Saturday, April 25, 2015
reducing the size of the federal government
there should be four departments:
state
defense
justice
treasury
the rest should be eliminated
why i favor repeal of the estate tax
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mankiw/files/npc.pdf
greg mankiw
The estate tax unfairly punishes frugality, undermines economic growth, reduces real wages, and raises little, if any, federal revenue
Friday, April 24, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
clothes make the man
suit
uniform
red = hot
glasses = smarter but less attractive
http://time.com/3815449/science-dress-for-success
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/02/does-what-you-wear-affect-how-you-act/
how to be a functional psychopath
1. focus on the positive and just do it
2. live in the moment
3. separate emotion from behavior and vice versa
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Flat tax
Flat tax should be 19 percent
Or highest tax bracket should be 25 percent
Or even better is to abolish the income tax and replace it with a flat vat or consumption tax
State of public education
25 percent of students do not finish high school
Government monopoly in public education
Teachers unions
Promote education
Promote schooling not schools or buildings
Subsidize students not the schools
Take food stamps
Do you subsidize the grocery stores or the consumers?
Private sector is always cheaper and more efficient than government
There are no free lunches
Health care
Most illnesses are self imposed
Risk premium
Redistribution of wealth
Very high deductible
10,000 or ten percent of income whichever is lower
Social responsibility has eroded over time
Administrative costs have increased
New regulations have increased costs
Medical savings accounts
Why is it so hard to get one in the U.S.?
Obama care discourages them
We have retirement plans
Everyone is eligible
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
1144 arapahoe street 90006
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1144-Arapahoe-St_Los-Angeles_CA_90006_M17836-00456
Sunday, April 19, 2015
charming vs tedious
oscar wilde:
it is absurd to divide people into good and bad.
people are either charming or tedious.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
gravity payments: minimum salary is 70k
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/14/news/companies/ceo-pay-cuts-pay-increases/
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
the paradoxes of organizations
https://medium.com/principles-of-agility/the-paradoxes-of-organization-7e468956ddf8
attractive prison
when you ask for help, you get more work to do
when things start to get better, they seem to get worse
when things start to get worse, they seem to get better
the more you do, the less you can do
the reward for doing good work is more work
tools designed to increase productivity decrease productivity
attempts to increase control decrease control
keeping yourself in business can put you out of business
the more important the decision, the less informed the decision maker will be
attempting to solve a problem can make it worse
the solution to many problems is an opposite problem
the bigger things are harder to see
just because something is true doesn't mean the opposite is not true
everything depends
attractive prison
when you ask for help, you get more work to do
when things start to get better, they seem to get worse
when things start to get worse, they seem to get better
the more you do, the less you can do
the reward for doing good work is more work
tools designed to increase productivity decrease productivity
attempts to increase control decrease control
keeping yourself in business can put you out of business
the more important the decision, the less informed the decision maker will be
attempting to solve a problem can make it worse
the solution to many problems is an opposite problem
the bigger things are harder to see
just because something is true doesn't mean the opposite is not true
everything depends
zenefits - scaling lessons from fast growing saas company ever
https://medium.com/@charlierguo/scaling-lessons-from-the-fastest-growing-saas-company-ever-a6e077653d21
create automated processes one step at a time
when dealing with established industries, expect things that don't scale
sometimes you have to sacrifice scalability and product to get an edge
most people are caught off guard by exponential growth
bottlenecks can come from surprising places
premature optimization is still the root of all evil
best days to apply for a job are monday and tuesday
wednesday may be ok
thursday may be ok
friday should be obvious
saturday should be obvious
sunday is not a good day because it will get lost in the monday morning inbox
Sunday, April 12, 2015
forbes interview with lending club ceo
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanbaptiste/2015/04/01/exclusive-interview-lending-club-ceo-plans-expansion-into-car-loans-mortgages/
transcript or video if you don't want to read
i don't know what takes more effort, listening or reading
the new mix it up men's style
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-mixed-up-mens-style-1427306455
dressy casual and athletic all at once
Adam Berger
He described my resume as
E commerce experience
Small company experience
Creative visual thinker
Well read
How to conserve water efficiently
http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/2007/02/how-to-conserve-water-efficiently-becker.html
Rate of re utilization
Under pricing
Farmers consume most
3 paths to financial freedom
http://retireby40.org/3-paths-financial-freedom/
1. make more money
2. spend less
3. create something
do one two or all of the above
1. make more money
2. spend less
3. create something
do one two or all of the above
oregon and washington state
why doesn't california get water from oregon and washington state?
i assume our neighbors up north have too much water while california suffers from a drought.
doesn't this seem like a win win win situation?
i assume our neighbors up north have too much water while california suffers from a drought.
doesn't this seem like a win win win situation?
productivity killers
what are the 3 most important things you have to do right now?
1. checking email constantly
2. weekly status meetings
3. working late
4. mis-managing to do list
5. drinking too much coffee
6. eating lunch at desk
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Monday, April 6, 2015
duke beats wisconsin
how did duke win?
5 titles for coach k
3 in indianapolis
2 in minneapolis
1991
1992
2001
2010
2015
wisconsin beat unbeaten kentucky
they had the lead 48-39
duke won 68-63
the freshmen guards killed wisconsin
sam dekker had an off night
5 titles for coach k
3 in indianapolis
2 in minneapolis
1991
1992
2001
2010
2015
wisconsin beat unbeaten kentucky
they had the lead 48-39
duke won 68-63
the freshmen guards killed wisconsin
sam dekker had an off night
Sunday, April 5, 2015
happy easter
kentucky lost
perfect season is over
38-1
wisconsin is a tough opponent
they play duke on monday
i hope wisconsin wins but i think duke will win
coack k already has 4 titles
perfect season is over
38-1
wisconsin is a tough opponent
they play duke on monday
i hope wisconsin wins but i think duke will win
coack k already has 4 titles
Friday, April 3, 2015
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