A friend turned me on to Adam Grant. He is a professor at Wharton. I listened to one of his podcasts, followed him on Twitter, and just read an incredibly insightful post he wrote on “Does Trying to Be Happy Make Us Unhappy?” He cites a lot of neuroscience evidence in his post, which I
Category: Philosophy
Top 3 Things I Wish I Knew in College
I just gave a talk. I feel as though I’ve waited my whole life to give it. I was invited to come back to Yale and address freshmen from low-income households. I met up with some of them ahead of time for a small-group dinner. I then met with a broader group. My topic: Top
Politics Today & Choices I’ve Made
I refuse to be brainwashed by politicians running for the Presidency. I refuse to submit to their sound-bites, which have been repeatedly tested through consumer focus groups, to elicit alarm and anger. I refuse to believe their messages that “unless I vote for him/her, the world is going to hell.” I refuse to listen to
Daily Fantasy Sports
I’m not a lawyer, and pieces of the law sometimes confuse me. Regarding daily fantasy sports, I think that pieces of the law are contradictory. Moreover, while all gambling involves wagering, I do not think that all wagering is gambling. Let me explain. The government spends a lot of money nixing acquisitions that yield monopolistic
Of Pork Rinds and Starfish
I last night grabbed drinks with a new friend. Before the meeting, I looked him up and learned that he worked for many years at JSOC as a Navy Intelligence Officer. A LP had introduced us. JSOC is the group that coordinates special ops. Think SEAL teams, rescuing hostages, top-secret missions in the Middle East,
My TB12 T-Shirt
I just bought this cool t-shirt. It’s about perseverance. #199 is where Tom Brady was drafted. To this day, he has a chip on his shoulder to prove the draft experts that they were wrong. Below, or here, is a video documenting the challenges Brady had to overcome, not just during Draft Day, but in high