November 2019
75 articles published this month.
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Notes From My Journal
Feeling Gloomy About the Future?
Here Are 1O Bits of Good News The news media understands that bad news sells better than good. So it’s not surprising that if you allow yourself more than, say, 30 minutes a day reading newspapers or on social…
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A Word to the Wise
misogyny (noun)
Misogyny (mih-SAH-uh-nee) is a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women. As I used it today: “Saudi Arabia, traditionally one of the world’s most misogynistic countries, has granted women…
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Worth Quoting
C.S. Spurgeon On Welcoming Good Thoughts
“Good thoughts are blessed guests, and should be heartily welcomed, well fed, and much sought after.” – C.S. Spurgeon
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Fun and/or Interesting
Hawaii Drifts Toward Japan Four Inches Yearly
Islands can move. Hawaii is moving towards Japan by 4 inches a year.
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China Grows Mutant-Like While the USA Founders
It’s been about 40 years since I wrote Information Beijing: How to Do Business in China. I wrote it as an employee of Welt Publishing, which specialized in books and newsletters about doing business overseas…
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Notes From My Journal
What I Learned About Love
Once a month, I spend an hour talking to BK about success in life and business. He usually begins the conversation with a question about some business-related issue he’s been thinking about. It’s always a…
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A Word to the Wise
parsimonious (adjective)
Parsimonious (par-sih-MOH-nee-us) means stingy or frugal; restrained. As I used it today: “So that was something else to think about – the fact that we are each parsimonious with the one thing we want for…
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General George Patton On Action Over Perfection
“A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.” – General George Patton
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Fun and/or Interesting
California's Strict Rules On Employee Break Time
In California, employees can be “written-up,” fined or even fired for working through a break that is mandated by state law or for coming back early from a lunch break.
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The Persecution and Assassination of Donald J. Trump, Part 1
The S&P hit a record high last Monday, Oct. 28. But as Bill Bonner explains in this essay, if you measure the S&P’s total corporate earnings in real terms of gold, the stock market is creating half the wealth…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Unlikely Friendship Between Toddler And Gorilla
Little Girl and Baby Gorilla Become Friends
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From My Work-in-Progress Basket
Just One Thing: Are You a Grower or a Tender?
Take This 10-Question Quiz and Find Out If you want your business to run smoothly, manage it well. Tend to the details. Think in terms of people, protocols, and production. If you want your business to grow…
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A Word to the Wise
venerate (verb)
To venerate (VEN-uh-rate) is to revere; to regard with great respect. As I used it today: “With respect to your career, what’s more important: being admired for your character… or venerated for your success?
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Michael Masterson On Leadership Versus Bossing
“To lead people, one needs to generate trust and respect. To boss people, one needs to generate only fear.” – Michael Masterson
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Fun and/or Interesting
Explore World-Class Museums From Your Home
If you like visiting art museums, you should know about Google Arts & Culture, a surprisingly little-known website that, among other things, offers digital tours of many of the greatest art museums of the…
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Uber Is Going to Zero and Their VC Backers Know It
In a previous post, I wrote about the possible demise of Uber. In this essay on Medium.com, Matt Ward presents a similar view, comparing the deep “moat” AirBnB has against its competition with the shallow…
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Readers Write
An email from MN
Dear Mark, I’m writing today to thank you again for your continuing and far-reaching impact on my life. Your guidance has proven invaluable time and again in more ways than I ever could have imagined…. Running…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Panama Canal: Engineering Marvel Reshaping Global Trade
A fascinating short documentary on how the Panama Canal works and how critical it is to the global economy...
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Notes From My Journal
An Extremely Stupid Essay About Language
The latest from the language police: We are no longer allowed to say “committed suicide.” Dictonary.com has published many insanely dumb essays proscribing language before, but this has to be one of the…
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A Word to the Wise
proscribe (verb)
To proscribe (proh-SKRIBE) is to formally forbid, denounce, or condemn. (Not to be confused with prescribe, which means recommend.) As I used it today: “Dictonary.com has published many insanely dumb essays…
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Fun and/or Interesting
Why Middle-Aged Men Face Rising Suicide Rates
There are three causes of death that have been on the upswing – Alzheimer’s Disease, drug overdoses, and suicide. 77% of all suicides are committed by men. Of men that commit suicide, rates are higher for…
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Michel de Montaigne On Fear And Suffering
“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” – Michel de Montaigne
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by Bill Bonner LINK
“How Economists Cheat the Working Stiff” by Bill Bonner LINK
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Fun and/or Interesting
Ultra Spiritual Life on Gun Control
"Gun Control - Ultra Spiritual Life episode 61"
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