Archive - Unknown Unknowns

Kings and the Common Knowledge Game

The Common Knowledge Game is a major theme in Ben Hunt’s writing.

Jul 1 •

June 2024

Base Rates and Celebrations

Graduations are always celebrated, but I never felt like I accomplished all that much when I graduated high school or college.

Jun 27 •

Questions or Problems?

有沒有問題?

Jun 26 •

Bragging Rights

If you don’t want to brag, do you care about bragging rights?

Jun 25 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #133 - I Saw The Sign

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been one of my favorite books since I was a kid. It combines amusing wordplay and narrative with interesting…

Jun 25 •

I’ve always found the notion of eminent domain distasteful.

Jun 19 •

Dominion in Life

I saw my nephew’s on Father’s Day and we played a game called Dominion. It’s a deck building game where you collect cards that do various actions.

Jun 19 •

A Shibboleth for Leaders

“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very…

Jun 17 •

New York Times Games

How to Improve the New York Times Games

Jun 14 •

People don’t turn their life around until they hit rock bottom.

Jun 13 •

When I use regular liquid soap, there’s always a residue that I need to wash off at the end.

Jun 13 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #132 - Gold Medal

A couple of weeks ago I competed in my first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament.

Jun 11 •

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