One of my intellectual heroes Charlie Munger has just passed away at the tender age of 99. I feel quite sad because on the one hand so much of my thinking and values has been based on his writings and speeches, and on the other hand, paraphrasing Charlie himself, who I am I to complain…
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Imagine yourself as a small single-celled creature called an amoeba. You are among millions of other nearly identical single-celled organisms vying to stay alive long enough to live another generation with one exception — your finger-like projections of protoplasm extend ever so slightly further than your competition. Not a huge advantage, but enough of an…
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Day to day life is complicated. It’s understandable that we can’t expect to remember everything we need to do. That’s why reminders are useful. They help us remember to go to the dentist or about a friend’s birthday but they don’t seem to do a good job covering the really important things. For instance, when…
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Life’s too short to not eat that strange food; Life’s too short to not ask that question; Life’s too short to not take that chance. George Bernard Shaw said that: “youth is wasted on the young“. This couldn’t be more true. Unfortunately it’s not easy for us youngin’s to realize this. We think that there…
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“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.” – Mark Twain If not today, when? PS: I love these types of quotes. They’re not telling us anything we didn’t know (Carpe diem, right?). They’re simply great reminders for us to pursue awesomeness (i.e.…