The Zurich Axioms is a book written by Max Gunther. In the context of speculation, it maps out the risks of chaos and the risks of human behaviors and tendencies, and it provides a framework for managing these risks to capitalize on positive luck. Read the rest of this entry »

I came across this while reading a review on Amazon (where you’ll always find something interesting or at least comical):

The lone inventor/entrepreneur is a nice fantasy, but in practice it seldom works out that way. Brilliance is often incremental in nature, and, well, you’ve heard the saying. “If I have seen further, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants.” Compare that to the Galt fallacy, where you’re born on third and think you hit a triple. Basing an entire political worldview off of it? That’s bordering on solipsism.

@Amazon.com: Barry Milliken’s review of The Spirit Level

This response to the book What Darwin Got Wrong covers a lot of ground and gives background information on the book’s authors that the thoughtful reader may find heplful. @What Darwin’s Doubters Get Wrong – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education

The essence of Stoic wisdom: not to invest one’s hopes in anything that lies in the hands of the Goddess of Fortune. @alaindebotton

Maslow believed that man has an internal, natural, drive to become the best possible person he can be, to become self-actualized. @Abraham Maslow’s 8 Ways to Self-Actualize | Derek Sivers. Also see @Self-actualization Theory and @Maslow Self Actualization – unlearn.