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    Transcript Of The Reason Why Humans Dominate The World Boils Down To These Two Abilities
    Mike Gorlon
    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 9 min

    Transcript Of The Reason Why Humans Dominate The World Boils Down To These Two Abilities

    There was a fascinating paragraph in Yuval Noah Harari's book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind about how humans went on to rule the...
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    What Stoicism Is And How It Can Be A Guide To Living A Better Life
    Mike Gorlon
    • Sep 27, 2017
    • 5 min

    What Stoicism Is And How It Can Be A Guide To Living A Better Life

    Stoicism is a philosophy that was developed by Zeno of Citium around 300 BC. It teaches the development of self-control and how to gain...
    18 views
    Advice On Happiness, Marriage, Children, Regret, & Career From The Wisest Americans
    Mike Gorlon
    • Sep 3, 2017
    • 12 min

    Advice On Happiness, Marriage, Children, Regret, & Career From The Wisest Americans

    Karl Pillemer went on a journey to seek advice on some of the most common and difficult questions we all face in our lives. These...
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    Bruce Lee's Dream And Ways Of Thinking
    Mike Gorlon
    • Sep 2, 2017
    • 5 min

    Bruce Lee's Dream And Ways Of Thinking

    Bruce Lee was a famous martial artist, movie actor, philosopher, martial arts instructor and movie director. He is known for his style of...
    30 views
    Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets
    Mike Gorlon
    • Aug 12, 2017
    • 1 min

    Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets

    “A few major opportunities clearly recognizable as such, will usually come to one who continuously searches and waits, with a curious...
    49 views
    How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 23, 2017
    • 12 min

    How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big

    I first came across Scott Adam’s book How to Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big on a Farnam Street blog post, a blog that I...
    21 views
    Ben Bernanke's Thoughts During The Mortgage Meltdown
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 15, 2017
    • 8 min

    Ben Bernanke's Thoughts During The Mortgage Meltdown

    I recently found my notes from a couple of years ago when I read Ben Bernanke’s book The Courage to Act.  I remember hearing that Ben was...
    11 views
    How Sam Walton Built The Greatest Retail Empire Of The 20th Century
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 28, 2017
    • 9 min

    How Sam Walton Built The Greatest Retail Empire Of The 20th Century

    Sam Walton wrote his autobiography, Made in America, after he got sick and was hospitalized. It’s a top recommended book by Warren...
    6 views
    My Thoughts On Tesla's Stock Price
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 8, 2017
    • 3 min

    My Thoughts On Tesla's Stock Price

    At the beginning of May, some of the greatest money managers get together at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference at the Lincoln Center in...
    9 views
    The Dalai Lama's Thoughts On Happiness
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 4, 2017
    • 10 min

    The Dalai Lama's Thoughts On Happiness

    Back when I was living in Westchester I used to have to take the train to and from work.  I'm sure you are familiar with that awful...
    6 views
    Bill Nye's Thoughts On Evolution
    Mike Gorlon
    • May 4, 2017
    • 17 min

    Bill Nye's Thoughts On Evolution

    I read Bill Nye's book titled Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation not too long after it first came out back in December of...
    7 views
    What Is The Kaizen Way
    Mike Gorlon
    • Apr 14, 2017
    • 7 min

    What Is The Kaizen Way

    The kaizen way is the idea that taking big steps when trying a task or a goal doesn't work because these big steps create fear so we...
    12 views
    Thoughts On Creativity
    Mike Gorlon
    • Mar 17, 2017
    • 16 min

    Thoughts On Creativity

    I just finished reading Ed Catmull's book called Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration...
    23 views
    The Primary Components Of A Happy Life
    Mike Gorlon
    • Mar 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Primary Components Of A Happy Life

    "Julianne Holt - Lunstad did a meta-analysis of social support and health outcomes and found that not having enough friends or having a...
    27 views
    What Is The Difference Between Money And Wealth
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 14, 2017
    • 6 min

    What Is The Difference Between Money And Wealth

    I recently wrote a post on my website about the founder of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, who received funding after his determination to help his...
    13 views
    The 5 Categories of 10-100 Baggers In The Stock Market
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 1 min

    The 5 Categories of 10-100 Baggers In The Stock Market

    On November 28, 2016, I read a great lecture that Mohnish Pabrai gave to students at the University of Peking.  In this lecture, Mohnish...
    23 views
    A Lesson On Apple's Destruction of Sony's Top Selling Music Player
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    A Lesson On Apple's Destruction of Sony's Top Selling Music Player

    In Walter Isaacson’s biography on Steve Jobs there is a chapter dedicated to Apple's invention of the iPod and how it destroyed the...
    7 views
    The Founder Of Airbnb On Surviving During The Harshest Of Times
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Founder Of Airbnb On Surviving During The Harshest Of Times

    I just saw a video from Brian Chesky, founder of Airbnb, where he is giving a lecture to a couple of Stanford University students on the...
    6 views
    2 Quotes I Couldn't Resist Posting
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 2 min

    2 Quotes I Couldn't Resist Posting

    "The biggest regrets of adults in their 70's and 80's are the actions they did not take - never learning to swing dance or not switching...
    62 views
    Highlights From 6 Easy Pieces By Richard Feynman
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 3, 2017
    • 10 min

    Highlights From 6 Easy Pieces By Richard Feynman

    Richard Feynman is one of the most famous physicists along with Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.  Richard worked on the Manhattan...
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