Earlier, I had written about controversial court cases, such as the trials of George Zimmerman, Dominique Strauss Kahn & the Duke Lacrosse Team. We discussed our tendency to jump to conclusions and assume what must have really happened, based on flimsy pieces of evidence and our own preconceived notions and biases. In truth, this isn't … Continue reading We Need to Acknowledge Our Ignorance
Imagine yourself being retired right now. Imagine yourself having been retired ever since your early 30s. Financially secure & comfortable for the rest of your life. You wake up in the morning, any time you feel like it. You have a nice, leisurely, long breakfast. You go for a walk along the beach. You come … Continue reading You Don’t Need a Lot of Money to be Happy
After 4 years of being away, I finally found some time to go back to my hometown, stay with my family in the same house where I grew up, and see once again all my childhood friends. I expected it to be relaxing and refreshing, but I was thoroughly unprepared for how enjoyable & blissful … Continue reading Loneliness Is Our Most Toxic Relationship
I was recently reading a book by Nate Silver, “The Signal and the Noise,” and there’s one section of the book that really struck me. Foxes & Hedgehogs. They denote the 2 broadly different personality types that people tend to have. One the one hand, you have hedgehogs who: See the world from the vantage … Continue reading Revenge of the Foxes
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