When you hit a road block, you can either stop and come back to your task later or power through it. As a profligate procrastinator, the temptation to “come back to it later” is as dangerous as it is useful. I’m always on the prowl for a rule, something firm enough to make me push [...]
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I was reading an interview of the always entertaining Anthony Bourdain. When asked about the appeal of the simple foods, he responded: It’s true of wine also. I respond to blunt objects more than a subtle wine. Rough neighborhood wines in Italy or Sardinia or Cotes du Rhone make me happier. Cruder, messier things where [...] “Humans have some sort of hardwired sense of rightness, and stealing something that’s too much of a hassle to purchase legally feels okay to most people.” via Scott Adams Blog: the creator of Dilbert, Wally, Catbert, the Pointy Haired Boss and all your favorite cubicle companions.. An example of correlation, not causation: A desire for smaller government is particularly evident since Barack Obama took office. via Andrew Kohut: Americans Are More Skeptical of Washington Than Ever – WSJ.com. Was Barack Obama’s election and subsequent behaivor the reason more Americans desire small government, or is that just the explanation the author wants [...] Policy is about what would make society best (“best” being entirely subjective and open to argument). Politics is about who is in power and how they share power and the benefits that power brings. You can argue about policy all you want, but the team that plays better politics makes the policy. Politics can constrain [...] Politicians and economists rail against business executives who profit off risky moves, collect big bonuses, and then leave the house to crumble on top of the next guy. One common solution is to have clawback provisions and other deffered compensation. Reading this NYTimes article about how state governments are engaging in shady accounting to balance [...] I couldn’t agree more: I hate competing against other people directly, so I’d rather simply go around them. via Your College is Not a Technical School | I Will Teach You To Be Rich. If you haven’t read his blog yet, start now – its usually insightful and always entertaining. Most popular posts so far: 3. College Football Means Business 2. A Look inside the Tea Party 1. Volcker Agrees with Me [...] The Economist has a special report on how Data and the tools and technologies we use to understand are changing our lives at an accelerating pace. For example: Google applies this principle of recursively learning from the data to many of its services, including the humble spell-check, for which it used a pioneering method that [...] Imagine a world where when you leave a job, instead of telling you to pack your desk, they tell you to: … deposit your ideas at the door before passing through the brain scanner to make sure you aren’t taking any ideas with you. And don’t forget to leave any thoughts you brought with you [...] |
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