Decision Frameworks Used by High Performers to Think Clearly
Top performers use frameworks like regret minimization and the reversibility test—not harder thinking.
March 2026
February 2026
Vanity Metrics vs Meaningful Metrics
Vanity metrics look impressive but don't drive decisions: total users, page views. Meaningful metrics change behavior: active users, retention,...
January 2026
Growth Strategies for Scaling No-Code Systems
No-code scaling signs: performance slowdown and lag, hitting platform limits on records or storage, and workflow complexity becoming unmanageable.
December 2025
Scaling Cloud Systems: Strategies and Patterns
Scaling strategies: vertical scaling adds CPU and RAM to servers, horizontal scaling adds more servers for unlimited growth but requires load...
Mobile Performance Optimization: Increasing App Speed
Mobile performance optimization: fast launch under 2 seconds, smooth 60 FPS scrolling, efficient memory use, and optimized battery consumption.
July 2025
Metrics and Measurement: Importance in Performance
Metrics quantify performance. They create visibility, enable improvement through tracking, establish accountability, and drive behavior toward...
June 2025
Step-by-Step: Designing Effective Metrics
Keep simple with three to five key metrics. Make actionable so measurement drives improvement. Align with goals avoiding distortion.
How Database Indexes Improve Query Performance
Database indexes use B-tree structures maintaining sorted pointers to rows. Like book indexes, they enable fast lookups without scanning entire...
February 2025
Social Facilitation: When Others Make Us Better — or Worse
Social facilitation explains why others' presence improves performance on easy tasks but impairs it on difficult ones.
Goal-Setting Theory: Effective Strategies for Success
Specific, hard goals beat vague effort every time, but they also built Enron and Wells Fargo.
January 2025
Stereotype Threat: When Fear of Confirming Becomes Real
In 1995, Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson gave Black and white Stanford students a difficult verbal test.
February 2023
The Placebo-Nocebo Effect on Digital Product Perception
User perception of software speed and quality is shaped by expectation as much as reality. Learn how progress bars, trust signals, and perceived...
September 2022
The Impact of Sleep on Learning and Memory
Sleep is not passive rest — it actively consolidates memory and learning. Learn how sleep stages, REM, and sleep deprivation affect cognition and...