How to make your own luck
Published: Thu, 01/25/24
Let's talk about luck. How to get lots of it. And, how to engineer it so you are never without it. On this note: I'm not a big superhero guy. But I do…
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Separating the raisins from the rice pudding
Published: Wed, 01/24/24
If I had to sum up social conditioning in a sentence, I’d put it like this: Society isn’t very good at separating the raisins from the rice pudding.
How I'd stop World War 3
Published: Tue, 01/23/24
If you believe the gloomy headlines, World War 3 is hurtling towards us. 12 months, maybe 24 months tops. Some doom merchants are arguing it’s already…
The "anti-chess" approach to life
Published: Mon, 01/22/24
Friday’s chess-themed email got me pondering. Chess is often used as a metaphor for life. But there are places where The Royal Game falls short. I can…
World Chess Champion gives the game away
Published: Fri, 01/19/24
A few days ago I tuned into a podcast interview with e -World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. “Vishy” is widely regarded as one of the most talented…
To anyone who feels something's missing
Published: Thu, 01/18/24
Imagine this: You’re at the racetrack one afternoon enjoying a flutter with a few friends. You place a small wager on each race but lady luck isn’t on…
How to eat spaghetti soup and crap out a bestseller
Published: Wed, 01/17/24
The last couple of weeks I’ve been cranking out more writing than I have in a good long while. I’m drafting an article about my e perience of burnout,…
Sipping $10 wine from $90 bottles
Published: Tue, 01/16/24
A curious titbit from the book Useful Delusions by Shankar Vedantam: (all about how self-deception can weirdly improve our chances of success)…
Telling the mood hoovers & negative nancies where to stick it
Published: Mon, 01/15/24
Want to know what riles me up? I’ll tell you. I get riled up by the grumps and grouches who rattle off shopping lists of reasons why someone else who…
Where to find what you're looking for
Published: Fri, 01/12/24
On Wednesday night, I walked past the bright lights of the West End, took a right at the Statue of Eros, a left just after Waterstones, and found…