A Stoic Philosopher in a Hanoi Prison

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Planning the Attack on Pearl Harbor

This post is the second in a mini-series on the attack on Pearl Harbor. | Continue reading


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Admiral Yarnell and the First Attack on Pearl Harbor

A Sunday Morning Attack It was a winter Sunday morning and the island of Oahu was asleep — its military at Pearl Harbor less alert than they might have... | Continue reading


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Joseph Brodsky: Speech at the Stadium

Joseph Brodsky was a Russian-American poet and essayist who ran into trouble with the Soviet authorities before immigrating to the United States in 1972... | Continue reading


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David Foster Wallace: This Is Water

If I don’t make a conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to, I’m gonna be pissed and miserable every time. | Continue reading


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Perseverance Is Great, but Don’t Forget to Prepare

It is important to realize that we have the ability to manufacture our own fate when we want to. We can | Continue reading


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Charlie Munger: A Lesson on Elementary Worldly Wisdom

What is elementary, worldly wisdom?   Well, the first rule is that you can’t really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and... | Continue reading


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Takeaway Tuesday – Facing Adversity with Charlie Munger

Takeaway Tuesday on Adversity inspired by Charlie Munger Charlie Munger is best known as Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner and... | Continue reading


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