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To clear up a common misconception I've encountered: our ambition study isn't about *effort*. It's about which opportunities you stick with or pass up in search of better ones. Don't pass up good opportunities in search of perfect ones. We say nothing about how hard you should or shouldn't work.

My entry into the debate about "climate hushing" and whether talking about climate change is bad for Democrats: guidedcivicrevival.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

ICYMI: "Developed economies are growing while reducing many of their environmental impacts" tl;dr: The Environmental Kuznets Curve is more common than we think. New working paper led by Ashley Dancer--an excellent PhD student on the job market soon. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9...

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“Shoot for the stars, but make sure that the stars you’re seeing are what’s really out there.” Great advice from @kathlandgren.bsky.social.

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Shoot for the moon? Or don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good? Our new paper, led by @kathlandgren.bsky.social, formalizes how to think about this tension. tl;dr: optimal ambition is above average but finite. journals.aps.org/pre/abstract... www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Matt Burgess

guidedcivicrevival.substack.com

Some Democratic and activist rhetoric probably alienated voters, but the climate change issue hurt Republicans, not Democrats. Voters want a common-sense approach that takes the issue seriously.

Climate change did not cost Democrats the 2024 election

Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests

Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious

www.theguardian.com

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Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious

www.theguardian.com

Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests

17d

www.theguardian.com

Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious

Matt Burgess

Don’t shoot for the moon: aiming for ‘above average’ is key to success, maths suggests

Matt Burgess