Who is weird?
The other day I met some new people. After exchanging the usual conversational stuff we got to the big question: “What do you do?’ I described in vivid pictures how I have been taking care of my own business, my…
Category: Rational Optimist There are so many rational reasons why we can look optimistically into the future.
How to take care of your PFC
Do you love your brain? I mean, really, really love it? And do you treat it as well as you can? Do you appreciate the way it keeps you going, day after day, night after night? After all, it is your brain that ensured that you keep…
We live in a world of abundance …
… and whoever does not believe that urgently needs a change in perspective. May I invite you to open your mind to the universe’s abundance? Undoubtedly, this could be your ticket to something better, since feelings of abundance attract even more abundance. Having trouble believing me? Do continue reading then. It…
Let me try and make myself even less popular with the female minority(*) of the human species
On the occasion of the upcoming “big day” that is almost entirely invented by florists and the bric-a-brac manufacturers of this world, I would like to share my humble thoughts about diamonds. Yes, that chemical compound, that metastable allotrope of carbon, that sparkling gem…
The Relative-Dollar-Bias
I believe people sometimes need an accountant with a whip next to them. Wuh-PSSSH! Whapshhh! Although for some of you, that may sound like a great idea (“yeah, give it to me!”), my take is that the majority of you would be…
My Background Story
52 years old, three teenage kids, one wife, home since 1997: Singapore After completing my A-levels in Germany, I started on the traditional path in acquiring some skills to earn money. I did an Industrial Apprenticeship with Siemens. Then worked, and…
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Science journalist Ridley believes there is a reason to be optimistic about the human race and he defies the unprecedented economic pessimism he observes. The book is about the rapid and continuous change that human society experiences, unlike any other…
Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Elder Shafir
Why having too little means so much. By scarcity, we mean having less than you feel you need. It forms a common chord across so many of society’s problems. The science of scarcity is not new. It is called Economics—which…
Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term…
Hedonic Treadmill
What kind of treadmill is that? You say, “I know only the treadmills from Horizon, Epic, and Lifespan.” Like so many of us, I am quite sure that you have spent some time on the Hedonic Treadmill. The Hedonic Treadmill is one that some people are constantly running…
There are so many rational reasons why we can look optimistically into the future.
How to take care of your PFC
Do you love your brain? I mean, really, really love it? And do you treat it as well as you can? Do you appreciate the way it keeps you going, day after day, night after night? After all, it is your brain that ensured that you keep…
We live in a world of abundance …
… and whoever does not believe that urgently needs a change in perspective. May I invite you to open your mind to the universe’s abundance? Undoubtedly, this could be your ticket to something better, since feelings of abundance attract even more abundance. Having trouble believing me? Do continue reading then. It…
Let me try and make myself even less popular with the female minority(*) of the human species
On the occasion of the upcoming “big day” that is almost entirely invented by florists and the bric-a-brac manufacturers of this world, I would like to share my humble thoughts about diamonds. Yes, that chemical compound, that metastable allotrope of carbon, that sparkling gem…
The Relative-Dollar-Bias
I believe people sometimes need an accountant with a whip next to them. Wuh-PSSSH! Whapshhh! Although for some of you, that may sound like a great idea (“yeah, give it to me!”), my take is that the majority of you would be…
My Background Story
52 years old, three teenage kids, one wife, home since 1997: Singapore After completing my A-levels in Germany, I started on the traditional path in acquiring some skills to earn money. I did an Industrial Apprenticeship with Siemens. Then worked, and…
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Science journalist Ridley believes there is a reason to be optimistic about the human race and he defies the unprecedented economic pessimism he observes. The book is about the rapid and continuous change that human society experiences, unlike any other…
Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Elder Shafir
Why having too little means so much. By scarcity, we mean having less than you feel you need. It forms a common chord across so many of society’s problems. The science of scarcity is not new. It is called Economics—which…
Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler
We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term…
Hedonic Treadmill
What kind of treadmill is that? You say, “I know only the treadmills from Horizon, Epic, and Lifespan.” Like so many of us, I am quite sure that you have spent some time on the Hedonic Treadmill. The Hedonic Treadmill is one that some people are constantly running…