Op 1 mei 2026 kwam het originele voorstel om een boek van mijn blogs te maken. Ik nam dat voorstel niet serieus. Zelfs mijn achternaam klopte niet: Leon Jones. Bovendien gaf "deze" persoon reeds een waarschuwing op LinkedIn (zie hierna). Na 13 mei heb ik geen email meer ontvangen. "Hi, a not so fun update. I've been notified that scammers are impersonating me...
Some time ago, someone said to me that I’m too analytical and that I lack joie de vivre. She was indeed right with her analytical comment. Perhaps, my previous professions (ie, CPA, CFO) also have a personal (professional) risk. In my view, the upsides (eg, freedom, reward) of my professions are (much) bigger than their downsides (eg, too analytical). My joie de...
Writers usually chase publishers with their attempts to publish their books. In my situation, a publisher is chasing me to publish a (paid) book based on my (free) blog articles. I’m struggling with all of this. Do I need a book? No. My (free) website is (more than) enough. I prefer writing my articles than writing a book. The publisher is eager to convince me that...
For about two weeks, there’s a topic in my list that is - finally - getting a meaning: blind spots. My future book has 6 chapters or topics but what if I’m missing one?? How would I know on a timely basis? Fortunately, my mind still works like the auditor whom I used to be. It’s making continuous checks on the completeness of my chapters and/or topics (eg,...
My only question after reading the quote below was this one: how many compliments can one endure before walking next to your shoes ?? In Dutch, this phrase implies becoming arrogant. "Please forgive my slow response. I wanted to make sure I gave your work the time and attention it deserves before replying. I did not want to rush this. Having gone through your blogs,...
The "intellectual arc", which was mentioned in part 1, includes my following topics and/or future chapters: Master Plan a.k.a. blueprint: see my relevant blogs; Evolution: see my relevant blogs; Ancient history: see my relevant blogs, including the Sumerian civilisation; Singularity; see my relevant blogs, including transhumanism and humanoid sapiens; Space travel:...
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