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,...
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...
For some time, I have been wondering what inspiration actually is. Nearly each day, my inspiration arrives, and/but almost never when I need or want it most. It just comes at its own pace. Last Wednesday's night, the thought that inspiration is a search for talent suddenly arrived. My remarks needs some elaboration: I never receive ideas for books, movies, music,...
According to a recent Nikkei Asia article, my blog title is a quote attributed to a “well-known professional baseball coach”. I tried to find that name but I failed. That Nikkei Asia article is, however, not about sports but about politics (ie, the presidential election results in India). In my view, my blog title is a universal truth in (all) areas like business,...
"De zeven miljoen witte heterojongens en -mannen in Nederland horen over diversiteit dat zij maar twee dingen kunnen doen: hun mond houden en ruimte maken." Dit is de openingszin van een FD opinie van Joris Luyendijk. Mijn eerste gedachte: en de 7 miljoen witte vrouwen en meisjes dan?? Diversiteit staat haaks op evenredige vertegenwoordiging. Eigenlijk is...
After surviving several quite outrageous scandals, the Dutch PM used an artificial ideological crisis to pull the plug from the 4th Cabinet in his name (ie, Rutte-4). Several weeks ago, his own party had demanded his action to curtail the inflow of migrants & refugees. Perhaps, his brazenness will be rewarded. On June 30, Politico Europe reported that Europe...
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