Americans of all ages now spend far more time on screens, crowding out time that might otherwise be spent with a book. This trend too shows a similar socioeconomic divergence: Specifically, adults with high school education or less are four times more likely to be smartphone-dependent (24%) than college graduates (6%). A Generational Collapse in […]
In this prospective cohort study, resistance training among US adult health care professionals was associated with substantially lower T2D risk, particularly when performed consistently over midlife and combined with adequate aerobic activity and limited sedentary television viewing. These findings support the inclusion of resistance training as a key component of lifestyle recommendations for diabetes prevention. […]
In reality, though, most workers don’t get to retire on their own terms. Retirement often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, triggered by health setbacks or corporate downsizing. And once you’re retired, returning to the workforce is seldom easy. Planning to work in retirement? Don’t count on it – https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/20/most-americans-plan-to-work-in-retirement-few-actually-do/90603686007/ This is another post in the never ending series of […]
AI’s Catastrophic Risk Isn’t Rogue Machines, It’s Cognitive SurrenderEvan Liu / Jun 17, 2026 This story was originally published by Tech Policy Press In the beginning, the Bible says God created man in His own image. “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,” Genesis tells us, “and breathed into his […]
My interviews with Howard Marks, Chairman of Oaktree Capital, and famed for his “Chairman’s Memos,” were instructive.1 The first time he mentioned his good fortune, I pushed back, asking, “What about intelligence, hard work, and perseverance?” His answer: “Everybody in my MBA class at the University of Chicago was very smart and very hard working. […]
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So what is the best seller about?
A true rag to riches story of a New York Chinaman,blues guitar playing amateur chef insurance guy. From New York to Oklahoma, from working poor to well off, from almost college teacher to insurance executive, an ordinary story about an ordinary life. A story of losing 200 pounds and keeping it off.
Now this sounds like a book I really want to read!
Thanks! You’ll be able to read half the book for free as I post chapters on the blog. My sales and marketing strategy is to give half the book away for free and sell the full book online cheap. My alternative strategy is to discovered by Oprah and experience instant fame and fortune.
I’d stick with the first strategy. I’ll certainly buy it!