by Tim Denning | Feb 14, 2022 | Life
The jerk in a suit thought he was talented. He kept books on his desk to make him look smart. “Why those books?” I said to him. “They make me look smart. And I’m really intelligent and good-looking.” Months later he turned our humble little startup into a bloodbath....
by Tim Denning | Feb 10, 2022 | Life
Moving home is one of the most stressful events we go through. According to research, six in ten people find moving home as the most stressful event in their lives. Marriage comes in second. Coroni-macaroni adds a ton more stress, although the data isn’t available...
by Tim Denning | Feb 9, 2022 | Life
Staying at a bad job is the behavior of a psychopath. I don’t get it. You wouldn’t waste your life. Why would you waste the time you spend working on a nightmare job? A friend of mine is two years from retirement. He’s finishing on the biggest low of his career — a...
by Tim Denning | Jan 25, 2022 | Life
The biggest arms in the gym walked up to me. I’d seen him lots. Those biceps could poke an eye out. “Are those Nike shoes comfortable?” “They’re okay, mate.” We spoke for 40 minutes. Turns out we used to work at the same office. He lived in the place I was born. Good...
by Tim Denning | Jan 17, 2022 | Life
Intelligence is a result of behavior, not IQ. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are widely considered extremely intelligent humans. I love what Charlie said on intelligence. “Other people are trying to be smart. All I’m trying to be is non-idiotic. I find that all you...
by Tim Denning | Jan 11, 2022 | Life
I got emotional writing this. It’s my last farewell to a great man, full of flaws, surrounded by beauty. I’ve spent the last 730 days studying the life of Anthony (Tony) Bourdain. From book writer to travel tv show host to philosopher — his life has touched me. Since...
