Sorites Paradox

Sorites Paradox

(This post was inspired by Gretchen Rubin and one of her posts on the one coin loophole.) If I were to give one coin, that would not make anyone instantly rich. If a second coin was added, wealth is still not achieved. But what is rich, if not having many coins?...
Extremism and the idiot

Extremism and the idiot

“Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.” – Clint Eastwood I’ll be the last person to...
The Emperor Has No Clothes

The Emperor Has No Clothes

April 7, 1837, The Emperor’s New Clothes was published. If you have not read this short story by Hans Christian Anderson, click here, or feel free to enjoy my interpretation. In short, an Emperor finds himself an opportunity to don the most lavish and expensive...
The Power of Focus

The Power of Focus

“For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.”  -Thoreau Said another way, most people major in minor things, rooting themselves into an endless uphill battle, struggling to make headway through the leaves....
New format!

New format!

I’ve decided to broaden the subject of the blog from books to general learning. While I’m still reading a book a day (today’s was bad childhood, good life by Dr. Laura Schlessinger), I feel as if books are no longer the only way to learn a vast...