I am curious about about the ability of groups to work together. For a cause on a voluntary basis. 

Do the people who are in the top 1% find it easier to work with others? I suspect that trust is harder to dispense when one is a member of the...

I need $2000 a month. 

I took a hard look at things I absolutely need in order to survive with minimal stress. The majority of my needs revolve around health insurance and medication costs. So comparing all my options, I need about $650 for the best tier of Obamacare insurance....

“Adults are starved for a kind word. When you understand the power of honest praise (as opposed to bullshitting, flattery, and sucking up), you realize that withholding it borders on immoral. If you see something that impresses you, a decent respect to humanity insists you voice your praise.” - Scott...

Stateless is a Netflix series based on a true story about the state of immigrants in an Australian detention camp. I just finished watching it yesterday. And it broke my heart. I was reminded of how I felt while watching 'The Wire" many years back.

The heart breaking scenes where...

My mother was telling us an interesting observation she had made. 

When people get an F, they blame the teacher. Often what we hear it, he/she gave me an F - as though we don't deserve it. 

But if it is an A, it's the opposite. It is - I got an...

Today, I spent the day at WeWork. My first time back since March 2020. 

I was able to get a one month free access to any WeWork around the world. I took it so I could find out which WeWork to be a member of. 

I drove 40 minutes to...

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
Benjamin Franklin

 

I think anyone that reads this quote wants to believe that they belong to the 'those that move' class. But I wonder how many of us do belong there? 

Thinking of...

I was watching a Sci-Fi show where someone had the ability to see how a person dies. I thought to myself - would I want to know how I would die?

I asked a few people that question and most of them said no. The common answer was - I would...

Yesterday was a beautiful day. The weather was great. I woke up after a good nights sleep. And to top it all - I spent the day with my nephew and niece.

My brother was the first person I met in the morning. We chatted for a few minutes about...

My first year at my first job out of college, I met Tom Nash.  He was in his late 50s when I met him but had totally white hair that made him seem much older. He had the kindest eyes I had seen in the office. He had a way...