Robin Hanson

Robin explains that vacations are similar to death because you temporarily give up large parts your routines and habits that make you who you are.

Also, on his vacation the average age of the other vacationers was very old.

When leaders are selected for status rather than management skills, accountability is counter-productive.

And status may be an important functional component to leadership, because subordinates can follow high status individuals out of admiration instead of feeling dominated.

Robin has recently gotten his thoughts about the sacred published in a journal.