Competing narratives
"Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives" - Jacqui Stedmon What are narratives? In most situations there is...
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hbsingh
Jul 34 min read
What is the "far right"?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall Increasingly we are hearing of...
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hbsingh
Jun 295 min read
What is democracy good for?
'It has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried' - Winston...
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hbsingh
Jun 234 min read
Why you should vote
"Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world."- Sharon Salzberg This year 2024, has...
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hbsingh
May 306 min read
Public square 2.0
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." What would a modern public square look like?...
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hbsingh
May 193 min read
Democracy and the public square
"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." - John Adams Imagine the cacophony of information that is...
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hbsingh
May 37 min read
Why tech chose misinformation
"The challenge is that the internet has created a place where misinformation just flourishes. We have to think about these systems more...
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hbsingh
Apr 275 min read
Free speech and its limits
Free speech has its limits. We need to work out what they should be. Freedom of speech is venerated by us as an essential right within a...
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hbsingh
Apr 65 min read
How do you switch off?
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamont There are at least two problems with...
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hbsingh
Jan 296 min read
Non-consensus investing
If there is one thing you take away from today's blog, it should be that to beat the market you need to understand the consensus and then...
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hbsingh
Jan 125 min read
Risk Management 101
Last week's blog on second order thinking was an introduction into how people beat the market. This week we are covering risk management...
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hbsingh
Jan 56 min read
Second order thinking
Dear readers, I am so excited to be starting 2024 with you and hope we have some great discussions. Today's blog (#90) is relevant for...
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hbsingh
Dec 22, 20232 min read
2024 topics
“I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that's your responsibility as a person, as a human being – to constantly be...
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hbsingh
Dec 15, 20233 min read
2023 - the review
Thank you. Thank you to all readers of the blog. Your comments, questions and follow-on discussions on the topics have been amazing and...
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hbsingh
Dec 8, 20237 min read
Why we make investment mistakes
Ray Dalio: "The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist." John Templeton:...
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hbsingh
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Why beginner investors are lucky
“Investing is a funny business. It's really easy to be average. Just buy an index fund. It's really hard to be above average.”- Howard...
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hbsingh
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Why are investment decisions important?
'Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.' - Daniel Kahneman Welcome to blog 85, which will be the...
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hbsingh
Nov 17, 20236 min read
Protecting yourself from propaganda
Welcome to today's blog (number 84!). My sources are some of the smartest people I know and have distilled the tactics many people use. I...
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hbsingh
Nov 10, 20236 min read
Digital Propaganda
"When people talk about fake news, a lot of folks are like 'people will figure it out.' The truth is, they don't always figure it out." -...
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hbsingh
Nov 3, 20236 min read
Propaganda 101
“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” Robert Heinlein, Revolt in...
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