The problem with left-wing economic ideology isn’t its wrongness or rightness but its near-total ineffectiveness: while always naive, it is often deeply well-intentioned — the only slightly inconvenient problem is that it literally never works. Socialism causes stagnation; communism causes outright starvation. Every time. Everywhere. Why, though? Well, because the numbers and dynamics just don’t scale.…
[Random Linkage] If You Want To Go To the Gym, Sleep in Your Gym Clothes: Activation Energy, The 20-Second Rule and Other Immersion Lessons
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This entry is part of 6 in the series Random Linkage“The 20-Second Rule What stops you from making the changes you know you should? Shawn[Shawn Achor: ショーン・エイカー 「幸福と成功の意外な関係」 | TED Talk] goo.gl/jsBhxX says it’s “activation energy.” You know, like the activation energy it takes to initially get your butt off the couch and to the…
[Random Linkage] Japanese, Chinese and Other Versions of “Black and Yellow”
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This entry is part of 6 in the series Random LinkageIn no particular order: [(171) Black & Yellow (The Red & White Remix) Aka赤／Shiro白 by Kojoe – YouTube] goo.gl/DGbGT5 [(171) Black and Yellow Sketch | Hidamari Sketch × Wiz Khalifa – YouTube] goo.gl/2MqWK [(171) LOVER/JAPANESE YELLOW (wiz khalifa/Black And Yellow REMIX) – YouTube] goo.gl/wymHyd [(171) Black…
Lessons Learned from a Life of Japanese: Language Lust and the True Meaning of Prioritization
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This entry is part of 4 in the series Language And Society“The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed in these two: common-sense and perseverance.” [Emphasis Added] Owen Feltham The longer I have Japanese in my life, the…
[Random Linkage] A Love Letter to Old Skool Hip-Hop
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This entry is part of 6 in the series Random LinkageA sonic and visual love letter to old skool hip-hop. These kids (Kid Fresino in particular) clearly drank deep. What they lack in confidence (stage presence), they more than make up for in impeccable taste and sheer skill: [(171) KID FRESINO – Special Radio ft…
The Magic of the Dial: The Parts of the AJATT Learning Philosophy That DON’T Apply to the Rest of Life (And What To Do About It…Them)
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It always struck me as the height of hubris for someone to refer to their own ideas, methods and techniques as a “philosophy”. Such is a title best bestowed upon one by others. But I am an intensely hubristic man. An arrogant, arrogant man. So, yeah, that’s what’s up. Also, what’s the difference between a…