Building a team of trusted advisors isn’t something only the President does. Everybody has areas of knowledge they don’t know much about. Even for topics that you’re knowledgeable in, you don’t know everything. That’s why it’s important to get advice from others. Warren Buffett might be the most celebrated stock picker in history. But he […]
Here’s an Objective Way to Measure Influence
One measure of influence is how much people have to say about something. There are many books and films about Jesus, World War II, and computers. That’s because these are influential topics that people care passionately about. Keeping this definition of influence in mind, an objective measure of influence for any topic can be how […]
It’s Finally Time to Burn All Your Books
Until recently, the surest way to erase history and destroy knowledge was to burn all the books. Thousands of years of human knowledge have been lost by fire and violence. The Library of Alexandria. Gone. Hundreds of thousands of books at the University of Louvain. Burned to ashes. Ancient Confucian teachings. Wiped out of history. […]
Use Body Mass Index (BMI) to Set Goals
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple calculation used to determine if you are underweight, normal, or overweight. It takes into account your height and your weight. You can calculate your BMI at this NIH website. Disclaimer: In this article, I discuss my own opinions and observations on health topics. I am not a doctor. […]
The Holy Grail of Password Management
The average Briton has 26 accounts online that require passwords, and uses 5 unique passwords to get through each day. While that study was done on Internet-users in the UK, I think it holds true for much of the online community. Each person simply has too many online accounts and too many passwords to remember. And […]
Top 12 Vintage Movies
Usually, when I look for good movies to watch, I have a bias towards films released within the past couple of years. Those are simply the films I would most likely enjoy. It’s hard to find time to watch a lot of movies while raising three small kids and holding a full-time job, so […]