Goofy Neighbor I have this interesting friend who lives next door. Interesting couple who lived next door. They’re pretty old, they have a few grown children who have moved out. They have a really interesting relationship. On the surface it seems like they might hate each other. They’re always giving each of the most […]
Overlapping Selfishness
Basic Economics Recently I read this interesting book on economics. It talked about the basics of trade and said that nobody will trade anything with anybody else unless they want what the other person has more than what they have. If both people feel this way there will be a voluntary trade that will […]
Equilibrium Paradox
How Much Do You Need? Most of us have a curious belief about some big thing that we want. This can either be a thing, a certain amount of money, or even a long range goal. The belief that we hold about this is that once we get that “thing,” whatever it happens to be, […]
Might Makes Right
Survival Of The Fittest Once upon a time there was no life on Earth. Then something happened (aliens, meteor, lightning, hand of God, etc.) and there was a life form. Maybe a bunch. But they were very simple. They needed to eat, or get some kind of energy from their environment. And for some weird […]
Either Or Pattern
The Most Powerful Persuasion Technique On Earth In order for anybody to do anything, we have to be convinced that doing the thing will make us better off than not doing the thing. This is true whether we are buying our first home or just getting up to get another beer out of the fridge. […]
The Impossibility Of Non Selfishness
A Useful Model This post will end with a suggestion to be considered. A model through which to observe the world and your own behaviors within it. For some, this suggestion will be rejected out of hand. For others, this suggestion will allow one to make sense of everything. A internal feeling of the pieces […]