Category Archives: Insights: Personal & Social

My thoughts on humans, society, economics, and life as we think we know it. Personal things as well: Lust, Love and Loss.

One Reason we Make Mistakes

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Cindo Santos

For efficiency and speed, that’s why! The faster we want or need to do things the higher likelihood we make a mistake – like running too fast over rough terrain, or playing your instrument at speeds beyond your current capabilities. … Continue reading →

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More Staten Island, NY

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Cindo Santos

Just saw a movie on DVD by that title. It was actually quite revealing of the place, with mobsters, people being kind of slow-in-the-head, looking for fame and social upscaling in this forgotten, ugly city sister of Manhattan. It made me think of … Continue reading →

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Are crowds wiser?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Cindo Santos

“We think usually that crowds–on average–can be wiser than individuals… most people got it wrong because whenever we are in an irrational, exuberant bubble, people fail to think correctly.” Nouriel Roubini in Newsweek, May 4, 2009. Same goes for democracy: … Continue reading →

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One Pain at a Time

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Cindo Santos

You know that humans basically can only experience one physical pain at a time. Also, we can only experience one conscious thought at a time. And notice too, that as soon as we stop worrying about something we seem to … Continue reading →

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