When I look back on my life, most of the memories that nag at me today aren't things I could call "regrets" in a typical sense of the word. I think most people talk about "regrets" as things they did but understand they shouldn't have done—actions they were fundamentally
So there's this disclaimer that I've noticed in a lot of blogs about investing—these are blogs that discuss different companies, their future prospects, potential risks, etc. These blogs will write up all kinds of information about these different companies, then tack this statement on to the start of each
People have a common need to feel heard... Becoming a better listener is not easy or fast but it is intensely rewarding in all senses of the word. I do not think I am a very good listener, even now, but I do think I'm much better than when I started.
So, lately I've been thinking a lot about the pursuit of happiness. There's a really good episode of This American Life about it, of course, because there's a good espiode of T.A.L. about most things. But I think it's also just one of those big fundamental themes
So lately I’ve been thinking a lot about role models. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about how it’s probably important to have a concrete idea of a generally “good” person you’d like to emulate, even if you’d like to be better than them or different than