Posts Tagged ‘Reading’
Information, Communication, Back to Basics
Posted on October 28th, 2011 by GWM
What an interesting month! Who would have thought it would turn out to be such a good month just a short 3 to 4 weeks ago? Many people actually, if you seek out alternative voices to that which you see in the daily paper or newscast. I talk about this in this week’s video below.
Also, I talk about how you should assess the level of communication in the past 2 to 3 months from your adviser. Did you hear from him/her? You sure as heck should have.
Lastly, now is a great time… Read More
My Suggested Reading List
Posted on October 28th, 2011 by GWM
You’ve already taken the first step to greater understanding by reading my blog.
Okay, I guess that was a little self-serving, but after my blog there are other sources you should consider following for a more detailed discussion of topics than what you’ll get in your daily newspaper or newscast.
Websites I Like
Posted on August 8th, 2011 by GWM
There are lots of sources of information, some of which are irritatingly inflammatory.
Here are the sites I go to, or more specifically, have set up as RSS feeds into my Google Reader.
I don’t agree with them all the time, and as a matter of fact, the same webpage will have articles from different points of view, but if you’re looking for an analysis of WHY or WHAT a news event might mean, then here are some of the sources I go to.
Lessons from The Big Short
Posted on January 19th, 2011 by GWM
Every wondered what the 2008 Financial Crisis was all about? The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a good, gripping book that explains much of it. I highly recommend it.
But what are some of the lessons we can take from this crisis as outlined in the book?
That’s what this week’s video is about.
Take 4 minutes to watch/listen to it.
 … Read More
Information, Communication, Back to Basics
What an interesting month! Who would have thought it would turn out to be such a good month just a short 3 to 4 weeks ago? Many people actually, if you seek out alternative voices to that which you see in the daily paper or newscast. I talk about this in this week’s video below.
Also, I talk about how you should assess the level of communication in the past 2 to 3 months from your adviser. Did you hear from him/her? You sure as heck should have.
Lastly, now is a great time… Read More
My Suggested Reading List
You’ve already taken the first step to greater understanding by reading my blog.
Okay, I guess that was a little self-serving, but after my blog there are other sources you should consider following for a more detailed discussion of topics than what you’ll get in your daily newspaper or newscast.
Websites I Like
There are lots of sources of information, some of which are irritatingly inflammatory.
Here are the sites I go to, or more specifically, have set up as RSS feeds into my Google Reader.
I don’t agree with them all the time, and as a matter of fact, the same webpage will have articles from different points of view, but if you’re looking for an analysis of WHY or WHAT a news event might mean, then here are some of the sources I go to.
Lessons from The Big Short
Every wondered what the 2008 Financial Crisis was all about? The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a good, gripping book that explains much of it. I highly recommend it.
But what are some of the lessons we can take from this crisis as outlined in the book?
That’s what this week’s video is about.
Take 4 minutes to watch/listen to it.
 … Read More
