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“Buying local” is the shortest known term for economic illiteracy

"Buying local" is the shortest known term for economic illiteracy. There are things that are sensible to make locally. Like bottled…

9 years ago
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The EU’s highway to hell

My friend has a problem that's uniquely European - only through incredible effort can he avoid being given money by…

9 years ago
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Startups and Cultural Optimism

I make a lot of fun of the startup culture. And to be sure, there is a lot to make…

9 years ago
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I hope pubs are the normal places to start great businesses

They certainly are the normal places to get, develop and share great ideas. A handful of friends and I have launched…

9 years ago
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Apple watch this

On watches The CEO Of TAG Heuer said that he's "pleased about the Apple Watch", because "Apple will get young…

9 years ago
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How to win at business (and life)

All the significant success stories that I am aware of - including firsthand - have one thing in common. If…

10 years ago
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The perfect wedding

I went to a friend’s wedding this weekend and was genuinely moved by how beautiful these things can be –…

10 years ago
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  • The Scolding of the Stupid

It’s time to get outraged by internet outrage

The internet likes to get angry at things. In the sheltered existence of the western middle classes, few things offer…

10 years ago
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The politics of hysteria

A report by a non-profit made rounds of the media in my little country a while ago claiming that three…

10 years ago
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Austerity and stimulus

I wrote another one of these economics articles, because nobody reads them which gives me freedom. Everything from pub chats…

10 years ago
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“Society these days” is actually mostly fine

If you use Facebook, you've seen your fair share of  "Society these days" memes, where people complain about alleged societal…

10 years ago
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Paleo pseudoscience and food cults

If you've ever been on the internet, you ran into the so-called "paleo" diet - an approach to nutrition based on…

10 years ago
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We have a newsletter

You guys, Something amazing just happened. In a time of constant competition for attention when sign-up forms force themselves on…

10 years ago
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The folly of experts

An "expert" is: A person who is wrong slightly less often than non-experts, which is still most of the time.…

10 years ago
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“Alternative”, AKA not investment

In "alternative investment", like in "alternative medicine", the word "alternative" really means "not". (more…)

10 years ago
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What if you just don’t enjoy exercise?

Disclaimer: The following is a hypothesis based on solid observational evidence. It is, nonetheless, not rigorously tested by, for instance, analysis…

10 years ago
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Practical discipline

Following up on the first part which was mainly theoretical, let's have a look now at a handful of tips to help…

10 years ago
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How to do anything well

There is one principle of good writing that’s 1) rarely said, yet underlying all common advice and 2) shockingly applicable…

10 years ago
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There is no such thing as The Computer Code

Today, The Wisdomination proudly presents a guest writer - a friend of almost three decades, an accomplished nuclear physicist and,…

10 years ago
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Investment and speculation are different things

In this series, we’ll look at the difference between investment and speculation, and investment and spending. Even if you're not…

10 years ago