It’s not sure that Bobby McFerrin foresaw the results of this recent study published in the PNAS (shortly reviewed in the Scientific American), but it turns out that following his advice is really what one should do in order to become creative and to suddently have tons of great ideas.
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Conjuratia imbecililor
S-a scris deja foarte mult in presa (si in blogosfera…) despre raportul Tismaneanu, cuvantarea lui Basescu, circul lui Vadim & co s.a.m.d. Din ce am am apucat sa citesc in fuga (ramane desigur sa parcurg intregul raport- continutul acestuia fiind categoric cel mai important- si nu condamnarea per se pronuntata de Traian Basescu), de departe cel mai bine scris articol pe marginea evenimentelor din context mi s-a parut Conjuratia imbecilor, scris de Doru Buscu, in Cotidianul.
→ Read more Quote for the week 17th-23rd Dec ’06
Business isn’t that complicated. A lot of people of average intelligence make a good living. Really smart people can accumulate a fortune if they are truly committed. Your problem is that you like to do interesting work.
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Original idea for grading exams from somebody in the law department with an appetite for experimental physics 🙂 I personally like more the economics bit of this entry, ie. the ‘disclaimer’ part.
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First: sincere congrats to Tihamer for the subjects he tackles on his blog (I also used a previous post of his as inspiration – and material- for writing my recent post on ‘Magyarorszag’).
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