6 min read ⌚ The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), founded in 1993, was a hedge fund management firm which commanded more than $100 billion in assets at the height of its existence, making it the world’s largest (ever!) investment fund. And then, in August 1998, LTCM collapsed – just […]
6 min read ⌚ How well do you think your personal data is protected? What if you learn one day that all of it belongs to an unknown and untraceable group of hackers? Well, that’s exactly how reality looked like to more than 7,000 employees at Sony Pictures following the days after November 24, 2014. Amanda […]
5 min read ⌚ The People Skills & Communication Skills You Need to Talk to Anyone and be Instantly Likeable Interested in mastering the best small talk or just in observing human social interaction? Big interest in psychosocial topics or just trying to improve communication skills? Shy or introvert? Either way, Small Talk Hacks, written by Akash […]
6 min read ⌚ You want to go to a business school? According to Martin Parker – you shouldn’t. Even more – nobody should. In an article for “Guardian” – basically a part of his most recent book – Parker explains “Why We Should Bulldoze the Business School.” See if he can convince you to join […]
6 min read ⌚ Being Your Higher Self Have you ever felt that you’re not living up to your potential? It’s time to release it! Sanaya Roman’s “Spiritual Growth” offers many tips on how you can become your higher self. And, thus, a more mature, more joyful, and more alive person! Who Should Read “Spiritual Growth”? And […]
7 min read ⌚ A Story What does a story about a seagull who is trying to master the art of flying has to do with who you are and what you want to become? And how can it teach you to live a better, more fulfilled life? Let Richard Bach provide you the answers to […]
8 min read ⌚ Writer’s Memoir We’ve shared with you the summaries of some fictional memoirs, as well as numerous heartbreaking memoirs of statesmen (from Joe Biden to Nelson Mandela). Now, we have the memoir of a writer, Amy Tan. She strips bare and tells us all about “Where the Past Begins.” Who Should Read […]
8 min read ⌚ This is one of the strangest books you’ll ever read. Not because “A Course in Miracles” is a curriculum for achieving spiritual transformation – which is strange in itself. But because its editors claim that it’s prepared by none other than Jesus Christ himself. Stay with us and find out if that makes […]
8 min read ⌚ The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst What if you are a Conservative or a Liberal not because of what you read and how you read it, but because of the structure of your brain? Esteemed neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky claims that the latter is most probably closer to reality. And […]
6 min read ⌚ The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II By now, you are undoubtedly familiar with the name and the legacy of a certain Alan Turing, the guy who cracked the German Enigma ciphers and, thus, shortened the war for about two years and saved at least 14 […]
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