Category: deep thoughts
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Mornin’
So I’ve been wondering: When people say “good morning,” are they wishing that you will have a good morning, or are they telling you that it is already a good morning? In support of the latter, I notice that people tend to say “good morning” more on days like today; sunny springy weekends. If that’s…
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First Person Plural
We need to abandon the idea that each of us has one cohesive identity. Everyone possesses multiple personalities, each with their own set of motivations, goals, and quirks. Call them what you want, but there’s always the rational part, the mind, driven by cool rationality, always thinking it’s calculated what’s best for you. Then there’s…
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Book Review: Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
I’ll keep this short, because Freakonomics is a pretty simple book. It takes a look at various topics—the effect of names on success, drug dealer salaries, cheating in sumo wrestling, etc.—through the eyes of an economist. This book is a few years old (and has a sequel out now), and it took me a while…
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