Unfortunately, people thinking they're smart because they searched the internet is like thinking they're good swimmers because they got wet walking through a rainstorm.Tom Nichols - The Death of Expertise I'm a mathematician. On occasion, I have made the simplest of arithmetic errors in the presence of others who know I have a Ph.d. in … Continue reading To be an expert
Remember that every story has another side. Wisdom is the ability to see both sides and weigh them appropriately. Ray Dalio This is the fourth and final installment in my Stoic virtues series. There is Courage, Justice, Temperance, and Wisdom. It takes wisdom to know the amount of courage needed to fit nicely between recklessness … Continue reading Wisdom
When imbibing in drink, I sometimes go overboard. While nowhere near as bad as I was in college, it sometimes occurs when I wake up to find out that the last glass of beer, wine, or scotch I had was one (or two) too many. On the flip side (this occurs much less often), I … Continue reading The Golden Mean
Today is a big day for the future of the United States of America. Will we have four more years of Trump, or will Americans choose to "Bring Back Better" and vote for Biden. I will not pretend that I can sway your vote today with my left leaning politics. Rather, I will briefly dissect … Continue reading Election Day
Justice is another of the four virtues of the Stoics. They believe in doing the right thing. Cicero is believed to have introduced the term "summum bonum", which means the highest good. Both religious and secular philosophy embraces this tenet in some form. Yet I have failed in doing the right thing many times in … Continue reading Justice
