Sunday, September 8, 2019

Hobgoblins of the Mind

It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.  —LEONARDO DA VINCI ASTUDY DONE BY A PAIR OF CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS UNCOVERED something fascinating about people at the racetrack: Just after placing a bet, they are much more confident of their horse’s chances of winning...
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CLARIFY YOUR INTENTIONS

“Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 12.5 Law 29 of The 48 Laws of Power is: Plan All The Way To The End. Robert Greene...
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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Augustine’s Laws

In 1983, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics published the first edition of Augustine’s Laws by Norman R. Augustine , then president and chief operating officer of Martin Marietta Corporation . The book is a humorous, but insightful look at the problems of managing a large...
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