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How Did I Get Here From There?

Throughout my career I have touched on game theory, behavioral economics and other related areas, all of which I viewed as simply tools of the business trade that I used in a one-off standalone context. Nevertheless, they were intriguing to me and if something intrigues me I have to learn more.


It is Past Time to Slaughter Your Sacred Cow

November 28, 2015 ~ Written by: W.B. “Bud” Kirchner “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw I expect you have read (or figured out) that the rationale for these articles is the premise that there is a lot of useful information originating from...


Why your gray and white matter matters

 November 10, 2015 ~ Written by: W.B. “Bud” Kirchner “To err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.” – Paul R. Ehrlich In our previous post titled “Are we as dumb as we think we are?” we looked at the work of MIT scientist Laura Schulz and others involving young...


Hooked on Hedonics: Is Happiness the next Holy Grail of Business?

November 3, 2015 ~ Written by: W.B. “Bud” Kirchner “Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.” – James Thurber There are two things I admire in a person. They call BS on a ‘sacred cow.’ They champion a developing cause. Dan Kahneman, Nobel Prize winning author of...


How You Can Get a Date

November 29, 2015 ~ Written by: W.B. “Bud” Kirchner “How many of you have ever started dating because you were too lazy to commit suicide?” – Judy Tenuta Why do I think (the majority of) people will be interested in this topic?  Let me put forward a fact followed by a couple related assumptions.  First,...