They say technology is making us smarter. I disagree. If you’ve ever seen some idiot slowly driving into a lamppost because their eyes were glued to the GPS, you know what I am talking about. But it’s not because of the minor accident that they’re stupid, it’s because they’re not getting lost. Let me explain.…
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“Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future.” Warren Buffett I think one of the hardest parts about talking to people is when then insist that something will happen, particularly when it applies to something that surely is not predictable. The best example is anything to…
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When I was a kid, I listened to pretty much everyone. When my parents told me to do something, I did it. When my teachers told me this is the way things are, I accepted it. When my friends gave me advice, I took it. As a child, this makes a lot of sense to…
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As much as I like think that I know a lot about anything (I don’t), it’s always important to remember the fundamentals. Like this nugget I learned way back in grade ten computer class: “Garbage In, Garbage Out” This lesson was taught to us with the thinking that the computer was just a machine. If…