• [Book Review] Freakonomics

    [Book Review] Freakonomics

    [Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explains the Hidden Side to Everything] – by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt was a great book.  It was different. And I liked it. Freakonomics makes you look at the world in a different way.  The book explores the real reasons for the 1990s crime drop, information asymmetry, real estate agents,… Continue reading

  • When to start?

    When to start?

    It is much more important to start, rather than worry about when to start. If you think about it, the majority of people fail before they even begin. They experience paralysis of analysis—unable to make a decision due to the myriad of options now available in today’s society. If you simply start, no matter how prepared, it doesn’t… Continue reading

  • Biosphere 2

    There is this place called the Biosphere 2 located in Arizona. It is the largest enclosed ecological system. It is based in Arizona and is now a research facility. Biosphere 2 was originally meant to demonstrate the potential of closed ecological systems in supporting and maintaining human life in outer space, such as colonizing Mars/ other planets.… Continue reading

  • Altruism

    Altruism

    How do you measure altruism? America donates over 2% of its GDP to charity every year. But how does a person make the conscious decision to simply give money away, to charities or people or countries that they will never know? Economists, scientists and mathematicians alike have all tried to devise algorithms or formulas and… Continue reading

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

    Dark matter is the matter in our universe that we cannot see It’s hard to detect, and it doesn’t interact with light But it’s still matter, and we know it exists Just because it’s not visible, doesn’t mean it’s not real, because that is how all good ideas start: a fabrication from nothing. Good Luck. Continue reading

  • Change your focus

    Change your focus

    For the past few decades, targetting the sellers has been very ineffective in stopping the sale of illegal drugs. When you arrest the sellers, it only exacerbates the issue. The fundamental law of economics that controls any market is supply and demand. Stopping drug sellers decreases supply, making it more scarce, while the demand remains the… Continue reading

  • Alternatives

    Alternatives

    Anyone who knows me also knows that I have allergies… A lot of them Beef, dairy, eggs, yeast, peanuts, sesame, lamb, pineapple, gluten, 1000 different type of trees, pollen, and the cold. Dairy might be the worst one Not being able to have milk with my coffee or cereal. No ice cream, no alfredo sauce,… Continue reading

  • Time

    Do you ever find it bizarre that time only moves forward, and not backward? Do you ever wonder why time affects everyone, is constantly moving, but it still feels different to everyone? Even though 60 ticks on a clock goes by means 1 minute That 1 minute can feel dragged out When you are in… Continue reading

  • A letter to myself

    A letter to myself

    Dear Jeff, You live a privileged life You have great friends and family Opportunities are everywhere, and you only need to take the first step You have great aspirations and will accomplish a lot in life But even if you don’t, it’s okay I know you are stressed out right now, and maybe the past… Continue reading

  • How to choose a career you want with incentives

    How to choose a career you want with incentives

    There are 5 types of incentives in life (3 according to the book Freakonomics), powered by 5 different types of “minds” in your head. Economical Moral Social Personal Logical Your economical mind wants you to become an investment banker. He wants you to make as much money as you can and get rich. Your moral-self… Continue reading