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Do You Have Relative Wealth or Just Absolute Wealth?
HOW MUCH WEALTH IS THERE IN THE WORLD? In 2016, the Earth’s inhabitants were worth about $256 trillion, according to the Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse Research Institute. Population has grown...
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
The Nobel Peace Prize of 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Dr. King accepted his Nobel in the name of a movement; in the name of Peace. He took a moment in his...
View ArticleMARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
The Nobel Peace Prize of 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Dr. King accepted his Nobel in the name of a movement; in the name of Peace. He took a moment in his...
View ArticleModern Day Marvels: The Best Inventions of 2016
Late last year, Time Magazine selected 25 inventions that “are making the world better, smarter, and – in some cases – a little more fun.” Past editions have included underground parks, gluten...
View ArticleYou Say Potato, I say Potato.
A persistent debate among the geek set is how to pronounce the abbreviation for Graphics Interchange Format (GIF). You know, GIFs, the animated images you see online. Graphics starts with a hard ‘g’...
View ArticleDisruption
Merriam Webster Defines ‘disrupt’ as ‘to break apart,’ and ‘to throw into disorder.’ While disruption doesn’t sound like something anyone would enjoy much, it has the potential to create investment...
View ArticleSaving is as Easy as Riding a Bike!
If you would like to save more money – for retirement, college tuition, healthcare costs, or some other financial priority – hop on your bike and ride. As it turns out, riding your bike may help boost...
View ArticleHave You Tried Taco Mode?
In March, the Harvard Business Review (HBR) offered some ideas about innovation in America. It’s a topic that deserves some attention as “…recent data suggests that innovation is getting harder and the...
View ArticleBooks as Friendship Primers
Eve Fairbanks asks “Can Your Best Friends Be Books” at lithub.com. I will always remember my firstborn’s kindergarten campout. All the kids were running around the campsite. Both boys and girls were...
View ArticleHow Do You Protect Personal Data?
Last week, Equifax, one of three major consumer credit reporting agencies, was hacked. The New York Times reported the company had data on more than 820 million consumers and more than 91 million...
View ArticleEmergency Prep
I have called the San Francisco Bay Area home for almost 25 years. When I first moved out here, people were rebuilding from a massive fire that spilled over the hill and literally destroyed the entire...
View ArticleMind Over What Really Matters!
When I really, really want something, I will argue with anyone who tells me I can’t have it and lash out against anyone who tries to keep me from it. Worse, I want to pummel anyone who questions...
View ArticleLesson #1: Live Within Your Means
Josh Becker writes at becomingminimalist.com about The Joy of Living Within Your Means. I’ve never heard it expressed in terms of “Joy.” But, as a 20 year veteran of the financial advice business, I...
View ArticleHappiness is: Exercising Every Day
It used to annoy me that my wife Kate’s exercise time was inviolable. No matter how busy I was at the office or how much I had to juggle my schedule, that hour of physical activity was non-negotiable...
View ArticlePositive Thinking Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be
In her intriguing essay on aeon.co, Gabriele Oettingen highlights the importance of “Doing” over just “Thinking positively.” “Success” has never been a product of positive thinking. Success comes from...
View ArticleCongratulations to Richard Thaler for Introducing Economics to Aesop’s Fables
Richard Thaler, who happens to be the father of one of my wife Kate’s old friends, was just awarded the Nobel “for his contributions to behavioral economics.” Thaler noticed that humans behave...
View ArticleZombie Tourism And Zombie Companies
Zombies have a special place in the heart of pop culture. The undead are pivotal characters in books, movies, games, and television shows. The practical can read The Zombie Survival Guide. Thrill...
View ArticleBitcoin? Really???
Last month, Michael Hiltzik of the LA Times wrote an excellent Bitcoin take down. His lesson for bitcoin speculators: Don’t confuse good short-term outcomes with good process. The guy that hits on 17...
View ArticleChoose Your Commute Wisely: It Has a HUGE Impact on Your Happiness
When I started my company in 2001, I worked out of my house. My office was in a separate space inside the house, so I had ZERO commute, but I still had some distance between my life and work. Around...
View ArticleA Father Chokes Down His Own Medicine
Last night was rough on my son, Eli. He had a lot of homework and he forgot to do his job. He is 12 and has been working a very part-time gig for a couple years. He opens and closes the neighborhood...
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