Archive for the ‘Self-Improvement’ Category

Happy 4th of July

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Happy 4th of July. I hope everyone has a happy holiday and long weekend! My wife and I are visiting both sets of parents over the holiday, and are looking forward to an extra couple days of work. I'm planning to catch up on my reading list, and perhaps catch ...

Learn To Be More Content

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

It's difficult to have "enough". Most of us want more of something. More money. More time with family. More time outside of work. More friends. More more more. Reaching the contentment is difficult in a consumer-driven world, and given our own limited resources it's amazing any of us can save ...

Don’t Procrastinate On Long-Term Goals

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

You've probably heard that you should have goals. Perhaps you've even heard that you should write them down on paper. I agree with both recommendation. :-) One issue I've observed, however, is that most of us have a hard time getting started on our long-term goals. We're all very visual, and ...

Sunk Costs

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Sunk Costs are costs that have been incurred that cannot be recovered. The problem with sunk costs is that they frequently enter our decision-making process, and this mistake can lead to making the wrong decisions. This is sometimes referred to as the sunk cost fallacy. In the corporate world this most ...