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Swart Donkey: Bias
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Thursday, August 13, 2015. We see based on the way we have seen. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Book of Life. Our World in Data. The Art of Learning. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. Stuart points to this article in the Economist which discusses the latest TED conference. He tells me to look out for Bruce Bueno de Mes. Finding Ambassadors (with John). Trev: The Unogwaja Challenge is not a 1700km cycle over 10 days to the start of the 89km Comrades Marathon. It is not a charity . It i. I am a big fan o...
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Swart Donkey: The Art of Non-Choosing (by Megan Butler)
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Friday, December 12, 2014. The Art of Non-Choosing (by Megan Butler). Where she taught Actuarial Science. In 2012, she joined Alexander Forbes. While continuing teaching) where her work has included research, defined benefit. Retirement fund work and Road Accident Fund. Claims. She is a regular publisher. In academic journals and, and eloquent communicator, has spoken on TV. Radio, local and international conferences on retirement matters. Basically Megan rocks and she is a great friend. They filter and ...
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Swart Donkey: Independence Day
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Sunday, August 09, 2015. Today is my Independence Day! A year ago today I woke up for the first time post school, post university and post work. Stages of life are often a preparation for something else. My goal was to take each day as it comes. To enjoy it for it's own sake, and add a little flow. Barring a day in the air heading down under. I have written every day. I have also received 48 guest posts. From friends, family, colleagues and people that I have met through social media. For something to be...
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Swart Donkey: Margin of Safety
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. A margin of safety is a recognition that you may be wrong, and that the world is complicated. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Book of Life. Our World in Data. The Art of Learning. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. Stuart points to this article in the Economist which discusses the latest TED conference. He tells me to look out for Bruce Bueno de Mes. Finding Ambassadors (with John). Fuller Dining Hall Friendships. Taking Control of the Thread. Today is my Independence Day! Benja...
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Swart Donkey: 100 words
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Monday, August 10, 2015. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Book of Life. Our World in Data. The Art of Learning. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. Stuart points to this article in the Economist which discusses the latest TED conference. He tells me to look out for Bruce Bueno de Mes. Finding Ambassadors (with John). Trev: The Unogwaja Challenge is not a 1700km cycle over 10 days to the start of the 89km Comrades Marathon. It is not a charity . It i. Fuller Dining Hall Friendships. I am a big fan of the th...
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Swart Donkey: Happiness
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Happiness, for me, is the combination of a question, an acceptance and a practice. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Book of Life. Our World in Data. The Art of Learning. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. Stuart points to this article in the Economist which discusses the latest TED conference. He tells me to look out for Bruce Bueno de Mes. Finding Ambassadors (with John). Fuller Dining Hall Friendships. Taking Control of the Thread. Today is my Independence Day! Benjamin Barber (&...
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Swart Donkey: Faking it?
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Sunday, May 16, 2010. Brown's 'Tricks of the Mind'. Is fascinating. It doesn't go into too much detail, but does give a bunch of links to books on various subjects if you do want to go deeper. He is a skeptic who does things anyway. One particular area he talks about is hypnosis, which he doesn't believe is an 'altered state'. When it works, it works because of 4 reasons (in his opinion):. The subject is faking it, and is being encouraged to fake it by the hypnotist. And it does make a substantial differ...
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Swart Donkey: Common Ingredients
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Friday, July 17, 2015. Benjamin Barber (‘ If Mayors Ruled the World. 8217;) talks about the difference between Bridging Capital and Bonding Capital. Patriotism requires Bonding Capital. Cosmopolitanism requires Bridging Capital. In order to create a Nation State you have to create some sense of a shared story. The people within the borders need to be different from the people on the other side because of some essence. New York’s catch phrase is ‘ I love New York. 8217; and not ‘ New York is #1. Like wine...