RIP Roger Bannister
From a time when people were famous for actually doing something…..
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There Are Now More Indices Than Stocks
More here – Bloomberg
My Beautiful Delusion
In my readings I came across the following chart and it got me thinking about the nature of delusion – It is no secret that we lie to ourselves, we have a strangely filtered view of all of our qualities and flaws. My guess is that most of the time these delusions serve to protect…
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Two Interesting Charts
At last something we beat the Kiwi’s in. No idea of the implication but they look interesting.
The Myth of The Successful Dropout.
Interesting little chart from The Conversation. The data is US derived but it would seem broadly applicable to anywhere. This also tallies with the surplus of data that links everything from life expectancy, general health and life satisfaction to education. The simple rule seems to be, the more you get the better you do at…
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How Athletes Train Their Minds for the Olympics
During the women’s downhill race on Wednesday, Bode Miller, who has been an NBC color commentator for the alpine ski events at this Olympics, offered some insight on the mental toll of his former profession. “Everyone says that the pitcher’s mound is the loneliest place in sports. I would say the Olympic start gate is…
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