I watched Paul Graham’s talk Be Good last week, and I really enjoyed it. It’s always nice to see benevolence rewarded. It’s also had me thinking about my old school and its success– Ron was always completely focussed on what was best for the kids. “If the education is great, the business [...]

I recently found the following question and answer session between Warren Buffet and a group of MBA students on Kempton’s blog. Obviously, as a value investor, I pay close attention to what the “Oracle of Omaha” has to say. What impressed me most about this video, though, was Buffet’s personal philosophy. He’s [...]

(Note: This post’s title has hurt some feelings. It was not intended to refer to any specific blogger. In particular, Lonnie at OMB is actually a very generous person in his charity work. This post is an argument against an idea, not an individual.)
Recently, it seems there’s been a sort of obsession [...]

Making modest goals doesn’t work. They just don’t motivate me enough to make real progress. I find that the results I get from setting several relatively easy goals are usually worse than those I get from setting none at all. Small goals aren’t exciting enough to give me the drive to actually [...]

I’ve often heard people talk about “investing ethically”. What they mean, of course, is that they believe in supporting companies that they feel do good things, or they at least avoid supporting companies that do bad things. The one crucial problem with this line of reasoning is that except in a few special [...]

I’ve been actively participating in some discussions about the Japanese whaling issue over on Darin’s blog. I don’t want to discuss the ethics of hunting endangered species, nor do I want to get into the complex legal background of the issue. What I’m more interested in is this question: Do right and wrong [...]