Richard Feynman

The four most common forms of really dumb thinking

March 18, 2020

Opinions vary about which forms of really dumb thinking are the most common and many of those opinions offer excellent examples of dumb thinking. The opinions I now share are those of several thinkers whom I personally admire. They include…

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Jonathan Swift: A book review by Bob Morris

August 29, 2017

Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel John Stubbs W.W. Norton (February 2017) A “reluctant rebel” who was “large,” who “contained multitudes” There is no shortage of biographical material about Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) so for most people, what Robert DeMaria, Jr. provides…

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Pursuit of Genius: A book review by Bob Morris

August 17, 2017

Pursuit of Genius: Flexner, Einstein, and the Early Faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study Steve Batterson A K Peters/CRC Press (2006) The birth and early years of a truly unique intellectual community I recently re-read and now review a…

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Learning Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

July 14, 2016

Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner John Wiley & Sons (May 2016) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those…

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Richard Newton: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

May 7, 2015

In his own words…. I’m an entrepreneur who writes. I’ve written three books. The End of Nice: How to be human in a world run by robots: This is a manifesto for human creativity in the age of machines, big…

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Brain Food Nuggets (71-80)

February 10, 2014

The buffet awaits: o “The difference between successful and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” Warren Buffet o “It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature,…

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Forget the “Dimon principle.” Investors should follow the Feynman principle.

May 12, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article published by the Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com “Intelligent Investor” columnist Jason Zweig. He  pulls up a chair on Mean Street to explain how J.P. Morgan violated a simply rule in its…

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Michael Michalko: An interview by Bob Morris

April 28, 2012

Michael Michalko is one of the most highly acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best sellers Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity), ThinkPak (A Brainstorming Card Deck), Creative Thinkering (Putting your Imagination to Work), and Cracking…

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The four most common forms of really dumb thinking

April 12, 2012

Opinions vary about which forms are the most common and many of those opinions offer excellent examples of dumb thinking. The opinions I now share are those of several thinkers whom I personally admire. They include Plato, Aristotle, St. Paul,…

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Quiet: A book review by Bob Morris

February 13, 2012

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking Susan Cain Crown Publishers (2012) How and why our location on “the introvert-extrovert spectrum” influences most (if not all) of our decisions and opinions Throughout most of her…

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