I’m a big believer in diversification. Putting all your eggs in one basket is dangerous, especially in your personal finance. Diversification is a good way to reduce your risks. The question is how we should go about diversification. Recently, through…
It’s amazing to see the resources we now have online for self education. The possibilities are virtually endless. I still remember how difficult it was before the Internet came. At that time, my best hope was the library, and I…
I’m a big believer in having side projects. In my opinion, it’s one of the best ways to grow yourself. I discussed the benefits in detail in this post (along with some tips to implement them), but here are the…
I believe history can teach us a lot. Throughout history, there are those who made good decisions and those who made bad ones. The former reaped the rewards and the latter suffered the consequences. In any case, there are useful…
A while ago I found a YouTube video of Josh Groban singing Vincent. It’s a beautiful song and the performance was also beautiful. I loved it. But then I got interested in what the song is about. The song is…
As I wrote in How to Learn About Life, reading biographies is a good way to learn about life. I’m not going to repeat the article here, but a few benefits of reading biographies are: It teaches you about pitfalls…
In an article back in 2010, I wrote about regret-minimization framework. It’s a term used by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos to describe the way he makes decisions. The idea is that you should make decisions that will minimize your potential…
Do you want to be a wise person? I certainly do, and I believe you do too. Being wise is different from just being smart though. Here is a definition of wise from Dictionary.com: having the power of discerning and…
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. Moliere If there are two ways to success, the first one is instant and the second one takes a long time, which one would you choose? I think most…
Back in January, I wrote a post announcing HabitMaster for iPhone and iPod touch. Now, after a couple of months of development, I’m glad to announce that HabitMaster is also available for iPad. Better yet, you just need to buy…
