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How to Become a Superhero (or…why I would never donate to a major charity)

A few years ago there was a story in the NY Post about a boy who had been locked in a closet almost from the time he was born until he was…

A few years ago there was a story in the NY Post about a boy who had been locked in a closet almost from the time he was born until he was about fifteen years old. I might not have the exact details right. His parents fed him food but never let him out of […]

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How To Speed-Read Faster Than the Speed of Light

Unlike Naomi Klein, I am actually very good at not only judging a book by its cover but I can completely read a book from beginning to end just by looking at…

Unlike Naomi Klein, I am actually very good at not only judging a book by its cover but I can completely read a book from beginning to end just by looking at its cover. And you can too! I was in the bookstore today. Naturally I went over to the business section to see if […]

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Why "Dancing With the Stars" Doesn't have a Robot Champion

I timed it so I would walk past Lisa’s house precisely when I thought she was going to leave. She wasn’t there. So I walked around the block. I passed her house…

I timed it so I would walk past Lisa’s house precisely when I thought she was going to leave. She wasn’t there. So I walked around the block. I passed her house again. Still no Lisa. Hmm. I walked around the block again. Maybe she was taking a long shower and forgot what time it […]

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Two Outfits

[The following is a guest post from Claudia at http://claudiayoga.com. The idea is to find an outfit that was very significant to you because of what happened when you wore it. Here’s…

[The following is a guest post from Claudia at http://claudiayoga.com. The idea is to find an outfit that was very significant to you because of what happened when you wore it. Here’s her version.] [My note to her guest post: THE ALTUCHER CONFIDENTIDAL EXERCISE FOR TODAY: find an outfit that was significant to you. Photograph it […]

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The Best Way to Make a Convincing Argument

Some guy, “agrover”, sent me a video this morning that trashed me. It looks like he put a lot of work into it. Maybe he figured I’d like Saturday morning cartoons so…

Some guy, “agrover”, sent me a video this morning that trashed me. It looks like he put a lot of work into it. Maybe he figured I’d like Saturday morning cartoons so why not send me this cartoon he made about me. In the second sentence of the video the female bear refers to me […]

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8 Unusual Things I Learned From Warren Buffett

In 2003 I really disliked Warren Buffett. Like, I personally hated him. After 9/11 he stated “We’re going to have something in the way of a major nuclear event in this country.…

In 2003 I really disliked Warren Buffett. Like, I personally hated him. After 9/11 he stated “We’re going to have something in the way of a major nuclear event in this country. It will happen. Whether it will happen in 10 years or 10 minutes, or 50 years … it’s virtually a certainty.” Everyone on […]

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Why I Love Money

Here’s what money can do: The first picture in the above image is a highway in Japan right after the earthquake. The second picture is the same highway six days later. That’s…

Here’s what money can do: The first picture in the above image is a highway in Japan right after the earthquake. The second picture is the same highway six days later. That’s what money does. Why do you love money? (answer in comments) — [Genesis of this post: – saw this image via a tweet […]

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