If our economy is based on people buying goods and services, people having money…
Archives for August 2014
The Other Half of Changing Someone’s Opinion
I’ve spent a lot of energy over the years learning how to change someone’s…
Prediction: Apple Will Announce a Mobile Payment System
There is significant hype around Apple’s upcoming September 9th product…
For ISIS, The U.S. Needs Resilience, Not Prevention
Given the rise of ISIS in Iraq, and the potential to see similar groups in the…
A Visualization of Apple’s Simplicity Differentiation
It’s easy to talk about how Apple focuses on simplicity, but showing it…
The Poisonous Underside of the Sharing Economy
It’s easy to celebrate the new (sharing, or peer) economy that’s emerging…
Fear of Failure is Debilitating
We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure. It is a powerful obstacle to growth.…
The Coming Future of Unemployable Humans
I’ve written a lot about how automation (robots, computers, software) is…
The World Needs a Federation
As I sit watching Iraq disintegrate due to the centuries-old centrifugal forces…
Robin Williams
Like many others, Robin Williams’ death is having an affect on me. It’s…
Do Gender Strength Types Exist?
Men and women are simultaneously very similar and very different. Books have been…
Lack of Free Will Demonstrated in Ruby Code
I have an argument against free will called The Two-lever Argument. There are…
Is the Investment Advice Industry a Scam?
The reason it is legal to open a palm reading shop is that the public understands…