I was reading somewhere about survivorship bias recently. It strikes me when I think about it, how often it is out there, in the articles you read, the statistics you view and in any written material that you rely on for information. The easiest way to avoid it would be to have doubt in anything [...]
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The Latest New Year Resolutions Ever
Recently I’ve been uneasy about the way I behave. I considered myself a person who loves to learn new things and has deep interest in gaining new skills. While I was still studying in AUBG, this was true and I spent the time to make sure I lived up to these principles. For some reason, [...]
What type of person writes this blog?
I Recently came across Typealyzer. Decided to try it on my own blog and here are the results: I was expecting this and don’t know if it is good or bad – you tell me
Rants About Writing and Starbucks
Reading Rob Conery’s post today, I started thinking about how often I read blogs of people having no ideas of their own, but instead writing and restating things they’ve enjoyed reading somewhere else. Now the question is – is this ok? To me it is. After all, if we waited for everyone to have his [...]
Is Windows 7 the panacea?
Microsoft recently announced that Windows 7 beta is available for download. There were so many people trying to download it, that they had to disable the link for a while while upgrading the hardware. A lot has been said about its predecessor – Vista. After all the complaints and attempts from Microsoft to actually conceal [...]
Giving up
The costs of giving up something you desire are underestimated. Probably 95 out of 100 times we do more harm to ourselves than good. This is because when you give up, you not only lose the battle, but also change your attitude and behavior in the future. For the next battle, you’re more likely to [...]
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Last.fm Widget, or How to Listen To Music While Reading This Blog
I just recently discovered how cool last.fm is. One of the Super-Duper features they have is a widget you can put on your blog. I Just did that, so you may listen to my last.fm personal radio station if you click play on the widget in the sidebar. That would play songs by artists that [...]
Dale Carnegie on Criticising
I was reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie the other day. That book has a chapter on why not to criticise people and show them respect. Here’s a passage I will allow myself to cite: Bob Hoover, a famous test pilot and frequent per-former at air shows, was returning to [...]
Just Do It!
I can’t believe how much insight Nike’s slogan contains – I always thought about it as a casual teen saying. Reading Seth Godin’s post today I once again realized how lazy, undecisive, foolish and blind I am. So, are you wondering about something? Do it!
Grouping feeds using Yahoo Pipes
If you’re like me, you never stop reading the latest content available online. I always want to be updated on the topics I’m interested in. The way I keep up with all this info has gone through several stages: Note the good sites and blogs in the notebook on my desk. When I take a [...]