Bill Bonner on the Two Important Ways Government Spends Our Money 

“There are only two key issues in government – how it raises and spends its money… and against whom it goes to war. Everything else is a footnote. But on the two important issues, American voters have almost no say. Foreign policy is determined by the Foreign Policy Establishment, working hand in glove with the rest of the firepower industry’s shills and toadies – the press, the universities, Congress, and the bureaucracy.” – Bill Bonner, Bonner Private Research, March 8, 2024

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Entropy: The Hidden Force that Complicates Life

“Entropy applies to every part of our lives. It is inescapable, and even if we try to ignore it, the result is a collapse of some sort. Understanding entropy leads to a radical change in the way we see the world. Ignorance of it is responsible for many of our biggest mistakes and failures. We cannot expect anything to stay the way we leave it. To maintain our health, relationships, careers, skills, knowledge, societies, and possessions requires never-ending effort and vigilance. Disorder is not a mistake; it is our default. Order is always artificial and temporary.”

Source: the BrainFood website

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Let it go! 

“YOU fix what you can fix and you let the rest go. If there ain’t nothin’ to be done about it, it aint even a problem. It’s just a aggravation.” – Cormac McCarthy in No Country for Old Men

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Just One Sip and No More! 

From James Clear, a master of pithy advice:

“It is not worth it to be greedy over a single transaction. Even if you’re not going to work with the person again. Even if you think word won’t get out. Even if you think this is your one shot to make it. Reputation follows you everywhere.”

I would add this: It’s not just that your reputation follows you everywhere, it’s that the habit of excusing yourself for behaving unethically does, too. If you think you are doing it just this one time and never again, you are fooling yourself.

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From James Clear: 

“You should always be rooting for the people you know. Not only because you may need their support tomorrow, but also because it feels good to celebrate something. Celebration can rescue your day – even if it is someone else’s victory. Envy will ruin your day – even if you’re actually winning.”

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“Searching is half the fun: Life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.” – Jimmy Buffett

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“There are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison

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