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Maximum Flexibility - Work from Anywhere

Maximum Flexiblity Work from Anywhere

The following chart shows that people are the most comfortable returning to work within a month or less as compared to other activities. The percentage is 65% so there is still a substantial minority who are still concerned about returning to their previous work environment. 

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Confucius Say Beware of Superspreader

Confucius Say Beware of Superspreader

With China having gotten a lot of heat for Covid-19 I thought I would end this post with advice that I think one of its great philosophers would have given had he been alive today. Confucius lived between 551-479 B.C. According to Wikipedia

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Top Investable Lyrics From the Philosophical Investor

Bob Dylan Investable Lyrics

As some of the readers of my CWS writings know, I’m a big music fan. I particularly enjoy using rock and roll lyrics to convey important points. I thought I would have some fun and share with you some of my favorite Investable Lyrics that I find myself quoting every now and then and why I find them relevant,

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Don't Flip Out, Flip a Coin Instead

flip a coin

I know this may shock some people, but I have to admit that it’s not always obvious what I should write about each week and there are even some weeks where the motivation to do so is less than what it should be. I’m human,

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COVID-19 and Lessons and Inspiration from Jacob

Jacob Carmell Gary Carmell

“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

The COVID-19 global lockdown is understandably very controversial because the cost has been staggering in terms of job losses and the psychological ramifications on so many people.

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Risk vs. Return - 24 Types of Risk From Howard Marks

Risk vs. Return

Howard Marks, the billionaire co-founder of Oaktree, is considered to be one of the world’s most thoughtful and successful investors. He is famous for his lengthy and well thought out memos articulating his deep thinking and how it applies to investing. He is particularly interested in and astute about risk and how to manage it.

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A Leap Over Normality - Our New Abnormal

COVID-19 Abnormal

Last week was a crazy week preparing for rent collections this week as well as going through in great detail the safety precautions we are taking to do our best to keep our employees and residents safe. That is why this blog is shorter than normal.

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Turn and Face the Strange - Advice for Successful Life & Investing

David-Bowie-Strange

There is understandably a lot of fear, trepidation, and obsession about death and mortality. When I find myself inspired to think more deeply about particular subjects, I often find myself going back to some of the world’s great philosophers. In this case, I turned to Socrates who had an interesting perspective on death.

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Zero Sum Thinking - Winner Take All

It’s pretty clear that Donald Trump views virtually everything from the prism of winning and losing. And every issue is looked at with a very short term horizon. There does not appear to be any satisfaction derived by developing a long-term strategy, methodically implementing it, and seeing the seeds planted blossom into a beautiful garden that is sustainable and beneficial to all.

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Dress For Success - The Cognitive Consequences of Formal Clothing

Dress for success

There is a reason why some catchy phrases and words of advice hang around for a long time. They are usually pretty accurate. “Dress for Success” is one of those. The adage is used to help people shift their mindset from one of scarcity and limited thinking to one that is much more abundance and optimism oriented.

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