The newsletter of John Stamford PhD

Journal Club - Patience, Rejection and 100 - 18th July 2025

Hey all,

Jul 18, 2025 • John Stamford

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The world is trying to kill you #58

And 80% can be saved

Jul 16, 2025 • John Stamford

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Journal Club - Choices and Values - 11th July 2025

It’s a new thing, let’s see how it goes. This week it’s 3 simple questions, I’ll share my answers - I’d love to hear yours.

Jul 11, 2025 • John Stamford

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January 2025

My new stoic adventure

We got to issue 57, but I'm changing my approach, hopefully you'll enjoy it.

Jan 28, 2025 • John Stamford

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December 2024

You'll find the things you look for #57

The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also known as the frequency illusion is made up of two components… selective attention and confirmation bias, and because…

Dec 6, 2024 • John Stamford

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July 2024

Go with the flow?#56

Hey all, I missed sending this out last Friday.

Jul 19, 2024 • John Stamford

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Life after death - a real example #55

This week I built an AI bot where you can talk to Marcus Aurelius. Obviously I’m not really talking to him, he died in 180 AD, nearly 2,000 years ago…

Jul 5, 2024 • John Stamford

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June 2024

A potion to reduce fear #54

Hey all, and happy Friday.

Jun 28, 2024 • John Stamford

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The lesson of the little yellow trimaran #53

You’ve probably heard of the quote by John A. Shedd… "A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." And you probably know what…

Jun 21, 2024 • John Stamford

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Weekly Challenge - People in your life #52

Happy Monday everyone.

Jun 17, 2024 • John Stamford

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The obstacle is the way #51

Hey all, and happy Friday.

Jun 14, 2024 • John Stamford

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What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid? #50

Hey all,

Jun 7, 2024 • John Stamford

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