Monthly Archives: May 2012

Creating your emotions — my friend’s incredibly successful story

by Joshua Posted on May 31, 2012

A recent conversation with a friend who also coaches highlighted some important observations of mastering your emotions and improving your life. We were talking about my Model and Method and how you can predictably and consistently create the emotions and … Continue reading →

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First cherries of spring!

by Joshua Posted on May 30, 2012

If the first cherries of spring don’t warrant a post of their own, I don’t know what does. Billions of years of evolution led to them tasting so good — on their side and mine. After all the amazing tropical … Continue reading →

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The difference between men and women

by Joshua Posted on May 29, 2012

I’m going to explain a major difference between men and women that will help men understand women and women understand men. It won’t explain everything, but it will help you understand the opposite sex better than most perspectives. I’ll overstate … Continue reading →

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Human history, on a flash drive

by Joshua Posted on May 28, 2012

A couple friends created the eVr1 Codex — part accessory, part memory drive — that stores a huge canon of literature so you can keep it with you at all times. I know both friends from business school classes. You … Continue reading →

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On the values of travel

by Joshua Posted on May 27, 2012

Last month I wrote how I don’t like to travel, just as I embarked on a trip to North Korea and China that ended up including Vietnam too. Then I had another trip of a lifetime! The amount I learn … Continue reading →

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If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, Consider Time

by Joshua Posted on May 26, 2012

I just read this article, “If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, Consider Time.” Before commenting on it, I’ll note that I saw it linked to from a tech site, Hacker News. That community tends not to value MBA values and … Continue reading →

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Problems at the foundation of economics

by Joshua Posted on May 25, 2012

My physics training tells me economics views some things in a weird way. In physics, if your theory predicts something to happen a certain way and it happens differently, you say your theory is wrong, at least partly, and you … Continue reading →

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Why people flip out (including yourself) and what to do about it

by Joshua Posted on May 24, 2012

The pattern: overly intense emotions We’ve all experienced someone losing their cool around us. People flip out. They scream or raise their voices. Or, alternatively, sometimes they withdraw and act depressed or powerless. They make rash decisions. They get difficult … Continue reading →

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A leadership perspective on differences between economic systems

by Joshua Posted on May 23, 2012

Watching people on the streets of North Korea, you see a different culture than in New York City. In three cumulative weeks in North Korea I saw almost no one hurrying or seeming like they wanted to get somewhere important. I … Continue reading →

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Robert McNamara on Vietnam and leadership (or lack thereof) that led to the war

by Joshua Posted on May 22, 2012

Following up on Vietnam, leadership, and the War Remembrance Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, I wanted to include some quotes by Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam war. As the BBC’s obituary noted, To anti-war protesters … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Creating your emotions — my friend’s incredibly successful story

First cherries of spring!

The difference between men and women

Human history, on a flash drive

On the values of travel

If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, Consider Time

Problems at the foundation of economics

Why people flip out (including yourself) and what to do about it

A leadership perspective on differences between economic systems

Robert McNamara on Vietnam and leadership (or lack thereof) that led to the war

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