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Bad Dates, Cookie Lies, and Waking in Ukraine
Years before getting married, I went on a date to a forgotten restaurant for an unremarkable meal. However, I ...
Perspectives on Risk: Transparency and Competence
Introduction
When it comes to managing positive and negative risks, I think in terms of “transparency” and ...
Logic, Passion, and the Rule of 72
I am passionate about learning and logical, rational thinking. If something does not make sense or fails to ...
Brooks Writes Stories: How Did It Go in 2024?
Happy New Year. Since 2017, I have submitted and tracked my fiction writing, and posted annual updates (2018, ...
Learn One New Thing Today
Beaverball, my book about a season with the MIT baseball team, includes stories about how we sometimes shared a ...
How You Think Can Be as Important as What You Think
The economist Mohamed El-Erian, in his book The Only Game in Town, writes about the importance of having and ...
An Ode to Curiosity and Curious People
In 1935, Eleanor Roosevelt published an article in The Saturday Evening Post titled “In Defense of Curiosity.” In ...
My Dad’s Teeth
My Dad is the dream dental patient. He role models superb oral hygiene. I remember, as a kid, our dentist saying, ...
Appreciation for Practical Skills and Keeping Your Word
My parents gave me a sport coat earlier this year. The sleeves were too long, so I looked for an experienced ...
Process, Routine, and the Power of Caring Less
In college, my friend and mentor Mark Lundstrom taught me that “earning good grades gives you more freedom.” I had ...
Financial Liquidity: Providing Context for Investors
Liquidity – the ability to convert assets into cash – generally worries investors.[1] In talking with clients and ...
Context Appropriate Communication: Comparing Investment Performance to Forest Sustainability
The growth of ESG investing – which screens investments and firms based on environmental, social, and governance ...