Sometimes, it is a good idea to purposely "throw sand in the gears" in order to force yourself to slow down during bear markets. This is necessary to avoid mistakes ...
The Rational Walk is no longer on Twitter after thirteen years of using the platform. Readers should consider subscribing to Rational Reflections to receive new content ...
If you are a long-term investor, it is pointless to update the quotes for your portfolio on a daily basis. There is simply too much day-to-day noise to make this exercise meaningful ...
Optimization is generally positive but it can be taken too far. When the cost of redundancy is low and the cost of falling short is high, accepting redundancy can make sense ...
No one should invest in technologies that they do not understand but I would be delighted if some succeed even if I do not see a path to success or participate financially ...
Social media platforms are designed to be immersive and it is prudent to assume that you risk being sucked in unless you’ve proven capable of resisting! ...
People who rely primarily on external feedback to stay motivated face significant handicaps. No one can reach their full potential by being a slave to the opinions of others ...
Personal reflections on September 11, 2001 written two decades after the horrendous terrorist attacks on the United States changed the course of the new century ...
Over six months, I cultivated a modest habit of doing pushups first thing in the morning. Then I moved, and the prompt for my habit changed revealing its fragility ...
Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic written in April 2021, a time when the widespread availability of vaccines gave society renewed hope for a return to relative normalcy ...
Thoughts on the counterproductive initiation ritual of working crazy hours and the tendency many people have to conflate face time with commitment and productivity ...
Accepting misery early in your career in exchange for a higher salary is almost always a huge mistake, yet many people make this tradeoff ...
The pandemic turbo-charged the move to virtual worlds and this trend may persist in the long run. But what have we lost in the process? ...
Morning pages is an effective form of journaling in which one sits down to write a few pages of "stream of consciousness" thoughts right after waking up ...
To go the distance, you must pace yourself whether the race you are running is a marathon or saving and investing money for your financial security ...
The most outwardly visible sign of the pandemic has been the use of masks. From the beginning, masks have been mired in unnecessary controversy ...
Written at the start of the pandemic, this article ponders how the world will change and, if anything, seems to have underestimated the impact on society ...
Surreal scenes from the weekend of March 14-15, 2020 when the reality of the pandemic seemed to finally set in, at least for most people ...
News delivery resembles a water faucet that is never turned off. If we do not adopt strategies to deal with the flow, we will be consumed in the flood ...
What is the right balance between form and function? Is there an inherent trade-off that must be made between beauty and practical utility? ...