Don’t always assume that a person in a position of authority got there by way of their competence. The Peter Principle may be at play.
The Sphere of Choice
It appears as though Epictetus had the idea before Stephen Covey wrote about the “sphere of influence” in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Maybe there should be a 7 Habits of Highly Effective Stoics edition. (capture is from The Daily Stoic book by Ryan Holiday)
The Knowledge Project Podcast Interview with Naval Ravikant
Shane Parrish interviewed Naval Ravikant on an early episode of The Knowledge Project #podcast Naval shares his insightful philosophies on many topics including his reading habits, happiness, AI, education, the meaning of life, etc. Transcript
Schoolhouse Rock – Money Rock
I had no idea the Schoolhouse Rock folks produced a Money Rock series!
2024 Digital Planner
I have updated my digital planner for 2024 and it is available for free download if you like using digital planners have a device that supports PDF documents with embedded links. My preferred device is an iPad with an Apple Pencil and using the GoodNotes app. This may work Android devices and Microsoft tablets, but…
Power WI
I’m currently on a business trip to Madison, WI, for introductory training of Microsoft’s Power BI and I came across a used book store while I was out getting lunch. They had another copy of Leadership and Self-Deception that I can add to my office lending library, a Dave Ramsey book that I hadn’t heard…
Rural Fall Ride on CB500X in So Illinois 2023-10-27
The Anatomy of Peace
Re-reading “The Anatomy of Peace” for likely the 3rd (maybe 4th) time. One of the best outcomes of my time at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is the exposure to this and “Leadership and Self-Deception” books from the Arbinger Institute. In these books, we learn that when in conflict, we often stop seeing…
The Indispensable Man
by Saxon White Kessinger Sometime when you’re feeling important;Sometime when your ego’s in bloom;Sometime when you take it for granted,You’re the best qualified in the room:Sometime when you feel that your going,Would leave an unfillable hole,Just follow these simple instructions,And see how they humble your soul. Take a bucket and fill it with water,Put your…
Storytellers
“Humans are natural storytellers. Our minds are adaptive. If something doesn’t make sense we will naturally create a story to make it make sense. That’s what children do…but adults do it, too.” Remit Sethi, around 35:30