Introduction LO: This Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article (see below) was written before the recent decision of the liberal-left Canadian Prime Minister to resign. His resignation is further evidence of the validity of this WSJ article. In my view, the pendulum in Politics used to be between conservatives (“Right”) and Labour (“Left”) until about 1980. Growing wealth...
My blog title is borrowed from a recent PS article that caught my interest. Wealth has always been a metric for Power. It’s very hard to imagine that Big Tech billionaires could - let alone would - be considered a metric for wisdom. Nevertheless, the quote below suggests differently. “In an America where wealth has increasingly become the primary source of social...
Recently, I asked my (new) girlfriend if I talk too much. She answered with a No but I’m not convinced. I think I do because I know myself. I talk too much if and when I want to impress someone with the “things” that I care about. Several decades ago, I received the advice to bite my tongue because I was talking too much at my audit clients. I appreciated that...
Recently, a friend made the comment above. She also said those feelings are like Yin and Yang. After a brief reflection, I realised its validity. Before, I had assumed those feelings were like waves, entering and exiting my life. Nevertheless, my cycle and waves concept still fits the Wiki description below: “Yin and yang, also yinyang or yin-yang, is a...
I'm not good in forgetting (eg, bad events). I forgive easily but not everyone. For decades, I did not love myself (eg, failed marriage). My introspection, following my 2013 burnout and subsequent depression, allowed me to achieve philautia or self-love. Narcissism is an extreme form of self-love and/but without any doubt. Writing the aforementioned paragraph made...
While looking for the Confucius quote for Wednesday's blog on a simple vs complicated life, I suddenly noticed this one at the top: "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” In 2019, I wrote part one of this blog, The 3 roads to Wisdom,...
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