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...
A recent SCMP article stated: “You cannot lose if you do not have a goal: the viral wisdom of ‘Don Tzu’. Ancient strategist Sun Tzu called for preparation and deep knowledge. His modern counterpart takes a different approach”. source: Twitter / X Once again, the American “president” used his habitual reverse psychology to project his falsehoods onto his believers....
Ik vroeg ooit aan mijn toenmalige Vlaamse vriendin waarom zij nooit mee betaalde. Ik betaalde telkens alles. Haar antwoord was verbijsterend: haar niet meebetalen was haar wraak op haar Nederlandse ex-echtgenoot. Ze was bloedserieus. Mede gezien de openbare reviews over haar, vermoed ik dat haar wraak op mannen niet alleen haar gedrag, maar ook haar karakter heeft...
Deze week vroeg ik me plotseling af of de kracht van hoop (FT) ook een keerzijde heeft: wanhoop. In extreme situaties (o.a. oorlog) kan het verliezen van hoop leiden tot (o.a.) de moed der wanhoop. Mijn vraag begon klein: is het mogelijk dat mijn najagen van hoop - op het vinden van een nieuwe relatie - een vorm van wanhoop is? Ook daarom ben ik gestopt met dating...
My recent blog, Fear and the 7 Belief systems, mentioned the Dunning - Kruger effect; see the yellow marking in my diagram. This "cognitive bias" is related to my blog topics of arrogance & ignorance, as well as (human) stupidity. "The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that describes the systematic tendency of people with low ability in a specific area...
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