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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Americans Are Terrible at Taking Vacations. Why Are U.S. Workers So Bad at Taking Time Off? Even those who have vacation time use it sparingly. Life is short, we need to get serious about R&R. The Best of Times The joys of running a small …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Five Lessons from History Every single one of these is spot on… #3 and #4 are my personal favorites. What are yours? How to Avoid the Envy Trap Here are 6 practical tools to help you avoid comparing yourself to others. I would start with …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Confidence and Validity The confidence an expert exudes has less to do with the validity of their intuition than the domain in which the expert operates. “A Good Study” Being published is NOT proof that the science is settled. Did they show their work? Was …
Happy to reconnect with an old acquaintance and go deeper personally. I was introduced to the Million Mask Movement when Ashanti came to our kids’ middle school to give a presentation about the masks that boys wear on the playground. It resonated and I was super excited to be invited to his podcast, Taking Off …
The last 2 weeks, I’ve been talking about “account minimums” in the financial services industry. 8/8/22 – Minimums Are Necessary, But I Don’t Like Them 8/15/22 – No Account Minimum (Part 1): Education for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Financial Planning These issues of “account minimums” and who has access to advice have been on my mind for …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don’t Change Minds We are naturally closed-minded. Being open to ideas and opinions takes work. The Secret to Being Lucky If luck is a primary determinant of success, shouldn’t we be asking how we can become …
Last week I talked about account minimums in financial services. My stated concern was that 80-85% of the US population doesn’t have enough assets to qualify for most advisors’ $500,000 minimum. They either do it themselves or work with commissioned sales people. They don’t have access to independent, objective advice from a qualified fiduciary to …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Reading The News is the New Smoking For most of us, a reduction in news consumption would probably lead to better decisions and greater happiness. Why Optimists Live Longer Than The Rest Of Us I believe this research, but I’m not sure it’s helpful. I …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How the Brain ‘Constructs’ the Outside World We don’t see the whole picture. We build the world on top of our own filtered experience. How to Be a Little Less Judgmental It takes an indescribable amount of energy to judge everything. It’d be best for …
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