Travelling in the Big Yellow Taxi: From Jo Biden to Hedonic Adaptation When he made his historic announcement not to seek re-election for US president in 2024, Joe Biden referenced Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, of course, was one of the authors of the American Constitution. History tells us that in 1787, he was asked what kind […]
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I have been reading a book on the ancient Buddhist practice of contemplating the six elements. It is a meditative technique that focuses on the six elements: earth, water, fire, air, space, and consciousness. The practice is designed to foster a deep awareness of the interconnectedness of all things and the impermanence of our physical
I recently finished reading (or rather, listening on Audible to) Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22”. It had been on my list of classics to read for a long time. In addition to being a great satire on organisational dysfunction and the perversity of war, it also contains some really interesting pointers about Decision Making. Catch-22 of course became
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Recently, I wrote about how we can use Rubik’s cube to glean important principles of strategic decision making. When I posted the article on LinkedIn, my sister added a comment about integrity. She noted that taking the cube apart and putting it back together again might give us a quick but un-respected win. Brute-force disassembly
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I cannot believe that Rubik’s Cube is turning 50! I still remember receiving my first cube as a child in West Germany. Initially, we had just one cube in the house, but my sister and I kept fighting over it. To preserve family peace, our parents decided it was better to have two cubes. As
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