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What Is Wrong With This Picture?
There are many ways to use information to make a misleading point. Statistics are one but graphs are another. Graphs are more insidious because our natural skepticism for numbers is not present. This graph came my way yesterday and it is interesting. The message… Continue Reading “What Is Wrong With This Picture?”
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Too Small To Fail
Wise man and wise guy do not mean the same thing. Similarly, too big to fail has a specific meaning and it is not merely scale different from too small to fail. When selecting goals, choosing tactics and implementing your choices you need to… Continue Reading “Too Small To Fail”
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Dance Like No One Is Watching
“Perfection is the lowest standard any human can have.” — Heather Forbes The quote was written in respect to raising children but I suppose it applies to life in general. You can only achieve perfection in very narrow spaces. You cannot explore or enjoy… Continue Reading “Dance Like No One Is Watching”
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Should Some Decisions Fail?
For many people decisions are challenging. They want to be right. Being right has a price — not enough decisions. Therefore not enough practice and in the end not much skill. Most decisions are made without all the information. The spread between what you… Continue Reading “Should Some Decisions Fail?”
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Does Arguing Work?
My son Peter sent me this link. Depressing news. The gist is that people stop thinking when one of their emotional hot buttons is pushed. The study is aimed at understanding voters but the message should be clear to us all. People do… Continue Reading “Does Arguing Work?”
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First Anniversary!
Anniversary #1! The first of the articles in this blog appeared one year ago today. This will be the 380th post. I hope you have enjoyed some at least and perhaps learned a little from another or perhaps discovered a new way to look… Continue Reading “First Anniversary!”
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Are There Any Absolutes?
If you had asked me that question yesterday, I might have said yes. After all there is “the real world,” morals and ethics, the laws of physics and more. One absolute that I had never thought about before was “F” The mark you get… Continue Reading “Are There Any Absolutes?”
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Does Mother Nature Know How To Manage?
Apparently Yes. For some time I have promoted the idea that Maple trees have a way of reproducing that would work in a business, a portfolio or even life as whole. Start many things. In a business you merely nourish the survivors and drop… Continue Reading “Does Mother Nature Know How To Manage?”
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Are Businesses Like Children?
Many people have trouble being objective about their business. In some ways it parallels how they treat their children. I created each and I want the best for each and I am willing to put up with blemishes and I respect the effort put… Continue Reading “Are Businesses Like Children?”
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Financial Plans Are Not Facts
Financial plans are in their simplest description a model of the future as related to the money parts of our life. The key is that they are a model. They are not fact. They may not even be close to reality. You and I… Continue Reading “Financial Plans Are Not Facts”
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