We decide and then figure out a reason....
segunda-feira, dezembro 31, 2012
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We are not thinking machines that feel; rather we are feeling machines that think
Praise desired behaviors instead of punishing...
domingo, dezembro 30, 2012
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"Regular exercise, even walking,” leads to more robust mental abilities
domingo, dezembro 30, 2012
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The broad point of this new notion is that if physical activity helped to mold the structure of our brains, then it most likely remains essential to brain health today, says John D. Polk, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and co-author, with Dr. Raichlen, of the new article.domingo, dezembro 30, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
Pain in better faster than....
domingo, dezembro 30, 2012
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Most problems are the result of bad politics
domingo, dezembro 30, 2012
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Lazy but smart!
sábado, dezembro 29, 2012
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Steven Cohen told The Wall Street Journal in 2006 that his mother, who died in 2005, thought he was “smart but lazy.” She viewed his younger brother, Donald Cohen, as the financial success of the family. He is now an accountant.sábado, dezembro 29, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/business/steven-cohen-of-sac-is-fascinating-to-investigators-too.html?pagewanted=3&_r=0
The purpose of life
sábado, dezembro 29, 2012
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The purpose of life is a life of purpose. sábado, dezembro 29, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
Robert Byrne
Book Review
sábado, dezembro 29, 2012
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"Uncertainty" is a buy signal, not a sell signal
sexta-feira, dezembro 28, 2012
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You will be Assimilated (From Star Trek)
quinta-feira, dezembro 27, 2012
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Pratical Wisdom vs Bureaucracy
domingo, dezembro 23, 2012
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Barry Schwartz says rules and incentives are an “insurance policy against disaster, but [they don't] produce excellence.” In the recent book, Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing, Schwartz and co-author Kenneth Sharpe, also a Swarthmore professor, say what is needed is not more bureaucracy. Instead, society needs the Aristotelian ideal that trumps all others — practical wisdom.domingo, dezembro 23, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2012/12/practical-wisdom/
PS I am not sure rules & incentives are an insurance against disasters, perhaps they can avoid small mistakes but they can contribute to a big disasters. Once you follow the rules and stop thinking anything can happen.
My new book (and the first)
quinta-feira, dezembro 20, 2012
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I just finish a book with a compilation of the first 10 years of Thought's of the Day. The book it's not for sale, i can't profit from it (in fact i am loosing a lot!). I am figuring out a way to send the book to all the interested without spending more money.
The idea is give the book to friends, family and Colleagues.
I designed the book to be a good read for my kids, i think it's better than an MBA.
The first thought of the book is:
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
Benjamin Disraeli
Diet
quarta-feira, dezembro 19, 2012
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Regulation
quarta-feira, dezembro 19, 2012
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– Bertrand Russell, "An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"
Diet
terça-feira, dezembro 18, 2012
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Nec major in laude nec minor in vituperio
domingo, dezembro 16, 2012
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Saint Augustine
Happiness
domingo, dezembro 16, 2012
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Estar, porém, perto de uma pessoa feliz nos torna felizes, o que, em última instância, é o objectivo primordial da vida de todos nós.domingo, dezembro 16, 2012 David Barradas 1 Comments
Eduardo Moreira, Encantadores de Vidas
My translation:
To be near a happy person makes you happy too, which is the purpose of our existence.
Nutrition
quinta-feira, dezembro 13, 2012
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73 kg and 9,8% fatquinta-feira, dezembro 13, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
yesterday i wake in Geneva
I eat some muesli, coffee and berries as breakfast
drank only coffee on the plane back to Lisbon and eat some Almonds i had in my backpack
when i landed i came home and ate some black beans with Ratatouille
1 cereal bar at 6 pm
90 minutes low intensity Spinning class after 6.30 pm
For dinner i ate veggie soup and green salad
Today we will have a big windy rainy day in Lisbon
Tomorrow it's the Troia/Sagres road bike ride with 200 k, hope the weather holds!
Today i will carb load big time.( some fruit )
Nutrition after 2 weeks in Brazil
segunda-feira, dezembro 10, 2012
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74,3 kg 9,8%fatsegunda-feira, dezembro 10, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
Just came from 2 weeks in Rio & São Paulo.
Despite being careful I put some kg's in the process. I landed with 75kg.
It's difficult do diet while staying in Hotels because i always eat too much sugar at breakfast.
I am back on diet.
yesterday i ate
Ratatouille & black beans for breakfast. yes you read it well, real food for breakfast!
Some Green tea
Eat some salad & one veggie soup for lunch
zero eating in the afternoon, just some more green tea
For dinner i had grilled fish with greens. I put some ISWARI Hemp seed's and Flaxseeds.
i slept well and waked early and fresh
Simple quant formulas beat human eye almost...
segunda-feira, dezembro 10, 2012
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Investment, overcapacity & collapse
segunda-feira, dezembro 10, 2012
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Good lessons from a good teacher
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Mude
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What makes a Company strong?
domingo, dezembro 09, 2012
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What makes a company strong is not the product or the service. It's the position they own in the mind.domingo, dezembro 09, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
The strength of Hertz is in its leadership position, not the quality of it's rent-a-car service. It's easier to stay on top than to get there.
Can you name a company that has overturned a leader? Crest did it in toothpaste, thanks to the American Dental Association's seal of approval. Budweiser did it in beer and Marlboro did it in cigarettes. But it rarely happens.
A survey of 25 leading brands from the year 1923 proves this point. Today, 20 of those brands are still in first place.Four are in second place and one is in fifth place.
Even changes in rank don't happen very often. If marketing were a horse race, it would be deadly dull affair. In the 43 years since World War II, there has been only one change in position in the top three U.S. automobile companies.
From Bottom up Marketing, Al Ries & Jack Trout 1990
Bigger beats better most of the time
domingo, dezembro 09, 2012
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Competitive advantages based on economies of scale are in a class by themselves. They tend to be far longer lived than the other types and therefore more valuable. The best course is to establish dominance in a local market and then expand outward from it. Economies of scale, especially in local markets, are the key to creating sustainable competitive advantages.
The appropriate strategy is to identify niche markets, understanding that not all niches are equally attractive. Ideally, it will also be readily extendable at the edges. The key is to “think local"
Source: Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn, “Competition Demystified”
Sound business principles
domingo, dezembro 09, 2012
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3 rules to follow
domingo, dezembro 09, 2012
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Earn all you can, give all you can, save all you candomingo, dezembro 09, 2012 David Barradas 0 Comments
― John Wesley
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- Lazy but smart!
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- Simple quant formulas beat human eye almost...
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