Love and Respect
Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of… Read More »Love and Respect
Adam Smith
Adam Smith on emergent opulence: peace, easy taxes and justice
You heard it first from Thucidides. Now here’s Smith: Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the… Read More »Adam Smith on emergent opulence: peace, easy taxes and justice
The Prize vs The Work
These things are prizes: Large amounts of money; Prestige; Medals and awards of all shapes and sizes; Universal recognition and adoration. It’s easy to focus… Read More »The Prize vs The Work
The switch (2)
“What am I hoping to get?” Once we’ve admitted to ourselves that we’re doing our work (at least partly) for ourselves, we can think more… Read More »The switch (2)
Emergent order: Russ Roberts’ It’s a Wonderful Loaf
This is a great introduction (or reminder) about emergent order in the complex adaptive system that is the economy.
Iqbal Quadir: connectivity is productivity
Another way of looking at networks from Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone and entrepreneur against poverty: One day in 1993 [while working at an… Read More »Iqbal Quadir: connectivity is productivity