Find the L-6
Bestselling author Michael Lewis discusses expertise on his current season of is podcast Against the Rules. He makes the point that if you need a solution to a problem, you…
Charlie, the Celtics, and Chernobyl
Charlie and I were watching the Celtics playoff game last night. The Celtics took a huge lead early on and thankfully refused to give it up, so Charlie grabbed his…
Wealth breeds wealth
Thanks to Amazon’s success, CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, worth $207 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It's an impressive accumulation of wealth, but it's good…
Ask about allergies first
My family and I went to dinner last week at the 11o Grill in Canton, CT. Before taking our orders, the server asked, "Are there any food allergies we should…
Pogo
Extreme pogo stick (you must watch the video) is a reminder that the elevation and expertise of almost any activity can be appealing to the masses. Find something you love.…
Unluckiest and luckiest
Twitter is an odd place where you can see what people are saying about you simply by looking at your mentions. Most of the time, this amounts to someone saying…
It never gets any less exciting
Look what showed up at my house yesterday! Ordinarily, the opening of the envelope or box containing the first copy of my new book is a big deal in our…
How many of these things have you done?
I've done 32 out of 50. Most of my misses are related to locations where I have not yet traveled. Also, for the record, I have no desire to fly…
Dunning Kruger Effect illustrated
If you believe in the paradigm illustrated here, (also known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect), it doesn't take long to separate the informed from the uninformed. Possibly the smart from the…
