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16 thoughts about the most often used noun in the English language
I hope you have time for this. It is a long read (hopefully timely for you). 1. Do you appreciate time enough? People like talking about how busy they are as if it is a sign of success. Perhaps it is for some, but for most…
This is what’s going to happen
We can’t change what has happened, nor can we wish the virus away. Let me ask you one question: Do you know more about what’s going to happen in the next 12 months today than you did back in January?…
Stop doing work you hate!
Because of the involuntary quiet caused by the COVID-19 cutie, many of us have sensed an opportunity to think a little more deeply about life. In our go-go-go world, we rarely get the chance to stop & consider the big…
Don’t worry, be …
… Hmm, I don’t know how that header should be completed. Do you? No? Then, let’s find out together. In my opinion, the standard saying: “Don’t worry, be happy” seems to be too simplified because not only do I doubt that one can be…
Can a Shorter Workweek Make People Happier?
I love the VisualCapitalist.com. There is so much intriguing stuff to be found there. They just published this chart: ❔ What do you think? Is it just correlation or causation? ❔ As Singapore is not part of the OECD we…
Two universal ways to get rich
The other day I had lunch with one of my former colleagues from my former dutiful corporate life. A life I left 8 years ago. So still meeting her occasionally for lunch after such a long time is quite a…
What’s up with our Negativity Bias?
Evolution had shaped the human brain to be acutely aware of all potential dangers. Combined with the tendency of the media’s “only bad news is good news”, this has a profound impact on human perception: it literally shuts off our…
Extreme Discounting
It’s the time of the year again where we start out with a bag full of New Year’s Resolutions and than slowly … one by one … fail to execute them. Do you happen to have set the resolution to…
New year, new start, the most accurate stock market forecast for 2020
Because it’s kind of a tradition and because I have a 100% success rate with my previous forecasts here we go again: But first, let’s ponder on this: What’s the significance of a year anyway? It’s merely the orbital period…
My key points from 52 books I read in 2019 in less than 52 words each
At the beginning of 2019, I set myself the goal to read a book per week. I believe reading is “learning accelerated”. In a handful of hours, I get to absorb what took someone else years to accumulate, understand, distill,…
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