There is a great story about legendary British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, that goes something like this: At a dinner party one night, a drunk Churchill asked an attractive woman whether she would sleep with him for five million pounds. “Oh my, Mr. Churchill … I suppose, but we would have to discuss the terms,”…
This evening we had a Belgian Waffle party. Before we get to the good stuff (for you foodies, anyway), let me say: Stop what you are doing right now and go buy the KitchenAid Pro Line Waffle Baker Waffle Maker. It is the greatest waffle maker I have ever used, ever owned, or probably every will own.
Of the many stupid things to do in life, one of the most foolish is to the fall for the “too nice to use” trap. The moment I hear anyone, whether friend or family member, business associate or stranger, talk about how they “never use” something, I want to grab them by the shoulders and explain the mental models behind their actions.
If any of you remember the television show Boston Legal, each episode ended with two main characters, great lawyers Denny Crane and Alan Shore, having drinks and cigars on the balcony discussing the cases and events of their day. They were best friends that took time to block of a private area of their lives that…
There are three ways to make a lot of money in business. Typically, most businesses that are successful at making money do it in one by focusing on one of three models. They either: Sell many things at a low price Sell few things at a high price Sell many things at a high price By way of example, let’s look…
Steven Pinker makes a number of lucid, persuasive arguments about culture and its role in human development in his masterpiece The Blank Slate. He posits: The phenomena we call “culture” arises as people pool and accumulate their discoveries, and as they institute conventions to coordinate their labors and adjudicate their conflicts. When groups of people separated by…
I have done it! My champion in Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Azrah Gestahl, has reached Level 100 Conjuration, Level 100 Destruction, and Level 100 Enchantment. My overall Level is 47, so I’m about to hit the soft cap of 51 that the gaming forums say is in place. I’m in the process of creating a set of ultimate weapons and armor, upgrading my old “Ganon’s” series to a new, “Lord Ganon’s” series en homage to the legendary villain of The Legend of Zelda series. This allowed me to create a situation that got the mathematical cost of all destruction spells, regardless of their power, to zero. Infinite power. Unlimited magic.
I’ve never understood those who believe love is a weakness or somehow mutually exclusive from financial and professional success. Mind you, I’m not talking about infatuation or being in love with the idea of love, endlessly pursuing the flavor of the week or looking for a never-ending stream of feel-good butterflies and chocolates, but actual…
Taking advantage of the right stock matching and retirement investing benefits, it would be possible to almost instantly double your money due to company matches if you and your spouse worked for a company such as Wal-Mart Stores.
Saving money is important. Investing money is important. But if you don’t cash in some chips at some point in your life, all of your efforts will have been wasted because those claim checks on society will be taken by the government, spent by your heirs, or redistributed through fees and expenses by professionals such as attorneys left to sort out the inevitable lawsuits that result in the fight over your fortune after you’re gone.