Is Too Much Information hurting us?

Is Too Much Information hurting us?

I’d thought of the issue before. But, this past weekend, it really hit home!   It hit home when I ran into a guy who had very strong views—and not mainstream ones—about what was really happening in the world, information that most of us (he said) were totally...
A refreshing reminder that’s good for you, too

A refreshing reminder that’s good for you, too

It’s probably fourteen years since I read the book. But, as it’s the most influential personal finance book in history, a book that’s turned millions of people’s fortunes around, I thought it might be good to re-read it. You see, even though I’d read it long ago, I...

A party that no one attended

Did you ever plan a party that no one attended?   It’s well-known that, for public events, you have to discount greatly the number of attendees who say they’re coming. The depth of the discount depends on how well you know the attendees personally, whether they...

Excuse me, but do I really want more friends?

I enjoy watching, and analysing, marketing and brand-building campaigns.   Some ads are really stupid! They make such an effort to be creative or fancy and you enjoy watching them but in the end you say: “what were they advertising?” “Thanks for the...

Is my past coming back to haunt me?

An eerie feeling started to come over me!   Sunday evening. It’s February. It’s dark. I’ve just left Merritt. The road is clear, the drive pleasant as we head south onto the Coquihalla. That’s normal for the first twenty minutes, or so. But those who know this...