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Growing up, I remember watching a show on the Discovery channel that talked about different species of human beings, one of which is the Neanderthal. They had the incredible to focus on doing one task at a time, producing far greater amounts than their smarter, but “lazier” cousins. It occurred to me that in terms [...]

The Weakness Of Overconfidence We’ve all experienced it before. You take a test that you think is ridiculously easy, so you put it off until the last minute, and end up getting a B. You get into a relationship and start taking your significant other for granted, resulting in a breakup. You invest in a [...]

Let’s say you just went to a ticket booth and bought some tickets for that show/game/concert you want to attend. Let me ask you, what did you just buy? Sure, you did just buy a ticket. Then again, we could have just ripped off a random piece of paper and gave it to you. Hey, [...]

Here are some common situations I’ve encountered where you can really tell if you truly like your fellow human beings and believe that helping them is in your best interest. 1) You are working with a partner on a project. All day and night, you slaved away at it, working really hard. Meanwhile, your partner [...]

In How To Pick A Good Stock, we talked about how to find a good company to invest in. Now, let’s talk about when would be a good time to sell your stock. The short answer would be practically never. There are many advantages to holding on to the stock for a long time. First, [...]

Walk around and ask some random people about stocks, and you’ll hear a lot of “I bought this stock at $5 and then sold it when it got to $10 and made $10,000!” or “I bought this stock at $5 and now it’s so low I don’t want to look at it”. These are people [...]

Here’s a very common situation: You decided to invest some money into a stock. Day and night, for weeks, you labored and searched for the perfect stock to put your money in. Then you found it. You eagerly open your brokers account and hit the “Buy” button with glee. The little ticker shows that now [...]

A lot of times, you find that you are starting a project, or working on a business, and start to think, “Hmmm, my partner’s not doing as much work as I am”. That is one of the most destructive thoughts you can have in any kind of group or business relationship. However, you don’t have [...]

Are you afraid to launch your own business? Are you afraid of losing what money you have? Let me ask you this: Why? Sure, maybe you’ll lose all of your money and be completely broke. Then again, you were completely “broke” when you were born too. Plus back then, you didn’t have any experience, or [...]

This is an idea that is prevelant in both business and poker. In general, it describes the barrier of entry. It says the person who is in second has to do more than the first person to get the same amount done. Or in other words, the first person has an extra advantage in being [...]

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