I recently came across an interesting article on the science of happiness in Harvard Magazine recounting the emergence … Continue reading “The Science of Happiness”

Reading the book, I felt like I was reading about the first two years of almost every startup … Continue reading “Inside Facebook is a fun, quick read that allows you to experience the startup spirit!”

The NY Times just published a great article called “Darwin’s God” discussing why people believe in God. It’s … Continue reading “Why people believe in God”

I have been a fan of Warren Buffet’s letter to his shareholders for many years. It is clear, … Continue reading “Warren Buffet’s 2006 Letter to his Shareholders”

Before I begin, let’s start with a few basic macro-economic foundations. A country can either control its interest … Continue reading “What’s going on in China: An introduction to macro-economics”

If you were an economist arriving from Mars and looked at capital flows around the world, you would … Continue reading “Macro Perspectives on Global Liquidity: How Chinese Farmers and Oil Sheiks are Subsidizing American Consumption and its Implications”

Global warming seems to be on the mind of many these days. There is no denying that the … Continue reading “A different perspective on global warming”

Entrepreneurs are often risk taking, adventurous individuals. Not surprisingly many of them try things like kite boarding, ice … Continue reading “Kite boarding and entrepreneurship”

A friend of mine just showed me this great video on Youtube about what Web 2.0 is all … Continue reading “Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us”

I love skiing and have skied at lots of places: Snowbird, Alta, Jackson Hole, Tahoe, Chamonix, Val d’Isère, … Continue reading “Heli-skiing is divine!”

As a self avowed gamer and gaming enthusiast with a true passion for games and clear game design … Continue reading “Why I don’t work in the gaming industry”

This time I am not blogging about how lucky I have been in the past but about how … Continue reading “It pays to be lucky – part 3”

Recent scientific research suggests that good games improve players’ sense of well being by giving them feelings of … Continue reading “Games are good for you!”

“Having gone though two university departments, I was fairly cultivated, thanks also to my long inertia, which I … Continue reading “The thinker versus the doer”

As good as I can be at certain things, I have to admit that I have absolutely no … Continue reading “The Annotated Mona Lisa is a great introduction to art history!”