Blog of Josh Hall

Hospitals are businesses. They’re not just there to make you feel better.  They are run like businesses.  They worry about low overhead and getting customers in and out as quickly as possible.  Are you aware that 1 in 3 births that occur in a hospital result in a Cesarian section?  That’s a 50% increase since […]

People’s willingness to pay a price defines market price, and that line is always being tested. This is probably more of an obvious one, but the social implications are severe, in my opinion.  There are two evils at play here.  The first, a common negotiation strategy is to ask for twice of what you really […]

Offer people money when they’re paying for your enjoyment.  My favorite line that lead to this rule came from the Heinritz family:  “Boats don’t run on thanks, they run on gas.”  If they refuse, that’s up to them, but it’s up to you to initiate the gratitude.