Friends of Dave #206: don't let the moose lick your car
Enjoy your leftovers this weekend.
For most Americans, it was a socially distanced, down sized Thanksgiving this year for obvious reasons.
Apparently this lead to an unexpected side effect: a nationwide shortage of small turkeys.
As a result, many people (like our family of six, which some of you may have seen me reference on LinkedIn this week) ended up getting bigger turkeys than they needed for their tables.
Oddly, in some case like mine, their tables may have already been surrounded by big turkeys....some, maybe even you, had to deal with a bunch of jive turkeys. But I digress....
Whatever the case, bigger Thanksgiving turkeys and less family members at the table naturally creates a greater abundance of leftovers.
So this week I'm giving you some room to enjoy your leftovers -- a shorter preamble. However your dessert choices come a selection of mostly easy to digest links below.
Despite this downsized intro, know that I am very grateful to have you as a Friend of Dave. Thanks for opening this email week in and week out and reading what I have to say and share. I greatly appreciate it.
Buckle up. We are less than 33 days away from the weirdest year on record coming to an end, Friends.....
XOXO
Dave
Think on This...
What Sharks Can Teach Us About Survivorship Bias
Survivorship bias refers to the idea that we get a false representation of reality when we base our understanding only on the experiences of those who live to tell their story. Taking a look at how we misrepresent shark attacks highlights how survivorship bias distorts reality in other situations. Very similar concept to the book "Factfulness" that I mentioned last year.
For Your Day Job...
INFOGRAPHIC: ESG Risks by Industry Type — advisor.visualcapitalist.com It’s important for investors to identify which sustainability issues they’re most exposed to. Find out more in this breakdown of ESG risk by industry.
Goldman Sachs bankers are using flying drones to help clinch billion-dollar M&A deals The pandemic has forced change onto what had been one of the most old-school, technologically-resistant corners of Wall Street: investment banking.
Building Trust With Your B2B Customers Through Better Content
Brand trust is big in the B2B space. When customers trust a brand, they are likely to do more business with the brand even and may become loyal brand advocates. Great quick read for everyone.
Your Weekly Dose of Randomness...
This Cake Is Called the Turducken of Desserts — www.atlasobscura.com
If you ask me, I'd say it is more like the champipple of desserts....
Scientists Are Fascinated By An 8-Year-Old, Moldy Twinkie
At first I thought this title was referring to a kid named "Moldy Twinkie," which would have made it even more interesting.....
Don’t Let the Moose Lick Your Car, Canadians Warned
In related news, if a Canadian calls you a "car licker" you must have done something to make them really really mad....
Russian Town Dusts Highway With Sand, Human Bones
Apparently we aren't just dust in the wind......we are also dust in the tire treads too.
And The Last Word....
Everything You Don't Know About Tipping — waitbutwhy.com
Whenever you're not sure what to tip someone, you risk ending up in the dreaded Ambiguous Tipping Situation. The title here says it all -- this is a comprehensive (but easy to scan) post, complete with tables, charts and graphs with everything you need to know about tipping.
You will definitely learn something you didn't know -- never be caught undertipping or overtipping again. Seriously.
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