I have not read Steven Johnson’s book, but after watching tonight’s episode of 24 and seeing the complex storylines of today’s TV shows, movies and video games, I am starting … Continue reading “”

While true polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci are rare, there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that having diverse interests makes you better in everything you do. To … Continue reading “”

I wanted to share with you a wonderful idea called ChangingThePresent.org. Through this site, which partners with the world’s top not-for-profits, you can buy presents like one hour of a … Continue reading “”

As a former McKinsey consultant, I find Scott Adam’s take extremely amusing 🙂

Einat Wilf, a young up and coming Israeli politician and intellectual, wrote an interesting article a few years ago on the sense of entitlement that easily becomes engrained in smart … Continue reading “”

It turns out our parents were right. Brushing our teeth, flossing and using Listerine daily does protect us from cavities. As I used to defer to authority, I duly complied … Continue reading “”

Let’s say you have a site present in tons of countries – site.fr, site.co.uk, etc. Would any of you know of a way to have Alexa aggregate all the traffic … Continue reading “”

Yesterday, as I was reflecting on this new beginning, I was overcome by great feelings of joy, pride and ambition. In many respects, this moment is the purest moment we … Continue reading “”

Experts have been arguing for a while that real estate is over-valued by looking at a number of metrics; e.g., housing prices relative to household income, historical trends of house … Continue reading “”

Parkinson’s Law states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” “Thus, an elderly lady of leisure can spend an entire day in writing and … Continue reading “”

I am not back to the U.S. yet – I probably won’t be back for another month as this business trip keeps getting extended – but I am back to … Continue reading “”

As I mentioned in a previous post, I had gotten lucky once as a company I had helped in its early days ended up going public and doing very well. … Continue reading “”

I think many people don’t realize how funny it actually is. Their closing sentences for most articles are usually very sarcastic and they use a very ironic tone in many … Continue reading “”

In a world overrun by political correctness and where random local events pass as news for most people, it’s refreshing to read such an opiniated, analytical magazine covering world events. … Continue reading “”

I am a big believer in gestalt. A gestalt is what you get when you absorb varying and often seemingly unrelated tidbits of information and then take a leap beyond … Continue reading “”