Becker on Individual Responsibility
An interesting post, The Erosion of Individual Responsibility, by Gary Becker on the Becker-Posner blog.
Archive for the ‘Life’ Category
Ain’t technology sumthin’
Yesterday, did all of the following to work and stay connected with the world: Remotely administered three computers in three different cities (and printed documents on a printer during one of those interactions) Talked on my cell phone Used Skype to call people (when my cell phone battery was dying and had no outlet nearby) [...]
My kind of philanthropist
Giving money away while you are making it? Novel idea. Getting caught up on some reading and read an article in September 24th BusinessWeek called “Giving It All Away” about a book called The Billionaire Who Wasn’t, which is about Chuck Feeney who quietly gave away his fortune before he amassed it. He could be [...]
“If you don’t have a crisis, create one.”
I’m not sure if that’s the exact quote, but it’s the gist of an idea Gary Christensen, former CEO of Pella Corporation, communicated to create a sense of urgency. When do we tend to be most “on top of our game”? When there is a challenge…an obstacle to overcome…a new market to be fastest into…a [...]
Quality time?
Saw a print ad this morning in a magazine that was a nice reminder to dad’s (like myself) that there is more to life than work. Click here to view (this pic has moved once already, so the link may be broken…if not there, check out the public service announcements on www.fatherhood.org).