Skyroad
Saturday i will do the Skyroad bike race. 168k and 4100 meter of climbing! Last year i did an average of 30 km/h. This year i am 5kg overweight and…
why there is almost no cancer in China ?
I just read a Book called The China Study by Dr.Colin Campbell Phd.The idea behind the book is why there is almost no cancer in China. They die, but not…
sell a bit first to sell more later technique
A foot in the doorPsychologists Robert Cialdini and David Schroeder (1976) tested the foot-in-the-door concept in an experiment with solicitors for contributions to the American Cancer Society. They reasoned that…
No Growth?
From FTThe world faces years of sluggish growth unless leading economies undertake difficult economic reforms, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday in a downbeat World Economic Outlook.Launching its twice-yearly…
Don’t try to win fast and you win!
"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent. There must be somewisdom…
If labor is a cost for the firm it makes sense to ……
From WSJMerck & Co. said it plans to slash its 81,000-strong workforce by 20% over the next two years, a stark show of the diminishing research-and-development capabilities of some of…
If you want to get ahead in life marry with someone who also wants to get ahead
I have seen this graph (below) in The Atlantic. What we see is that the only group that raised their income since the 70's are the couples that both work.Why…
Why I don’t vote!
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.― Benjamin FranklinThis phrase says it all, to take…