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Friday Links

SCSUScholars features an interesting norms question: Is it rude to be too early to an interview? 

Okay, this one is too odd not to share. Economix outlines a new study that found shorter people are more likely to commit crimes. 

Here's an older post from Get Rich Slowly, but I think it's a fine example of experimental discovery. 

 Carpe Diem about made my heart stop when I read about shortages in coffee... (good news for some, there is a surplus in wine). 

The Consumerist brings us "Feeling Like a Loser? Go Outside for 5 Minutes." 

Newmark's Door points out an example of the Tragedy of the Commons.

Economix has a graph of a survey that asks, "Are your Taxes Too High?"  

Pause

One of the cool parts of my job is that I get to work with folks who are encountering many of the MBM and Science of Liberty ideas for the first time. Not only is helping people learn awesome, but I often get the "fresh eyes" perspective. For instance, I recently worked on a workshop about the Guiding Principles. Running this workshop causes me to pause and examine each Guiding Principle. Often the questions from workshop participants force me to articulate and assess my assumptions. 

Below is a Guiding Principle. Pause for a second and focus on the text. After the jump, I've put some of the questions that often come up when discussing this Principle. 

Knowledge

Seek and use the best knowledge and proactively share your knowledge while embracing a challenge process. Measure profitability wherever practical.