TheConflictsinHumanNatureHumanbeingshavesomewell-knownconflictsintheirnatures.Oneobviousone,forexample,isstabilityandchange.Weallwantsomestabilityinourlives:stablefamily,stablehouse,stablejob,andstablefriends.Thatiswhytheweddingvowincludeswordslike“…loveeachotherforeveruntildeathdoesitspart”.Peoplethenforgetthatyoucan’temphasizestabilityalonewithoutconsideringchanges.Ifourmarriagelifeisconstan...[
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ThoughtsaboutCuriosityandOthersLastThursday,withseveralcolleaguesinmycompany,wewenttoanearbyelementaryschooltodothe“KidsinChemistryProgram”.Wedemonstratedtothekidsat4-gradewhattwochemicalscalledacidandbaseareandhowtheybehavedifferently.Mygrouphasfour10-yearoldkids.Thekidsweresointerestedinthenewphenomenatheysaw.Lisa,oneofthegirls,wassoexcitingaboutthechemicalsthatsheliteratelyusedallthevine...[
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StockBuyingStrategyItwasjustrecentlythatIrealizedtherewasabigmistakeinmystockbuyingstrategy.AfterreadingJamesCramer’s“RealMoney”twice,ithitmeaboutthe“buyinglowforstocksforinvestment”and“neverconfuseinvestmentwithtrading”.Ihavenoticedthatmybuyingpointsfor“hot”stocksarealwaystoohighintheshortterm.Inotherwords,thereisaconflictioninmystocktradingthatIconfusetradingwithinvestmentforsomest...[
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ChinaEffectandInvestingLastweek,whenIwasinCardio-Med,waitingfortheforever-latedoctortodiscussmyHeartScanresults,IreadtheFortuneMagazine’sSpecialEdition:RedChina.IhavenoticedthatseveralbookswerepublishedrecentlyaboutthedramaticeconomicgrowthinChina.ThisFortuneMagazinefinallystrokeme:ithitthemainstage.Noweveryoneknows.Sonow,itisofficial.EveryoneintheUSandotherdevelopedcountrieshastofacetheissu...[
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TheBiggestGameinLifeTherearemorethanonceIhavereadeitheroninternetorinsomemagazinesthat“moneyyouhaveinyourbankisjustanumbertokeepthegamegoing…”,quotedfromsomerichandfamouspeoplelikeBillGatesorWarrantBuffer.Itisprobablytrueforsomeluckyand/orsmartpeople.However,forthemajorityofthepeople,moneyisthemainpurposethattheyarespendingmostoftheirtimeseverydayworkingon.Yes,itistruethatthebestthingsinli...[
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ThePotentialsofHumanBeingItrulybelievethateachhumanbeinghashugepotentialsand90%orhigherofhispotentialhasneverbeenexercised.Myself,forexample,havealotofpotentialsthathavenotbeenutilized.Iamsittinginfrontofmycomputeratworknow,thinkingthingsthathavenothingtodowithmyjob.Isn’tthisatypicalexampleofwastingmytimeandenergy?Shouldn’tthistimeandenergybeusedinmoreeconomicalorintellectualways?AndIdon’t...[
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