Zachary Jones

In golf, there is a mechanism that makes it so players of drastically different skill levels can have an even match. Your "handicap" is a number that you can use to objectively compare abilities with …

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99.9% of the time when you use google or apple maps, the directions it gives apply perfectly. I’m a car with a sub seven foot clearance that has an ez-pass. But what happens when none of that is …

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Rules require enforcing. Incentives are followed naturally. There is an optimal balance where the two come together, but the more you can align incentives, the less rule enforcing you will need to do. …

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Most returns come later in the lifecycle of a product, business, investment. If we only ever maximize for the short term, we never get to see the benefits of compounding. In a world of scarcity, …

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"How can I help?" is one of the best questions anyone can ask. It recognizes that someone probably needs assistance but might not have wanted to ask. It shows you're not satisfied relaxing while …

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How long can work productively without promoting? For the best employees, the answer is days, even weeks, or months. This is the benefit of contractors, you give them a goal and a deadline, then you …

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