Can’t Go Lower I have a friend who’d hit rock bottom. A bunch of horrible things happened in a row. First, his girlfriend, who he thought would eventually become his wife, dumped him. It turned out she was having an affair with his best friend who he thought he was going to […]
Science, Magic and Brainwashing
Doctor Lecture I was watching an interesting lecture by this doctor a few weeks ago. He was talking about how, when he first was a doctor working in the ER, he remembered having more compassion for some patients and less compassion for other patients. This was because he assumed that some patients were […]
Evil Alien Democracy
Debt Is Life I read an article by this economist named Richard Duncan. He said that ever since world war two, every time the debt has not expanded more than 2%, the U.S. economy has gone into a recession. This means out economy is not only dependent on debt, but it’s dependent on […]
Benefits of Delayed Gratification
Hit The Floor In the past decade or so, HIIT, or high intensity interval training has become much more mainstream. There are a lot of academic studies showing the benefits of high intensity exercises, not only for cardiovascular health, but to potentially be a defense against Alzheimer’s. A great way to do HIIT […]
Non Normal Investments and Wealth Planning
Investment Documentary I watched this pretty cool documentary the other night on non-mainstream investments. It started off by saying the two most common investments be will make is their home and the stock market. For most people their biggest investment is going to be their home. This already indicates that most people when they […]
Time Preference – The Ultimate Life Skill
Body Moving If you were an athlete, you would need a lot of skills, depending on the sport. A sprinter would need different skills from an NLF lineman. A world class table tennis player would need different skills than a NHL goalie. But when looking at all sports, some skills are much more generalized across […]