After studying the options and contemplating the cost, I finally took the leap and bought a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. This beast on wheels drives like a mini-van, seats 12, and has another six feet of...
Why do we exist?
I recently had lunch with a political leader who I have a tremendous amount of respect for. Let’s be clear on this, I believe his work is truly trying to make the world a better place. As I reflected...
Visually Express Data with Excel in USA State Map
The world is visual and there are times that financial data needs to be presented in a visual form. Excel is capable of keeping up and making your life easier to display your data for management.
Your Own URL Shortener
Ahh, long URL are hard to share in a mobile world. I have always found it a bit cumbersome to have such a long URL (gregorybrickner.com 15 characters) which grows even longer when adding wordpress...
Effort Aversion Is the New Lazy
Last fall researchers David Comerford and Peter Ubel published an academic article describing the behavior of choosing less work when the pay is close to the same even if the job is boring. The research...
My new favorite word, Iatrogenic
I recently came across a great explanation of the word Iatrogenics or Iatrogenesis from Nassim N. Teleb in his book Antifragle. I have been thinking and mulling the concept over for a few weeks and...