers should prioritize

• Why desiring change isn’t enough

• Fighting avoidance with actionable small steps

• “Mixed values produce mixed results”

• Thinking by writing

• What Luca has learned from living in multiple countries

• Luca as Emperor of the World

• MORE!

Books Mentioned:

• Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder; by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

• What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy

• Ergodicity: Definition, Examples, And Implications, As Simple As Possible; by Luca Dellanna

• The Control Heuristic: The Nature of Human Behavior; by Luca Dellanna

• 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late; by Luca Dellanna

• Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu