Fred Thompson on the economy

CynicusEconomicus: 2009 – The Year of the Fall of the West

CynicusEconomicus: 2009 – The Year of the Fall of the West It is a very big question. I am not really sure that I know the answer. I am not sure how bad things may yet become. Many months ago, a commentator on a post asked whether I thought that there would be food shortages [...]

Who would have thought? Befriending your boss not so bad after all

Good example of lateral thinking. They have a point! Facebook might help you keep your job | The Meaning of Web The more your boss can empathize with the ramifications of letting you go over someone else, the more likely it will not be you getting the pink slip. And the easiest way to increase [...]

Romantic comedies, not such an innocent treat after all

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Rom-coms ‘spoil your love life’ Watching romantic comedies can spoil your love life, a study by a university in Edinburgh has claimed.

Recapturing the Soul of Medicine

Listening Generously, The Medicine of Rachel Naomi Remen | Recapturing the Soul of Medicine [Speaking of Faith® from American Public Media] “The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new vistas, but in having new eyes.”

What I’ve Learned: Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban Interview – Quotes from Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban – Esquire The guy who has a $50 million golden parachute is thinking, How can I get them to fire me? That fucks up a lot of things when it comes to business. The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure [...]

External things will not bring you internal happiness

Salad NLP Tip “Unhappy people want what they want in order to make them happy. Happy people just want what they want.”