By Ken on November 18, 2010
Last post I wrote about how much I get annoyed when other people talk on the phone in trains. But how can you turn this into fun? … Actually, I’m a bit stuck. I thought about many ways to make this fun when I wrote the post last time. But, it seems that I have [...]
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By Ken on November 12, 2010
Am I the only one who really hates when someone is constantly talking on the phone at 7 am in the train? These people are not even trying to lower their voice. Not only that, it’s also too much info. They talk about stuff as they would when they are in private. I would be [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged People talking on the phone
By Ken on November 9, 2010
I’m a big fan of the broken windows theory. The theory states that our environment has an impact on our social (or anti-social) behavior. First introduced by Wilson and Kelling, the broken windows theory received a lot of attention nearly three decades ago. The theoretical explanation is that, if you have a building with broken [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged broken windows
By Ken on March 11, 2010
Recently, I wrote why the prospective gain of “saving money” should not influence your decision making process. In essence, I am the opinion that you should not buy a house to save on taxes or that you should not eat a low-fat burger to lower your calorie intake. But why does the “and save money” [...]
Posted in Personal Finance, Random Thoughts | Tagged Framing, Loss aversion, Prospect Theory, Save Money
By Ken on February 27, 2010
Yesterday, I was listening to the radio while driving and there was a commercial that caught my attention: “Book a vacation with XYZ now and save money!”. The more I think about this, the more I don’t get it. I can understand that some people like vacations and that other people like saving money. But [...]
Posted in Personal Finance, Random Thoughts | Tagged Advertising, home ownership, Marketing, Save Money, sunk cost
By Ken on February 21, 2010
The decision on how to call a company is often at the descretion of the entrepreneur, i.e. the founder. Even though the choice of the company name can be arbitrary, companies follow some pattern, depending on the industry, when it comes to choosing a name. I want to discuss some of these. First, there are [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts | Tagged Company names, Entrepreneurship, Start-up
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