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You Get What You Incentivize (Newsletter 016)
If your appetite is unlimited, no amount will ever be sufficient to satisfy your wants. No amount of tax is "fair" when there is no limit on what you aim to spend and redistribute.
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Moral Letters
032 - On Continuous Improvement - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The steady progress we make by never stopping is a gift that compounds. Step by step, you pull away, and the crowd can never catch you.
My Two Cents
Don’t Be An Idiot!
This list is for amusement only. Any overlap between my list and an idea you hold dear, or something you may have done, or even someone you believe you recognize, is purely coincidental. Really.
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These Things May Be Hurting Your Career
As a public service, I offer this list for you to check whether you may be doing things that are inadvertently hurting your career.
Moral Letters
031 - On The Value Of Work - Moral Letters for Modern Times
The true value of work is when it brings you not possessions, but self-possession, and knowledge of what is worth pursuing and what can be safely cast aside.
My Two Cents
America, We're Failing The Marshmallow Test
The dynamics of delayed gratification help explain why as individuals and as a nation we spend beyond our means. Consumption today is worth more than consumption tomorrow.
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How Does It Benefit Me? (Newsletter 015)
We are not entitled to unlimited freedom at the expense of our fellow citizens.
Moral Letters
030 - On Reaping What Has Been Sown - Moral Letters for Modern Times
For all the time that we spend worrying about things that may never happen, how much do we contemplate the one thing we can be sure of?
My Two Cents
If You Did Your Performance Review Like A Central Bank
This one is for everyone who's wondering what's up with "core inflation" and "transitory" inflation.
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Are You Globally Competitive In Your Career?
These questions will help you objectively benchmark yourself.
Moral Letters
029 - On Easy Lessons - Moral Letters for Modern Times
Everywhere we turn, we are confronted with the incredible shrinking attention span.
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Don't WFH Yourself Out Of A Job (Newsletter 014)
If it is true that your job can be performed perfectly well remotely, does it necessarily follow that your job can only be performed by you?