The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “luck” as ” an event or circumstance that works for or against a person. “ It is easy to identify good and bad luck: It is good luck to bet on red and have the ball land on Red 23, The ball rolling into Red 23 and then ricocheting back to Black 10…
Some careers are well-defined and have a clear path to success. If you want to make partner at a prestigious law firm, for example, you need to crush the LSAT, attend law school at Yale/Harvard/Georgetown/something similar, clerk with a top firm one summer, secure an offer, spend a couple of years doing grunt work, then climb…
It’s not internal bleeding, failed surgeries, or ineffective rehabilitation that causes the most surgical complications. The most common surgical complication is prolonged opioid use post-surgery. This is not a surprising phenomenon. Patients are in excruciating pain after surgery. Doctors prescribe OxyContin to ease this pain. OxyContin relieves pain by releasing dopamine, which floods our brains with “feel-good chemicals”. Dopamine…
Language can be funny. In English ” History” can be defined as a chronology of important events (such those that affect a nation or an institution). The term ” story “ refers to a person’s account about an incident or event. History is a way to express objective facts, or a series of concrete, real events. Story is subjective and skewed from the perspective…
A case study that is interesting: Planet Fitness has a $10 gym membership that gives unlimited access. This is a ridiculously cheap price. Planet Fitness is a thriving business, despite its low prices. Its stock price has increased 134% in the last five year. How can a business make so much profit despite offering such low…
There are only a few more days in 2023. The time flies by, doesn’t he? As we close out the year 2022, I want to share with you a few thoughts I’ve had, some goals for next year, as well as a quick Q&A. Let’s start. A Big Personal Shift for 2022 Between August 2021 and August 2022…
When I was young, I played a lot of video games. Call of Duty was one of them. I also played Skyrim, Super Smash Bros and Halo. When I was between 10 and 11 years old, one particular game stood out: Pokémon. Pokemon’s core gameplay revolves around the battles of creatures ( they are called “Pokemon”) that have different types…
Diego Maradona led Argentina to its second World Cup victory in eight years in 1986. The team defeated West Germany in the final round of football’s premier tournament. Maradona is still revered by his fellow Argentines as a deity. After 28 years, a new Argentine was at the top of football. Lionel Messi had returned the South…
Elon Musk has a strange nerdy personality. He joked that he has Aspergers when hosting Saturday Night Live. He also regularly sleeps on the couches of his friends because he does not own a house. Elon Musk’s worth is $200B, too, because he cofounded Neuralink, OpenAI and SpaceX. He also founded X.com, which was…
