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Recent posts related to

black swan

The Most Stupid of Vices

By Alexander Green | 05/2/2008

Sit down for this one. The majority of participants selected the first option. They would rather make twice as much as others, even if that meant earning half as much as they could have with the second option.

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Where to Put Your Protein Bars

By Jon Benson | 05/2/2008

My friend Tom Venuto calls protein bars “candy bars in disguise.” Despite this, some people actually recommend protein bars to people trying to lose weight. In fact, the protein bar could be helping you get fatter.

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Why I Drive a Stick

By Judith Strauss | 05/2/2008

Growing up in Chicago, there was no need for me to drive at all. Buses and subways were convenient and cheap. But then I moved to Idaho, where public transportation was nonexistent and nothing was in walking distance. So I had to learn. And the person who volunteered to teach me had a VW bug with a manual transmission.

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Cut to the Chase

By Rich Schefren | 05/1/2008

Do you ever end your day wondering, “Did I really get the important stuff done today?”

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Could Sunscreen Cause Skin Cancer? You Bet…

By Jon Herring | 05/1/2008

Only problem is that while sunscreen can protect you against sunburn, there is no evidence it will protect you from skin cancer.

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Evolution, Not Revolution, for Business Growth

By Mark Morgan Ford | 05/1/2008

Consumers aren’t looking for brand-new products. They are looking for clever new adaptations of products they already know and love.

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Caffeine Imposters Can Cost You Sleep

By James B. LaValle | 04/30/2008

Everyone knows caffeine during the day can affect your sleep. But you may not know that there are caffeine-free foods that may have caffeine-like effects on the brain.

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Kicking the Can Down the Road

By Robert Ringer | 04/30/2008

To overly simplify it, the catalyst for our fiscal predicament is the eat-drink-and-be-merry bunch affectionately referred to as “baby boomers.”

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Dear ETR: "How does someone like me fit anything else into a day?"

By Mark Morgan Ford | 04/30/2008

“I have many goals and lots of things I want to do to further my life financially and otherwise – but how does someone like me fit anything else into a day?

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Checking E-Mail All Day? You’ve Got the Wrong Job

By Jason Holland | 04/29/2008

If your job requires you to check e-mail more than twice a day, you should probably be looking for a new position. That’s what Michael Masterson told me in a recent editorial meeting.

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The Flip Side of Falling Property Prices: Rising Income Opportunities

By Justin Ford | 04/29/2008

As real estate prices fall, the income you get per dollar invested rises. This means greater cash flow and the ability to deliver bigger dividends to your investors.

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10 Dumb Ways to Start a Business

By Mark Morgan Ford | 04/28/2008

Entrepreneurship is based on selling. You test the market with a product you think will sell well. If it does, you keep selling. If it doesn’t, you try something else. This approach lent its name to my most recent best-seller: Ready, Fire, Aim. The main idea is that to start…

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