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I found this incredibly helpful. Could you list any additional resources for CBT and positive thinking you might have? I have some other question if you don't mind, my email is in …

There's a good mix of iterative changes and structural changes. I think the structural ones (that don't deal with aesthetics) are the most interesting. One trick I like to do is st…

Is it a lack of coverage or just strategically staying under the radar? I think the lopsided press coverage of VC-backed vs. bootstrapped makes sense when you think about the incen…

Yeah, that could be confusing - I updated the post.

It's an amazing quote. Also, I can imagine if someone is extremely talented/gifted in one domain, its extremely alluring to measure the world against that attribute. It can be self…

I find this happens when 1. we fruitlessly compare ourselves to others, and 2. 'worship' smartness. I'm reminded of a quote from David Foster Wallace's commencement speech: Everybo…

Sounds amazing. Jobs is such a remarkable business figure, but I often wonder if people like him are rare, or if people like him are rarely given positions at the top of companies?…

You actually don't "have to" do any of that. If you don't wake up early tomorrow or take your kids to school, you will not be hauled off to jail and the world will still go on. Wha…

There could be many reasons we're seeing a rise in the number of incubators, principally the cost of technology startups are falling (makes sense from a diversification standpoint …

That is precisely why people in this thread repeatedly emphasize its an entertainment show first, car show second. There is a story arc for the show and car reviews. Nissan may hav…

Sorry, but electric cars are not infallible. There are some real issues involved with using them, and people are getting upset because a entertainment show about cars is poking fun…

Top Gear is an entertainment show with cars as the backdrop. Just like Daily show is a comedy show with political clips. If you want a car review show, take a look at Motor Week. I…

Grades have this affect because they become psychologically tied to your self-worth. Where does it start? I don't think small children care or are even aware of the significance of…

My point was the author's claim that the top of the top 1% is "involved in the financial services industry" is meaningless because of how he defines it. The only people who don't f…

She sold her stock, which represented ownership of a business. If Mark Zuckerberg sold all his "stock" in Facebook, that doesn't mean he made his money from the financial services …

Any advice for a 24yr old trying to work in high performance computing? Decided about a year ago to switch careers, and I've been getting familiar w/ a few low level languages (C, …

I'm pursuing this strategy, except on the financial engineering side. I started taking upper level coursework at a quant finance program and after a semester quickly realized a few…

I'm deciding between MFE/MS programs and starting independently at the moment. Here's what I've sort of cobbled together. My understanding is that your value to a firm is directly …