New Tool
I watched a gift giving guide and was impressed by the KNIPEX pliers mainly because of their parallel clasping and smooth finish contact. They are pricey, but this is a tool I use often around the house. When they arrived I was even more impressed with how well they are made. They are manufactured in German and are quite exquisite. I call this Werkzeugvergnügen or tool pleasure.
Bright Lights
Inside the War Against Headlight Brightness by Nate Rodgers
On a recent episode of the_ Carmudgeon Show_ podcast, auto journalist Jason Cammisa described a phenomenon occurring with some LED headlights in which there are observable minor spots of dimness among an otherwise bright field of light. “With complex arrays of LEDs and of optics,” he said, “car companies realized they can engineer in a dark spot where it’s being measured, but the rest of the field is vastly over-illuminated.
Excuses for Not Running
It is day three of 15 degrees mornings and my excuses to not run are familiar and consistent.
I’m not feeling it today My feet hurt My hurts I should take today as a recovery day I shouldn’t overdo it It’s too cold Maybe I should do a mid-day run What if I go harder tomorrow instead Maybe there isn’t enough time Maybe this whole running idea is stupid
WTF NYT?
Found this as I was browsing the New York Times. I can’t even imagine what convoluted process this must be a part of.
New Dining Room Light Project
In 2020 we had to convert the dining room into a recovery area for the Mother in Law. Shortly after that, we converted it into my spouses permanent office space. It was pragmatic to put in a better light than a chandelier and one with a fan made sense.
Since then, the spouse has claimed an unused room for her office and the dining room has turned back into a dining room.
Making a Switch
There is something satisfying about making something you need, and making it well.
Poor Charlie's Almanack edited by Peter D. Kaufman
We lost Charlie Munger late last year. By chance i had pre-ordered this book eight months prior to its release date and it shipped about a week after his death. The book offers a good insight into how Munger views the world and thinks about investing. For him, investing is all about doing your homework and finding the opportunities that rise above the common bets. You otherwise are participating in the same odds as everyone else and your, and their, participation drive down the rewards.
Catastrophizing
Catastrophizing is a survival approach, but it is not the only approach. Survival is not mandatory, but a necessary part of our evolution. You should not question the want to survive, but rather the method of survival. Catastrophizing can be a useful near term reaction to a problem, but we use more positive forms of survival such as preparedness and confidence that our past abilities will be able to meet the demands of future challenges.
About Economics by Charlie Munger
Let me begin by discussing the obvious strengths of academic economics. The first obvious strength ane this is true of a lot of places that get repute- is that it was in the right place at the right time. Two hundred years ago, aided by the growth of technology and the growth of other developments in civilization, the real output per capita of the civilized world started going up at about 2 percent per annum, compounded.
Phone Reminder
You will never remember your best day scrolling on your phone.