Monthly Archives: October 2023

I should be so lucky

Posted on October 27, 2023 by koenfucius

(Featured image: Jacqui Brown/Flickr CC BY SA 2.0) How can we estimate the importance of the role of luck on individual success? Andrew Carnegie was an exceptionally lucky man. The fortune he amassed, adjusted for inflation, amounted to about $310 … Continue reading →

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The power of wrong

Posted on October 20, 2023 by koenfucius

When might we opt to refrain from doing something that would serve us well? A few weeks ago, the light bulb in our oven popped. It is one of those insignificant items whose utility you don’t fully appreciate until they … Continue reading →

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Evil does not take sides

Posted on October 13, 2023 by koenfucius

Featured image: Pandemonium by John Martin The hardest, and the most significant choices we make are those that involve good and evil. Those are also the choices that signal the clearest who we really are. There is no getting away … Continue reading →

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Lies, damn lies, and facts

Posted on October 6, 2023 by koenfucius

“The facts speak for themselves”, they say. But do they really, or are we just hearing what we think they’re saying? Maybe conclusions and decisions “supported by facts” are not necessarily as robust as we like to think. The other … Continue reading →

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