Archive | November, 2009

The Four Noble Truths about Money

30 November 2009

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The four pillars Money, both a blessing and a curse on this planet. For better or for worse we're stuck with it and it will dominate our lives in one way or the other. Only relatively recently I started learning about money and how to manage it. Now you probably know that there are numerous brilliant blogs about money management and frugality online. They all have the four noble truths about money in common. In this blogpost I'll try and give you the basics of money all in one simple overview. You could see this blogpost as "Money 101". Once you know this stuff money will be your friend.

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Showing off with faceplants

24 November 2009

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Do you every lie awake at night thinking about what you would wish for if you ever got three wishes granted? At some point in our childhood I’m sure we all have these thoughts. Some smart kids usually make sure to wish for more wishes. Others just end up with the cliche’s of “rich” and [...]

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Is the Truth really out there? or Representing Uncertainty

17 November 2009

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I had a very interesting lecture today on Artificial Intelligence, I’d like to share a few ideas from that lecture that inspired me. They were all about uncertainty and started out with two terms that seem to be the foundation of uncertainty in all endeavors: Either uncertainty caused by ignorance, or by laziness Ignorance is [...]

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Craziness, it’s just the way we like it

10 November 2009

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Crazy? If you're a bit like me you've probably been told you're crazy on a lot of occasions. Sometimes it's a bit more subtle and you're "just" called unrealistic or a dreamer but it can even go as far as being called totally insane. From time to time you come across others who have the same thing. The Internet is one such place, a place where you can be yourself without getting into trouble for being crazy. You might be called eccentric but most likely you'll be a unique voice and if you start blogging you'll be sure to gather a lot of subscribers. The benefit is Internet instantly becomes clear: there are more people like you out there. If only one in a thousand people think like you do chances are you will hardly ever meet one in real life yet set up a blog on the subject and in no time you've got yourself a little tribe. The truth is out there But is craziness really crazy?

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Failure is here to stay, so what’s next?

1 November 2009

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Failure is a part of every day life for without it we wouldn't be learning at all. Failure is level zero so to speak, it's where we start from, we have nothing, no achievements, no successes. From this starting point we embark on a journey to get where we want to be. Without exception this is "better", "successful", "loved" or perhaps "being worthy in the eyes of others". Nobody goes forth in life trying to be miserable after all, we all have our golden dreams.

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