Problem solving and stories of personal growth, development, and travels with a stuffed monkey.
Day in and day out, we work the daily grind. "What's been goin' on?" an old friend might ask. To which you may respond, "same ol' same ol'". There are theories that suggest that this makes time pass very quickly. When you did the same thing today that you did a week ago, last week … Continue reading Something Extraordinary
While running Sunday afternoon, I had Ryan Holiday's book Stillness is the Key playing on Audible. With less than a half mile left of my run, Ryan (he reads it himself) begins reading the chapter Limit Your Inputs and begins it with a quote. A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. -Herbert Simon … Continue reading Benefits of Stillness
In my Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice study, I learned much about life insurance and life annutities last week. Included in a section on retirement benefits was a description of the importance of building up a 'Life Portfolio.' I was surprised and delighted to find this in an actuary textbook! The Life Portfolio is a portfolio … Continue reading The Life Portfolio
Yesterday's Daily Stoic was about how anger is the worst vice. It explained how many of the things we think of as vices are more self damaing, but anger damages others. This was timely in a way. Just a little late for me, however. I've recently read a story that describes a stoic Abraham Lincoln, … Continue reading Acting on Anger
When I taught a 3-week intensive course for 6th-8th graders called The Beauty of Mathematics several years ago, I used many mathematical card tricks. Some of these mathematical card tricks are quite amazing when embellished for an audience. They were quite fun to perform, instruct how to perform, and then to break down and analyze. … Continue reading Face-Up Card Puzzle Explained
