Maybe the lesson is “diversification of investments might be overrated, sometimes“—depending on your goals for the portfolio. I’m not sure this was a friendship issue, but a conviction of investment issue.  Diversification is primarily a “hedging“ strategy, for those who aren’t sure what they want to do, don’t believe in…

Some things are just “backwards” from what we expect. The “Mpemba effect,” where hot water can actually freeze faster than cold water under certain conditions, a fact that seems to break the basic rules of thermodynamics. The “Pratfall Effect” suggests that people who are perceived as highly competent actually become…

Who will we be, as we live out our lives? It actually is a choice.  SystemOrEcosystem.com See post on LinkedIn

Does it make a difference how many University degrees one has—if they can’t create or actually do anything real?!  (As the original poster pointed out, it doesn’t really matter if the video storyline is AI or not AI. AI is not a four letter word. If it’s not meant to…

Uh-oh. Maybe we need to reevaluate the “value-proposition” of what much of “college” has become? __________ Mark Minevich This should alarm every parent , policymaker, university president, and CEO in America. Young college graduates now have the same unemployment rate as non-graduates. Incredible to believe:  At the same time:• OPT…

A perspective on Iran… Read article See post on LinkedIn

From Minneapolis to Tehran, the world is burning down. Darwin‘s plan is not working. SystemOrEcosystem.com See post on LinkedIn

“If your aspirations and convictions are not greater than your resources or desire for self-preservation, you are not an entrepreneur, or someone who can contribute to changing the world.” (adapted from his life’s convictions) Prahalad was ranked the world’s leading business thinker by the Thinkers50 list in 2007 and 2009…

How are the “root causes” solved, of human hatred, bigotry, greed, selfishness, laziness, and the rest? “The Design” from the only one whoever conquered all of that—lends some insight. Take a chance. SystemOrEcosystem.com See post on LinkedIn

“Deep fakes” across all media types are 100 miles “deeper” today… than even 18 months ago: Perhaps “believing your own eyes“ must also leap to a new level. What will be your “basis on which to trust which you think you see or hear.“  You had better have a new…

China has always prided itself for “playing the long game.” But now they have shot themselves in the wrong place. National defense and the coveted international influence and alliances are always limited by national wealth “as a percentage“ of GDP. The United States is arguably “the most powerful country on…

Clever Founders! Meta uses a dual-class share setup. Even though Zuckerberg owns only about 13–14% of the company economically, he controls around 61% of the voting power. A board can remove a CEO in theory. In practice, Zuckerberg controls the votes that decide who sits on the board. Removal only…

“Truth be told, nothing puts a relationship in jeopardy faster than poor listening. It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking to your husband, wife, son, daughter, boss, or subordinate.”-Derek Gaunt https://lnkd.in/gp_et_CX Read article

There is so much opportunity in AI, used creatively, for good. __________ Vincentius Liong/Leong 梁国豪 China’s AI detected Alzheimer’s from eye scans in seconds, while US patients wait years for diagnosis Chinese researchers developed artificial intelligence that identifies Alzheimer’s disease by analyzing retinal blood vessels through a simple eye scan. The…

Is this obvious? Jesus (the person), and religion, are NOTHING alike. The “God-shaped vacuum” in each heart craves Life and authenticity, but we are often only offered religion, instead. Ironically, Jesus didn’t bring religion. He brought something entirely different: SystemOrEcosystem.com The status quo says religion will always bring us more of…

Who you are when no one is rooting for you—is the indicator of whether you’ll even be worth knowing when you “knock it out of the park” in life or career. __________ AJ . Read this if you’re on your lonely pathIf you’re the single clap in the auditorium… 👇 I’m…

You? Me? Leander Starr Jameson failed in his raid against the Boers in South Africa. Despite the raid’s epic failure, Jameson’s poise during his trial and imprisonment deeply impressed Kipling. Thus the poem. If—By Rudyard KiplingIf you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it…

SaaS ? __________ Rubén Domínguez Ibar Tech didn’t kill the seven deadly sins. It made them a subscription model: ▫️ Lust → Tinder▫️ Gluttony → Uber Eats▫️ Greed → Amazon▫️ Sloth → Netflix▫️ Wrath → X▫️ Envy → Instagram▫️ Pride → LinkedIn Silicon Valley didn’t invent human flaws.It just scaled them, with 99.9% uptime and global distribution.…

Can we get AI to build ships, also? “We spent the last decade teaching people how to code. In the next decade, we will be teaching people how to use their hands,” said Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan. SAS NEWS: New Navy Secretary Vows to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding https://lnkd.in/gGRRSV4X See…

Would you endure mockery for twelve years – if it meant saving lives? ___________ Stan Karbowiak 1918. Washington, D.C.Alice Catherine Evans, a 39-year-old microbiologist, published research that should have saved lives immediately.She’d proven that raw milk carried deadly bacteria causing brucellosis—a disease with recurring fevers, crippling joint pain, and exhaustion…

“Hand out Hope like candy.” Do YOU really want to face God self-righteously wagging your finger at others? Honest self-reflection doesn’t leave much room for judging. We will be forgiven in the measure we forgive, and judged in the measure we judge others. Slow down. Look around, look up, and…

Why did the US government health czar change from calling weight loss drugs a scam to slashing prices for them and making them easily available? The answer is the theory of “greater evil.“ The obesity crisis is greater than the sunken cheek crisis — in terms of life expectancy and…

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You don’t need to speak a word of German to experience this sort of morning for yourself! https://lnkd.in/gVqeR83e See post on LinkedIn

Joseph Stalin—“A lie told often enough becomes the truth”—attributed. Stalin’s regime embodied the principle in practice. Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda. In a speech in the early 1930s, Goebbels articulated: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”…

Venezuela Policy and Strategy, straight from the big screen in the Situation Room, utilized off-hours for movies. Professor Jack Ryan makes great points. John Krasinski’s character in “Jack Ryan: Season 2” explains what’s really going on with Venezuela. It’s not the oil. (season 2 trailer linked in comments) __________ Kagan…

“The older I get, the better I was.” And yet, in the real world, not the Matrix, “You are not who you think you are.” Psychology and neuroscience suggest something surprisingly close to The Matrix idea of a “residual self-image.” We all carry an internal model of ourselves—a mental snapshot…

The humility to look at the evidence, rather than get swept away by previous notions, sentiment, or fear of reprisal, is such a rare quality! Millican, the mighty physicist, was sure the data from his experiments would expose a fatal flaw in Einstein’s idea. He was sure. “Instead, the data…

When you are running to make a tight connection, AI knows. OJ can relax finally. American Airlines and AI will be able to hold some planes at the gate an extra ten minutes. Now THAT is a brilliant AI use case. Back when I was American Airlines “Concierge Key“ status…

As the Indiana University Hoosier football team is currently demolishing the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide, perhaps let’s take a peek under the hood. This is their coach right after being hired two years ago for the lowly IU program. His incoming recruiting class wasn’t even in the top 10 of…

Why is January 1 the start of a “New Year“?! Ever wonder? Humans are generally complacently gullible aren’t we? 🥳 We would like to think it’s all about “science,” or “it’s always been that way.”  But, actually, we all finally came to heel in 1582 – not that long ago! 1.…

Tonight at midnight you will see, in one of my hometowns, visible from my roof, a 554 feet, 7 ¹¹/₃₂ inches (169.046 meters) Birthday Candle—celebrating a collection of colonies to a global superpower. One could wish that the greatest of all superpowers could demonstrate that “power” with “character.” Most insiders…

In a world where hatred, venom, and lies are Weaponized on “social” media, rapper Forrest Frank points out the highest ground and healthiest attitude: a lamb led to the slaughter, silent before his shearers. That is almost impossible, but worth doing. Often people are cruel, hoping to create “a safe…

Jedi Golf, Josh Peters ? Na-noo Na-noo. See post on LinkedIn

AI is not the enemy: The construction industry loses $1.6 trillion annually to waste and inefficiency. Projects routinely exceed budgets by 30% and schedules by months. The Label Has Become the Liability “AI” has become a dog whistle for disruption anxiety. When you lead with AI, people hear: “This technology…

It’s a big deal. It’s arriving at the station. A normal app: You click → it responds. An AI agent: You say the goal → it figures out the steps → it does the work → it checks itself → it improves. “Find me three vendors, compare pricing, draft an…

Captain Kangaroo‘s priceless advice: “People already know how to shout. Maybe we can learn how to listen.” “True strength doesn’t roar. It whispers, patiently, with love.” And, for most of today’s television and streaming and social media, his reflection on children’s programming of the day still has teeth: “It was…

With all of the oft-vocalized reasons to fear AI or to doubt it, don’t doubt this: material science and medicine solutions are going to happen. __________ Evan Kirstel AI isn’t just writing code anymore. It’s starting to invent matter — and that should make a lot of industries uncomfortable. In…

Elle, in our many hours of conversations and dinners with your team and ours around the world, one thing has been clear. Your heart, creativity, and amazing mind have always been fully tuned to help both your clients and your colleagues succeed in the best possible ways. The joy you…

You HAVE to know, if you’re paying attention at all… Jesus didn’t descend from Eternity-Life to show up and punch a time clock on Sunday morning. Jesus didn’t come with a construction permit to build steeple-houses. Jesus did NOT start or envision a calendar-based ritual, ceremony, mass, service—or attendance-based club…

Victim or Victor? Whiner or Winner? Loser or Lover? “Fate whispers to the Warrior, “The storm is coming.” The Warrior whispers back, “I am the storm.” See post on LinkedIn

Victim or Victor? “Fate whispers to the Warrior, “The storm is coming.” The Warrior whispers back, “I am the storm.” See post on LinkedIn

How did the world get in such a mess? Saul Alinsky’s book “Rules for Radicals,” publicly embraced by two of the last four democratic presidential candidates (and millions more unknowingly), says in essence—If you can’t win in a discussion, instead destroy your target via innuendo and character assassination. “Blame YOU!”…

It took 25 years in Africa to go from one phone landline per village — to over 75% of the population carrying a mobile device.  In the late 90s, telecommunications in many African nations looked like this:One landline for an entire village. If you wanted to make a call, you…

A lot of things DO “improve with age.“ But not everything. Some things are just always awesome. See post on LinkedIn

“Read this before midnight tonight, or this message will disappear!” You can win a Nobel Prize for understanding how dumb humans are. 😎 Where do we sign up?! Loss aversion. The Nobel Prize for the study of “loss aversion” went to Daniel Kahneman in 2002. Daniel passed away just last year in…

I want a hippopotamus for ChristmasOnly a hippopotamus will doI don’t want a doll, no dinky TinkertoyI want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoyI want a hippopotamus for ChristmasI don’t think Santa Claus will mind, do you?He won’t have to use our dirty chimney flueJust bring him through the…

Stop lying to your gym membership: You’re actually participating in a 4,000-year-old ritual of guilt. 🏛️✨Before you feel too bad about that “New Year, New Me” energy fizzling out by February, remember that your ancestors were just as stressed about their resolutions as you are—they just had higher stakes.Here’s the TL;DR…

1912, 8th grade exam – to pass to the ninth grade. Today, getting into most US universities is FAR easier than this. OPBEE.com __________ Robert Von Sachsen Bellony This was the 8th grade exam to move on to the next grade in 1912. How does this compare to what is…

How exactly did Venezuela steal American oil, the issue that has President Trump pretty angry right now? Here is the story, I guess. When President Trump says Venezuela “stole” U.S. oil, he’s not talking about barrels siphoned from American soil.He’s talking about something more consequential: control, leverage, and value extraction…