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Digital richness has reset the value signals. The AI slop reveals them.

What do you do when social media is full of clickbaits, fake engagement, and AI slop? You switch to private chats with audio-to-video.

The US policy a vibe coded travesty the world is debugging while the trade’s been clogging turmoil and havoc clout shouting betting and waiting the next dump and pump flip-flopping policy …

The gang is vibing Xs are typing Unity’s AI driving pods to keep math by Key long breaths hot takes (on Thursdays) Wen Sips cooks North star shines and Colby spits on Manoj’s mix no pre-takes …

Includes weights measured by count streamed and stringed Cherished and shrugged, weaving and dense, consumed Partook and used, disillusioned are few Crafted, played and lifted, mastered by none …

Myths busted Truths unveiled Humans humbled Elevated Surprised It's Monday.

Painting the picture illustrating with points sampling with proofs scheming with precision Walking thru the steps sharing the journey struggling thru the weeds Celebrating with friends pointing …

The effort for better, later, delayed a wishful hope of tomorrow when it’s the time.

Airchat was an almost real-time communication platform for ideas and content that could be shared and discovered publicly or in a smaller group setting.

Use your voice. Decentralise but customise your social media messages.

How will AI change the way we do business? Why reading and posting business posts becomes a waste of time and effort.

Walter Isaacson's book about Elon Musk is full of stories that paint a picture of a billionaire who has a lot at stake but can also cause havoc for a large number of people.

If you ban innovation you stop progress because the learning stops and that's easiest way to add odds to the existential risk category.

Is Airchat the future of podcasting? It has the potential to become a new form of social media that has a feel of friendly chats in public.

Do you need an advisory board, or is the board enough? What do you want from external experts, and how can you get them?

What's the difference, and does it matter?

What to do when you need to fill a key position but it's hard to find good candidates?

What to do when you feel that you cannot move forward or even black pilled with your decisions?

The things that make going further pointless and waste of time. What are your opportunity costs?

Founders are busy but can your business case be rushed?

How's your case looking vis-a-vis other investment options at the moment? Brutally honest overview may save you time and effort, and you can make corrections accordingly.

How to get started with nostr and why it's taking over the social media space.

Have you checked the numbers that you have a business case?

When is a crowdfunding campaign a good choice for fundraising? What are the options, ways and important aspects to keep in mind?

How to avoid getting scammed or avoiding bad actors that are really convincing and highly recommended by others?

Is it the one paying for your product, the one using it or somebody else?

When do you approach investors, what's your opening line? How are you telling your story and setting the expectations?

Simple is the best but it takes mastery to achieve it. Yet, many perceive complexity as sophistication when you don't understand issues deeply enough.

How to figure out whether you need to change your product or it's a market-related issue or it's just your sales process that needs fixing?

Convenience vs. business-first approach to your sales pipeline and lead generation

How much sorrow and tears will your customers shed if you stop doing what you're doing at the moment?

What's your take on future-proven your business?

Your branding and positions matter a lot. And it's hard to change the image if you're already in some customer-labelled box.

The conundrum of visible and the unseen: you know where you're spending your time but have you considered what you could have achieved by doing something else instead?

How to understand your prospects, cooperation partners or anybody's line of business quickly? I give you the shortcut method.

Ahti Heinla talks about building companies that impact a massive amount of people, how even successful founders struggle and fail at times but also what’s the right approach to build a business …

When was the last time you checked your company website or contacted as a potential buyer via your marketing channels?

Actions speak louder than words. How far are you aiming at and how do you consider the consequences of your actions?

There have always been difficult times and people have survived them. Decoded and Selling in a Crisis give you tools to overcome your hurdles.

Where to go from Twitter? Farcaster, Mastodon and Bluesky are serious alternatives to consider.

The qualities and skills that you can observe in successful startup founders. I also mentioned this thread in the episode:

Cut to the chase!

Hannu Ryopponen talks about working with Ingvar Kamprad, how he was as an entrepreneur and what made IKEA successful. He also reveals what happened when he travelled with Kamprad and met dignitaries.

Difference between a funding round and a bridge.

Pausing your business is not a smart move.

Who are the good customers?

Robb Wilson’s latest book, Age of the Invisible Machines, talks about using conversational AI as the interface tool for anything and everything in the hyperautomation ecosystem.

Why you're not getting a response from investors?

What's with ghosting, no-shows and not keeping your promises?

Micke Paqvalén talks about building award winning companies, rough times, and almost dying while working too hard. He also reveals his first startup at early age, and founding of a flying boat …

When the markets are down why are the long-term investors (VCs) not investing?

Can machines replace artistic expression? Do ML and AI mean disruption for many current jobs? What's happening next?

Wanting is overriding the need.

Business edge is the winning formula that many are seeking but only a few find.

Tips for putting together your pitch, evaluating and approaching investors.

Andrew Zinchuk talks about what’s happening in the Ukrainian startup ecosystem, how things have evolved over the years and what’s expected to happen next.

Is your communication descriptive without saying anything?

What is smart and how to get the money?

Business book recommendations in 2022, and some quantum physics

Not all opportunities are worth pursuing.

I have been guesting a few podcasts recently. You may have seen them in my social feeds but as they are easy to miss here they are. The first two are in English and the rest in Finnish. Both of my …

How to price your product in the early stages?

The Network State sets the bar higher: how to create new states that are 100 % voluntarily built without physical violence?

Forget the intros, trust the sales process and don't wait for any conferences.

What if we say yes and think of ways to expedite it ambitiously?

Mikko Revonniemi talks about the founding and the early years of Four Sigmatic, his burnout and the measures it took to overcome it. He also shares his insights from e-commerce marketing and how …

The answer you know without asking but dare not to address.

Sales are crucial, but the sales process yields the results.

Unseen gives you the edge, but it's harder to see.

Does the total user experience reflect company values, product quality and service level?

Can you change your people?

Per Bylund talks about the root cause of inflation, how to deal with it and why founders have some inherent advantages. He also explains the fiat currency scam and explores the wonders of MMT.

Eat your dog food but test your marketing and sales by verifying yourself.

Are your motives and incentives overlapping enough for a good relationship?

What only looks good but is not worth your time or money spent?

Do you know your biggest risks and how to deal with them?

Henry Nilert talks about building startups during market crises and how you survive the volatile times. He also shares his founder stories of building and exiting to large corporates as well as …

Storytelling is part of any good presentation. How should you approach the investor presentation material?

Why you should shop around, establish criteria and consider carefully who qualifies as your investor.

Where do you start when you have a new business idea?

What prevents you from moving faster? How can you get better results?

Ukrainian startup founder Alyona Mysko talks about how to prepare and manage during the crisis, the role of individuals in society, and the reality of solopreneurship.

What type of people you are recruiting when the company grows?

Should you listen to other people or mind your business and trust your gut?

Attention to details shows, and your customers recognise it.

The investor expectations change in the consequent rounds, and it's not incremental.

Different can be good. Boring never is.

How's your company's moral stance? Can you be the leader and make hard decisions when needed?

Niels Bosma talks about doing marketing with a technical background, automating your workflows and having friends as co-founders.

The topics that keep repeating themselves need your attention and decisions.

When do you need to drop everything and move fast? Your moral stance and proactive actions are tested in exceptional times. The last days have demonstrated that our assumptions can change in a few …

Continuity and repetition bring more certainty than moonshots.

The virtuous loop of learning from your customers.

The entrepreneurial bottleneck might be you.

How do your key people respond when you hit a crisis in your company?

How to make your fundraising process more efficient and get rid of some routines.

Younee talks about her journey of self-discovery and rebellion in building a successful international career after prodigious domestic stardom in Korea.

How do you cope with all the ups and downs of startup life? Ideas about balancing your entrepreneurial life.

Fundraising requires sales and marketing. Can you focus on your customers instead?

What happens when you do a large marketing campaign and spend most of your budget on it? There are alternative ways to get your traction.

What to do when there’s more work to be done than the budget for high-profile recruits? Changing the way you recruit and task your workflows can unlock new possibilities.

Pierre Stanislas talks about finding opportunities in unexpected places, how to become insurtech leader and make waves with side projects.

How to mint your holiday season NFTs and gift them to your friends almost for free.

When your company grows, you need different methods, skills and people to make it happen. Your leadership style and focus need to change, too.

What do you do when your high hopes are not materialising in business relationships and negotiations? How to cope with unfair situations?

Why it’s easier to fine-tune your product than start delivering to customers? The dilemma of feeling uncomfortable but still shipping your product.

The path of building your company is full of obstacles. Most of them are challenges, even though it may feel like you’re facing the impossible.

Most of the regular web services will have web3 equivalents. Don’t wait too long to get yourself familiar with the future since incumbents become obsolete faster.

Amir Nashat talks about working with stellar people, how curiosity leads you to amazing results, and what is exciting in the biotech field.

Who is Petri? He explains how he works with startups and what is his method of building growth companies. You can find more about him in his website: www.petrikajander.com .

Most people have poor audio quality in the headsets they use for work. It does not bother you since you’re not hearing it but it certainly makes it hard for the people on the other end.

What is clarity and how does it help in your business? Petri talks about how to get better with your decision-making.

I have released a new podcast series called Purpose ‘n Clarity. The focus is on the growth company related issues, challenges, tips and insights.

Why does your company exist? What are the advantages of having a clearly defined purpose? What’s the difference between mercenary and missionary founders? This episode is jam-packed with …

Hans-Peter Siefen talks about building an international brand with a loyal customer base and the role of marketing and sales in organic growth.

Sami Benchekroun talks about the three phases of startup growth from bootstrapping to scaling and raising over €20m in funding.

Ville Virtanen talks about what happens when you are hit by Sandstorm and how to cope with expectations, success and stay relevant over time. This episode is totally out of control so just feel …

Countries matter less when you can work and live anywhere. Where should you live and work in this decade?

You can use the new iMac (2021) M1 4.5k 24” with more than one external display.

Mikko Hypponen talks about how to protect your company against security threats, why ransomware is so common, the future of cyberwars and why you should trust the cloud. He also reveals how he …

Jaakko Villa talks about co-founding a successful growth company Idean and running it for many years but what happens when the co-founders part ways and his legacy is nowhere to be seen anymore.

Does your NFT exists if you mint or buy it but nobody sees it? It's easy to focus on the technical aspects of something and forget where the real value is.

How do you build a community-driven business? David Spinks shares his practical knowledge and extensive experience in building thriving communities in his new book The Business of Belonging.

Startup CEO covers everything from authentic leadership to storytelling, growing and managing your organisation to governance and finally exiting the company.

Marketing 5.0 talks about the marketing symbiosis of humans and machines in customer experience creation with five different generations, prosperity polarisation and the digital divide.

Erik Byrenius talks about scaling his startup and the intriguing turns with strategic investments that led to an optimal exit situation.

Heikki Väänänen talks about his entrepreneurial journey from bootstrapping to raising over 40m EUR funding and scaling the company to +200 employees, and stepping down from the CEO role after 20 …

Hollow wave takes you further, suck you deeper, leave you empty

Remote communication puts the noise level higher. ! It's safe to assume that what you intend to communicate is not heard the same way by the recipient.

It’s time to take the control back from the big platforms and take ownership of our content, audience, business, finances, and the rest of our property.

Joshua Weiss talks about why you should not compromise or plan when negotiating, how to avoid common misconceptions, how to deal with bullies and power moves but also become a better negotiator …

Dr. Helena Boschi has put together an extensive overview of different aspects of neuroscience research and knowledge that is easy to grasp and not too academic. It explains the basic mechanisms …

When the author starts the book by stating that the topic is boring you might be onto something. There are no shortcuts or quick wins.

What is the question where the answer is what you're doing right now? If you don't like the outcome you have pinpointed the problem.

Paul Viio talks about the difficulty of finding good salespeople, why the majority of companies are underperforming in sales and why you should not hire the top salespeople.

A good salesperson helps the customer to get the value they need. Selling is about listening and helping to find the right solution for the customer.

You need market validation for a product/market fit. But whose opinion matters?

Eric Jorgenson has done a great service for all the millions of people who're interested in Naval Ravikant's thoughts and ideas.

If you cannot do this small thing properly how do you expect me to believe you can do the big things right?

Shawn Livermore talks about the great myths surrounding tech founders, how to unleash your creativity, the secrets & magic of growth, and what is a nagging pull. He also shares his views on …

How to balance your short-term goals and needs with your long-term vision and mission? What is the way to have a strategic mindset when you're building your business?

Joshua N. Weiss demonstrates with cases how you can achieve better outcomes in your next negotiations and avoid harmful misconceptions.

When Derek Sivers talks people listen. Your Music and People is one of the best marketing books you can read.

There's a fine line to lead with a vision and doing something nobody cares enough to hand over their money to buy it. The difference is timing.

Johan Norberg talks about the misfits, rebels and innovators that push the reluctant society into progress, the role of entrepreneurs and why this is a scary moment in time.

Growth companies may need external investors. How to select the right investors for your company?

If your mindset is not updated beyond your own capabilities and resources it’s hard to make things work.

The centralisation and consolidation have progressed to the point that the new rebels are the old guard.

Out of The Ether does a good job of illustrating the journey from Bitcoin enthusiasts towards something else and their quest for decentralised money, programmable global computer and everything …

The difference between success and failure is often not in more data but in more accurate acknowledgement of the limitations themselves.

Change takes time. The results take even longer to show up. The hardest part is not to give up or change the course while waiting for the impact.

Bailey Richardson talks about community building on Instagram's early years, The Social Dilemma phenomenon including her interview in the documentary, and how to find yourself in hedgehog cafes in …

Average Joe tackles the heroism of the startup land. It unearths stories and research around how we learn, create and build.

Jurgen Appelo talks about failing to find a product/market fit, how you pivot, adapt and move on in turmoil as well as shifting up to an experience mindset. He also warns about dangers in Canada.

Before you start to browse through video conferencing equipment is good to stop and think what are you really trying to accomplish.

Johan Norberg has written a magnificent book that gives insights into our current world, the state we are with all the polarisations and conflicts but also how fragile our success is, and why it …

Startup Community Way builds on the previous book Startup Communities. It dives into the world of complex systems and their operations.

Second-order effects (or consequences) can impact your business and result in massive changes in your business model or operations. If people avoid physical proximity what are the implications …

Slush CEO Miika Huttunen talks about how to adapt to the new reality and change your business in 4 months, the relevance of esports & gaming and the future of business events. He also explores …

Startup Communities is about the inspiring story and the message that you can build a vibrant startup ecosystem anywhere. If you can do it with a small 100 000 inhabitant city in Colorado it can …

What is important in getting funding for your startup or growth company when you're raising capital for your business.

Early 2020 kick-started business disruption. If you were not digital-first business already do you still have a business model?

Entrepreneur Kadri Tuisk explores the future of education with personalised learning, why she loves design thinking and being outside of her comfort zone. She also talks about startup pivoting and …

Preston Byrne talks about how disruption hits education and service careers, the future of decentralised finance, and why you should avoid VC funding.

Community intelligence benefits all the members of the community who are participating without doing anything extra and making everyone smarter together.

Get together with a meaningful purpose, share the passion with others, embrace the journey together and that's how to build a community with your people.

Entrepreneur Benji Hyam shares the inside view to successful content marketing, where you should focus and what to expect, and how to get results. He also reveals his life-changing movie experience.

Lars Tvede talks about people and ideas entrepreneurs, navigating business cycles, how to inspire people and have fun while remote working, and what it takes to be a lucky person.

Books to read in startup funding and growth, business management, technology innovation and society in general.

Watch out for power law and the global competition. It's not a level playing field for everyone. The best thrive and the rest survive.

Radical changes in customer behaviour because of external circumstances like coronavirus or new behavioural habits can kill your value proposition almost instantly.

2020 is the year that killed many old business models. Most of the businesses have not realised it yet.

Fundamental changes in user behaviour and external circumstances require full-stop moments to question everything and rebuild your operations based on the new realities and needs of the market.

Daniel Lacalle talks about bubbles and central bank traps, practical tips for individuals, why we are not learning from history and what's the role of human ingenuity.

Practical tools for design thinking and business model reinventions.

Per Bylund talks about the role of entrepreneurship in society, what's wrong with economics, why prices are always rising and how to spend a year in Hawaii.

Tero Mennander talks about missing the perfect exit window and life as a VC in France and the Nordics. He also reveals his connection to Leningrad.

Tom Mayr talks about audio as the last medium without a big platform, how to approach the two-sided markets as a startup and why not all likes are the same.

Razeen Sally talks about the threat of China, the role of Singapore in the new volatile world, what’s ahead of us in geopolitics and what he discovered in Sri Lanka.

We are tilted towards giving the benefit of doubt to people and believing in them. Defaulting to the truth makes our society to work. If we were to suspect everything and everyone we could not …

Tomi Grönfors talks about challenges in building a consumer brand, how to price your products and wrestle with your personal issues without shame. He also reveals why a road trip may last only a …

You cannot schedule playfulness in your calendar but you can create space for it. And you can learn to become more playful and curious. Like any skill, it gets easier with practice.

People relate to stories. They are memorable and relatable. They are easier to remember. They are easier to pass forward and explain. They are entertaining and fun. They simply work.

Motion is a great excuse and illusionist. It gives you a sense of accomplishment but leaves you cold in the results. Choose your metrics wisely and observe the output.

Venture capitalist Sakari Pihlava talks about the future of the SaaS business model, how to make a career in VC, the dangers of pricing and what to do with YouTube.

Start talking and get used to hearing your voice. This is the decade of audio for all of us.

Coachable people are willing to learn. They have the inner drive to become better. They admit they are not perfect but they are willing to do the work to improve.

Entrepreneurship is always hard. Now, it’s just extra hard. Keep that in mind when you’re communicating and interacting with people. You don’t know what they are going through.

You want to delight your customers and make them happy. It’s not about costs, it’s not about limited resources.

Products can have features but features are not products. New technologies are usually first novelty products but then they become implemented widely and they become just part of regular solutions.

Elias Aalto talks about the early days of Wolt, how to win an Apple Design Award and why startups are overhyped as a career path and what not to do when you have an audience of millions of people.

If you only have a shareholder’s agreement that applies to everyone you are calling for trouble. It’s impossible to agree upon anything and getting signatures to company decisions.

When you’re operating in the unchartered territories the success rate is very low. You can improve your odds by adding numbers and that’s the VC model. From a founder’s perspective, the game is …

If it is your company and you are the CEO, you’re the Batman. Everybody wants to talk to Batman. He’s the main show. Batman does the heavy lifting but with the support of others.

The funding is a derivative of the real issues. When you have the right components in place the money comes to you rather easily.

Focus on the thing that makes or breaks your future. Worry about the other stuff later.

Stefan Björkman explains the investment climate ahead of us, reveals his management secret, talks about a good company board, and what’s the purpose of glue in business.

Investor money is a big temptation. Bootstrapping is hard. It has its advantages but you may appreciate them only later.

It is like compound interest. So easy to grasp but so difficult to comprehend and follow in practice.

The successful founders are hesitant to start their company. They may even dislike the idea and really hate it. It’s the necessary evil for accomplishing the desired outcome.

When it's time to move on and leave the unreceptive environment behind?

Whether you want to learn about various innovation stories or understand better the interconnected nature of the innovation system Ridley shines light to the crucial area of our existence. Who …

Hampus Jakobsson talks about living in the moment, the biggest challenges for humanity, who are the most interesting people and why hearing is important while cooking.

The hardest thing is to think, test and learn.

There are ways to have a virtual experience with your browser that is more than just sitting in a zoom-call.

The hidden dilution can happen easily with convertible notes that start to pile up on each other and have different terms.

Social entrepreneur and founder of Acumen Jacqueline Novogratz calls for a revolution to reimagine how we are living on this planet in this century.

One of the challenges is to make the investors not to wait for each other but commit to their amount as they come. This is a balancing act where the demand and supply meet the closing skills of …

Richard Georg Engström talks about how to make films in Scandinavia, navigate unknown and uncultivated opportunities, what is impact and what it means to be happy.

How do you have a group chat where it actually feels like a group talk and not individual people talking over each other?

We are getting back to the very basics of the Internet again. How to connect people and make it resilient without centralised parties in the middle.

It may also be worthwhile to consider whether we should lower our firewalls a notch. We are all learning to communicate and reach out to people in this new situation. Not all people are trying to …

All business is H2H, human-to-human. All your decisions are value judgements consciously and even without acknowledging them.

Video is taking over face-to-face meetings. A small step for a business person but a huge leap for all business practices.

Ville Tolvanen talks about finding your audience, how to deal with trolls and why virtual activists are the future leaders.

Virtual everything and virtual first is something very serious and urgent. You cannot appreciate it fully unless you’re immersed into the new and unfamiliar. It takes courage and humility. Errors …

Sometimes it’s healthy to do short sprints and consciously do leaps that don’t feel natural. This is one of those times. What feels like a brave thing to do now seems obvious and lame in …

The future of business travel may be more local and earthbound. It’s more comfortable to travel by car, train or boat in short hauls provided that you’re keeping within the green zones such as …

There’s no reason to favour someone just because they are a few kilometres away from you. Or limit your reach just because it’s convenient or familiar.

Some of the gains and productivity progress achieved may have been temporary victories if they are not fought over. Habits take a long time to form and the lockdown period may not have been long …

Taavi Rõivas talks about his experience as the youngest prime minister in the EU, the future of nation states and his latest movie role.

It requires friendliness and encouragement towards small and fragile. It expects thick skin and moral backbone to resist the temptation of favouring incumbents and old solutions. It accepts the …

The whole process of going through the different stages of the coronavirus crisis has shown weaknesses, stress points, structural, managerial, political and systemic challenges or mere blunt …

Second-order effects are category-defining, paradigm-shifting and changing the course of many product categories, habits and values for good. They are big changes that may seem to approach slowly …

Post-coronavirus new normal is taking shape. It’s easy to overestimate the short term and underestimate the long term consequences.

Instead of stacking numbers in the increments of one, we could also use something else to perceive our life. Some years back another friend told me he has only a few dogs left. I did not …

Joey Kilrain talks about tough times, making sure your plan A does not fail, running for wrong reasons, how to mix paints and repair cars while building websites.

Christopher Lingle talks about his long experience of working around the world without a permanent place of residence. We also cover economics, monetary policy, human liberty, trail running and …

In this episode we cover topics ranging from cyborgs and AI to politics, and the future of humanity. Christopher Peterka also reveals why rosé helps in book writing.

I talk with Sandra Luks about finding your true passion and how it may take a few detours before you’re sure what you really want to do.

There’s another way to succeed in the market. It’s based on your ability to create your customers’ attachment to you.

The whole purpose is to focus on these customers and serve them better than anyone else: to delight those who value and want what you’re doing more than anything else. The process to become …

The book walks through the whole recruitment process and gives enough practical guidance to plan and execute hiring in detail. It takes the view of hiring manager who’s responsible of the new …

Supertrends reminds us to look into those lingering things that barely move when you focus on them but are huge when compared to the historical already happened changes.

Much of business is about to-do items and practical steps to follow. The below books belong to this category of getting things done but no point re-inventing the wheel

Category creation is a business strategy where the company is focusing on marketing the category by focusing on the new problem in the industry more than the actual solutions for it.

Survival to Thrival is a practical and rather hands-on guide for founders, investors and executives that are in the middle of enterprise startup growth.

Tänään julkaistiin kolmas osa taloustieteen rap-battle sarjassa, jonka aikaisemmat osat tulin kääntäneeksi suomeksi (osa 1 ja 2). Alla viimeisin versio omilla käännösteksteilläni. Näetkö? Tämä on …

The path to great discoveries and success is not always paved with grit and specialisation. Generalist may be slower in life to bloom but more weird and wicked their world become the better they …

Loops is about the iterative processes of human-centered business design where you turn ideas into reality with a systematic approach.

Serial entrepreneur Jurgen Appelo has managed to put together a practical guide that gives you the latest tools and practical knowledge for a high growth venture. The book is packed with agile and …

The book consists of independent articles organised under different themes. The structure gives an updated overview to the topic. The variety and quality of the content varies by the author but …

RegTech is a relatively new term that potentially can be used in respect to regulative processes in any sector, not just in the FinTech arena. Its earlier forms have been focused on streamlining …

For established companies to survive in future they need to overcome innovation barriers and utilise three tier structure for different level of change.

Some individuals have a large impact on society and Thank you for disrupting is about their big ideas and underlying thinking.

Entrepreneurs disrupt the status quo! David McCourt embraces entrepreneurial revolution that results beneficial change for the majority and disrupts the status quo for the incumbent players.

Sometimes it’s good to go back to basics. Crypto field is getting too large to follow it all by any single person. In the early years it was easy to have an overview of the most significant …

Scott Kupor’s new book belongs to the must-read category for every founder who needs venture funding. The book walks through the funding process step-by-step and explains the logic and pitfalls …

Norm Laviolette shares his wisdom and some industry knowledge that is useful in business but also in regular life. If improv is hard so is his message as well. Not because the topic is difficult …

Being smart involves the why question in the beginning. Why are we doing what we are doing?

Ilmastopolitiikkaa kuunnellessa asiat ovat hyvin yksinkertaisia. Hiilidioksidi on kaiken pahan takana ja nyt on enää kyse siitä kuinka suuriin ja välittömiin toimenpiteisiin pitää ryhtyä. IPCC on …

Teos käy läpi tekoälyn ja koneoppimisen eri käsitteitä, tekniikoita, toimintamalleja ja sovelluskohteita. Konseptuaalisista periaatteista siirrytään lähemmäksi käytäntöä sovellusalueita unohtamatta

Bloombergin nimi on tuttu lähes kaikille. Miljardööriin on lähes mahdotonta olla törmäämättä tavalla tai toisella. Hänen tarinansa on kuitenkin poikkeuksellisen mielenkiintoinen ja hyvin kerrottu …

Daavid vastaan Goljat taisteluissa uudet toimialarajoja rikkovat startupit ovat varteenotettava uhka nykyisille pelureille. Toisaalta vanhoilla yrityksillä on muutamia ässiä hihoissaan, jos ne …

Kasvuyrityksistä tuttu kokeilukulttuurin periaate saa jalansijaa myös kolmannen sektorin toiminnassa. Merkittävä osa lahjoituksiin ja avustuksiin nojaavasta sektorista tukeutuu yhä vanhakantaisiin …

Pysy kurssissa kannustaa sijoittajia keskittymään pitkään tähtäimeen ja unohtamaan päivittäisen markkinoiden kohinan ja houkutukset. Kirjan nimi on Boglen ohjenuora, jota hän on noudattanut …

Mitä sellaista näet katsoessasi ulos ikkunasta, joka on näkyvissä, mutta muut eivät sitä näe? Tämä Peter Druckerin kysymys on kirjan esseiden pohjana yhdistettynä Frances Hesselbeinin johtajuuden …

Rosenin mukaan valmentava yrityskulttuuri on ihmiskeskeinen. Ajatuksena on valjastaa koko organisaatio toimimaan valmentamisen hengessä. Hyvä johtaja tukee alaistansa työn toteuttamisessa ja pysyy …

Yleisneroja kutsutaan joskus renessanssi-ihmisiksi, mutta usein heitä pidetään jokapaikanhöylinä tai eksentrikkoina. Leonardo de Vinci on yleisneron perikuva ja ehkä tunnetuin edustaja. Heidän …

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Out of Our Minds pelastaa monen päivän. Kirjan teesinä on luovuuden monet muodot ja kuinka vähän hyödynnämme kaikkien potentiaalia.

Internet-ajan legenda O’Reilly pohtii muutosta muutaman vuosikymmenen tapahtumien kautta. Kirja on kartta ja samalla metafora viestille. Se auttaa navigoimaan ja ennustamaan, mutta päätelmät ja …

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Strategiakonsultti Rayston Guest avaa työkalupakkinsa menestysreseptiin kasvuyrityksille. Paketti sisältää käytännöllisiä esimerkkejä, jaettua kokemuksia ja helposti lähestyttäviä toimintamalleja.

Hyvät uutiset eivät myy. Johan Norberg käy läpi kymmenen syytä katsoa tulevaisuuteen positiivisesti. Viralliseen tilastoihin ja tutkimuksiin pohjautuen viime vuosikymmenten kehitys on ollut päätä …

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Ashlee Vance on päässyt kurkistamaan Muskin maailmaan ja vielä hänen luvallaan. Etelä-Afrikassa syntynyt, nuorena Kanadaan muuttanut ja lopulta Kaliforniaan päätynyt Elon Musk on herättänyt …

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Googlen henkilöstöosaston johtaja Laszlo Bock on ollut rakentamassa yritystä 6000 työntekijästä vajaaseen 60 000 henkilöön yli 70 toimistossa 40 maassa. Googlen yrityskulttuurista on kirjoitettu …

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Strategy Rules koostuu viidestä ohjeesta, jotka perustuvat kirjoittajien tutkimuksiin Bill Gatesin, Steve Jobsin ja Andy Groven päätöksistä.

John Brooksia on sanottu oman aikansa Michael Lewisiksi ja Bill Gates mainitsee kirjan parhaaksi lukemakseen bisneskirjaksi. Brooks käy läpi 12 eri tarinaa hyvin eri kulmilta ja näkemyksistä …

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Millainen uusi yhteiskuntarakenne meidän tulisi luoda? Handyn esseet eri aiheista ovat lähinnä ajatusaihioita ja ideoita perustuen S-käyrän ajatukseen. Vahvana teemana on ”tee-se-itse” …

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Putinin sodat kertoo jälki- ja esi-imperialistisesta Venäjästä, joka pyrkii laajenemaan uudelleen geograafisesti despoottisin ottein.

Amerikkalainen toimittaja McKenzie Funk raportoi ilmastonmuutoksen seurauksista yksilöiden ja liike-elämän näkökulmasta.

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Valtiontalouden heikossa tilanteessa toiveet kohdistuvat enemmän tai vähemmän epävarmoihin kortteihin. Tästä esimerkkinä on julkiseen ja erityisesti poliittiseen keskusteluun tarttunut …

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Philip Coggan käy läpi demokratian perusteita ja sen viime aikaista rappeutumista. Suurin uhka tälllä hetkellä onkin Eurooppassa.

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Kasvuyrityksen johtaminen on kuin jatkuva zen-harjoitus. Kaaoksen keskellä pitää pystyä keskittymään ja tiedostamaan vain oleellinen. Jos sijoittaminen on ahneuden ja pelon jatkuvaa rajankäyntiä, …

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Brad Feld on koostanut käsikirjan auttamaan konkreettisesti kasvuyrityksen perustajia ja toimitusjohtajaa hallituksen rakentamisessa ja hyödyntämisessä.

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Johtamisen ja strategian professori Harry Kraemer lähestyy arvojohtamista käytännönläheisesti. Entisenä miljardiluokan terveydenhuollon yrityksen toimitusjohtajana hänen neuvonsa ja ohjenuoransa …

Startupin kasvuvaiheessa haasteita löytyy myös vanhoista tavoista toimia. Niistä tulee tehottomia ja toiminnan hidasteita.

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Liiketoimintaa täytyy katsastaa ajoittain vähän autojen tapaan. Yrityksien tulee uudistua jatkuvasti tai muuten edessä on isompi kriisi tai jopa äkkipysäys, jos asiat jäävät todella pitkäksi aikaa …

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Suomessa on menossa suuri yhteiskunnallinen koe vähän entisen Neuvostoliiton malliin. Meidän tapauksessa siitä ei ole ehkä tietoisesti paljon keskusteltu sen oikealla nimellä.

Asiat eivät monesti ole monimutkaisia, hankalia, vaikeita tai edes kalliita korjata. Niitä vain ei nähdä tai niihin ei viitsitä panostaa. Mitä tämä kertoo yrityksen asiakkaille?

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Wahlroos jatkaa Frédéric Bastiatin ja Henry Hazllitin jalanjäljissä yhteiskunnallisessa keskustelussa pitkäikäisten virhekäsitysten oikomista. Yleissivistävä teos käsittelee myös viime aikaisia …

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Kulttuurijohtaminen on arvojohtamista, jossa johtamiskeinona käytetään yrityksen kultuuria ja johon myös yrityksen strategia sidotaan.

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Robottikaupankäynti ja pörssien ulkopuoliset kauppapaikat ovat mystinen maailma, josta harva tietää riittävästi, mutta moni on silti sen kanssa tekemisissä.

Rajautuuko oma ajattelu liiaksi yrityksen omien seinien sisäpuolelle? Joukkoistaminen sekä resurssien tehokas jakaminen ja käyttäminen on murros, joka koskettaa kaikkia toimialoja. Myös …

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Marko Erolan Kirottu kaivos on kuvaus suomalaisen median nykytilasta ja sen moraalisesta rappiosta.

Myyminen saattaa olla jopa helpompaa, kun matkustaa vähän kauemmaksi. Harvoin kukaan on profeetta omalla maallaan. Yllättävän hyviin tuloksiin pääsee, kun avautuu hiukan ja lähtee kertomaan muille …

Supertemp tarjoaa joustavuutta, näkyvyyttä ja lisää varmuutta yrityselämän haasteiden ratkaisemiseen.

Interim managers are a feasible option for growth companies in their business operations. For example, geographical expansion, funding, go-to-market or internationalisation are areas where …

Pomot ovat mahdottomassa ristivedossa. Toisen hyvä pomo on toisen huono pomo. Psykologi Tony Dunderfelt käy läpi johtamisen haastavaa maailmaa konkreettisesti ja kiteyttäen.

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Ellei Johanna Tukiainen ja Ilkka Kanerva olisivat sattumalta istuneet vierekkäin lentokoneessa Stubbista ei välttämättä olisi tullut pääministeriä. Jungner kuvaa tapahtumaketjun, jossa yhdestä …

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Vuokrajohtaja kutsutaan paikalle, kun organisaatioon kaivataan ulkopuolista apua. Tälle avulle on määritetty selkeät tavoitteet ja mitattavat tulokset. Kyseessä on siis projekti, jolla on alku ja …

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Vuokrajohtajan toimenkuvaan kuuluu toisinaan tulla sisään tilanteisiin, jossa asiat ovat vielä hyvin alkuvaiheessa. Idea on kirkas siitä mitä halutaan, mutta paljon muuta ei olekaan. Usein …

Konsulttiarmeijat ovat tuttuja yritysjohdolle. Heitä käytetään selvittelemään, myymään idea organisaatiolle tai varmistamaan selustaa. Tyypillisesti tukevan laskun lisäksi käteen jää nippu …

Rahoituksen ja taloustieteen professori Kevin Dowd saa nykyisen valtiojohtoisen rahanjärjestelmän näyttämään aikansa eläneeltä jo esipuheessa. Raportti käy läpi yksityisen rahan viimeaikaisia …

Pieni porukka kotimaisia vuokrajohtajia on päättänyt tuoda maailmalta tunnetut toimintatavat ja mallit nyt myös Suomeen. Vuokrajohtajia meiltä on toki löytynyt pitkään, mutta vahvoina …

Place management on uusi osa-alue, jota Philip Kotler on ollut luomassa omalta osaltaan 1993 ilmestyneellä teoksellaan Marketing places. Asplundin ja Ikkalan teos on pyrkimys yhtenäistää ja koota …

In the banking field, the first bank has adopted virtual currency technology (Ripple) to its interbank and intra-bank operations overseas. This enables fund transfers with significant cost savings …

Vuoden 2012 loppupuolella ja seuraavan vuoden alussa tein muutamia tallenteita Gustav von Hertzenin ajatuksista ja keskusteluista. Aihekokonaisuuksina Suomen tila, yhteiskuntafilosofia, moraali ja …

Nation states may face a serious risk in the future. They might need to start to land from the stratosphere and act like regular people and businesses: live by their means.

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Legendaarinen Wall Street kirjailija Michael Lewis on tullut jälleen ulos uusilla paljastuksilla. Tällä kertaa kyseessä on todellinen kuuma peruna finanssikriisin jälkeenkin. Kyseessä on lähes …

Every disruptive technology provides a window of opportunity to create new large players that eventually become incumbents themselves.

Marko Erola kertoo kotimaisen pääomasijoittamisen 25 vuoden tarinan Capmanin silmin. Mukaan mahtuu onnea ja menestystä, mutta myös paljon vauhdikkaita tilanteita ja markkinoiden mullistuksia.

Bitcoin valuutta alkaa olemaan tuttu jo aika monelle. Bitcoin teknologia avaa kuitenkin mahdollisuuksia paljon laajemmalle yhteiskunnalliselle muutokselle. Tim Swansonin kirjassa tulevaa muutosta …

Pitkäikäisen liiketoiminnan kehittäminen on usean asian yhdistelmä. Collins ja Porras ovat tehneet perusteellista työtä menestyvien yritysten löytämiseksi. Collins jatkoi tutkimusta vielä …

Wikipedia ei saa pyytää rahalahjoituksia ilman rahankeräyslupaa oman toimintansa kulujen kattamiseksi, mutta työtä toiminnan eteen saa pyytää vapaasti ilman lupaa. Rahan lahjoittaminenhan olisi …

Suomi on hiukan omituisessa asemassa lahjoitusten pyytämisen suhteen. Meillä yksityishenkilöt eivät koskaan voi pyytää julkisesti lahjoituksia. Tämä rajoittaa Suomessa asuvien ilmaisu- ja …

Mikä on tämä olympialaisiin osallistuva maa? Se vetoaa kansalaisten suojeluun rajoittamalla heidän perusoikeuksiaan. Erityinen kiinnostuksen kohde on kansalaisaktiivisuus, joka on valtion …

Suosikki-lehden entinen päätoimittaja Kormilainen on kerännyt yhteen nykyisiä tuulahduksia markkinoinnin haasteista ja käytännön toteutuksista. Keskiössä on luova markkinointi, jota toteutetaan …

Dominic Frisby on hyvin huolissaan länsimaisten hyvinvointivaltioiden tilasta. Frisby lähestyy asiaa poimimallaan ohjenuoralla: Löydä oikeat vastaukset; oivalla ettet tule näkemään niitä …

Googlen työntekijä numero 103, Chade-Meng Tan, on hiukan poikkeuksellinen insinööri. Hänen tittelinsä on ”Jolly good fellow” ja monet tuntevat hänet googlelaisena, joka on poseerannut monen …

Koneen tarina on mielenkiintoinen läpileikkaus moneen yhteiskunnalliseen ja liiketaloudelliseen asiaan. Kronologisesti se kertoo yrittäjämäisen tarinan kuinka pienestä yrityksestä vuosikymmenten …

Liberan perustaja ja ensimmäinen hallituksen puheenjohtaja Gustav von Hertzen kuoli eilen aamulla kotonaan 83-vuotiaana. Von Hertzen oli merkittävä suomalainen yritysjohtaja, yhteiskuntafilosofi …

Digitaalinen valuutta Bitcoin nousi monen tietoisuuteen tämän vuoden alussa hurjan hintarallinsa ansiosta. Vaihtopaikkojen volyymit nousivat yli kapasiteetin ja hinta kymmenkertaistui muutamassa …

Patagonian yritystarina on ylistystarina yrittäjästä. Perustaja Yvon Chouinard on ”vastahakoinen” liikemies, joka ei perusta tietokoneista tai toimistoista. Hän on henkeen ja vereen …

Vihreydestä on tullut monille yrityksille jo vahva osa perusliiketoimintaa. Myös IBM, Nike, GE, Walmart ja monet muut isot brändit ovat oivaltaneet kestävämpien toimintatapojen perustavanlaatuiset …

Keskitetty laatuyhtiöstrategia on Oksaharjun mukaan paras tie keskimääräistä suurempiin tuottoihin. Passiivisella indeksisijoittamisella tai suurella hajauttamisella pääsee toki helpommalla, mutta …

Emeritusprofessori Risto Harisalo ja hallintotieteen tohtori Jani Rajaniemi pohtivat kysymystä, miten ihmisten yleinen hyvinvointi voi syntyä ja kehittyä ilman valtiovallan ohjaavaa tahtoa. …

Suomalaiset ovat muita Pohjoismaita tiukemmin vaatimassa tuloerojen tasaamista. Kansainvälisesti olemme erittäin maltillisessa tasossa vaikkakin tuloerot näyttäisivät olevan jatkossa …

Tuloksentekokyky ei enää riitä yrityksen kantavaksi voimaksi. Tarvitaan laajempaa missiota ja osallistumista ympäröivään yhteiskuntaan tavalla, johon kirjoittajat viittaavat kirjan otsikon …

Modulaarisia mattoja valmistavan Interfacen perustaja ja toimitusjohtaja on omien sanojensa mukaan kilpailuhenkinen yrittäjä ja kapitalisti, joka ymmärtää tuloksenteon päälle. Parissakymmenessä …

Ben&Jerry’s on legendaarinen jäätelömerkki, jonka ensimmäiset toimintavuodet ovat vahva ylistys yrittäjyydelle. Pari kaverusta, Ben ja Jerry, päättivät tienata muutaman vuoden elantonsa tekemällä …

Hyvinvointivaltio yleisterminä kattaa laajat sosiaaliset tulonsiirrot ja huomattavan julkisen sektorin eli kyseessä on siis tulonsiirtovaltio. Rydman lanseeraa näistä johdettuna termin …

Gary Erickson oli 280km pyöräilylenkillä, joka muutti hänen elämänsä. Mukana oli vain 6 energiapatukkaa ja viimeistä hän ei meinannut saada millään kurkusta alas. Hän päätti tehdä asialla jotain …

Eamonn Butler kokoaa yhteen julkisen valinnan teorian päälinjoja ja esittää sen merkittävimpiä päätelmiä. Teoria tuo taloustieteen menetelmät politiikan ja julkishallinnon arvioimiseen.

Elämää hyvinvointivaltiossa vaikuttaa kannen perusteella hyvin synkältä. Sisältö on kuitenkin aivan jotain muuta. Henri Heikkisen ja Antti Vesalan yhteisprojekti on tuottanut tiukkaa tekstiä, joka …

George Mason -yliopiston taloustieteen professori Lawrence ”Larry” G. White käy läpi viime vuosisadan älylliset taistelut aina bolševikkien vallankumouksesta viimeisimpään finanssikriisiin. Tukeva …

Wired-lehden perustaja Kevin Kelly on isojen kysymysten äärellä. Otsikon mukaisesti häntä kiinnostaa teknologian perusolemus ja mihin meidän tulisi varautua tulevaisuudessa.

Tutkimusten mukaan taloudellista hyvinvointia syntyy, kun väestö ja tuotanto sijoittuvat tiiviisti ja lisäävät siten tuottavuutta. Kaavoitus on tässä suhteessa aitiopaikalla. Kaupunkialueen …

Johtava innovaatioguru Clayton M. Christensen herättää mielenkiinnon heti kirjansa ensimmäisellä sivulla. Mitä tapahtui ammatillisesti hyvin menestyneille yliopistoaikojen kurssikavereille …

Taivas + helvetti kertoo yrittäjän arjesta. Se ei ole mikään siloteltu näkymä hehkutukseen ja menestykseen, vaikka sitäkin 21 henkilön tarinoihin voi kuulua. Mukana on hyvin erilaisia yrittäjiä …

Brittiläinen vähittäiskauppa Tesco oli 1990-luvun alussa huonossa hapessa. Se oli Sainsburyn ja Marks & Spencerin perässä, eikä tulevaisuus näyttänyt kummoiselta. Ajat olivat kriittisiä kilpailun …

Yrityskaupat ovat nousseet viime aikoina esille erityisesti sukupolvenvaihdosten takia. Suuri määrä yrittäjiä on jäämässä eläkkeelle ja yritykset kaipaavat jatkajaa. Juha Rantasen teos vastaa …

John MarksTempleton mainitaan usein Warren Buffetin ja Peter Lynchin kanssa suurimpien sijoittajalegendojen joukossa. Sir John, kuten häntä kirjassa kutsutaan, oli poikkeuksellinen yksilö …

ETF:t eli pörssinoteeratut rahastot ovat rantautuneet Suomeen ja niiden suosio on kasvussa. Teos on ensimmäinen kotimainen esitys aiheesta ja odotukset ovat siten korkealla. Kansainvälisesti …

Kasvuyrityksistä puhutaan paljon ja niihin vedotaan tulevaisuuden toivona taloudellisen vaurauden luojina. Karu totuus on kuitenkin toinen. Toimittaja ja yrittäjä Sami Kuuselan pamfletti raottaa …

Yhdysvalloissa politiikka on jakautunut hyvin vahvasti kahden puolueen välille. Haidt halusi selvittää mikä saa ihmiset jakautumaan niin vahvasti kahteen leiriin. Kirja kertoo hänen …

Suomi näyttäisi olevan EU:n lainsäädäntöintensiivisin maa. Meillä on sotien jälkeen tehtailtu yli 73 000 säädöstä, joita yksikään kansalainen ei ole lukenut kaikkia. Silti meidän oletetaan …

Randin ajatuksiin nojautuen kirjoittajat toteavat, että emme tule pääsemään nykyisestä taloudellisesta suosta ja rämpimisestä eroon, ennen kuin härkää tartutaan sarvista. Jos yksilöillä on oikeus …

Miltä näyttää yli sata vuotta yksityistä innovointia samalla toimialalla? Autoissa ja monissa muissa kulutushyödykkeissä tämä on suhteellisen helppoa todeta, mutta ei niinkään koulutuksessa. …

Italialainen Luigi Zingales kyllästyi kotimaansa hyvävelijärjestelmään, jossa kenet tunnet on tärkeämpää kuin mitä osaa. Hän päätti paeta Yhdysvaltoihin Chicago-yliopistoon taloustieteilijäksi, …

Yllätetään yhteiskunta -liikkeen perustaja Jari Raitanen haluaa saattaa julkisen sektorin toimijat yhteen yksityisten yritysten edustajien kanssa. Tavoitteena on yllättää osallistujien lisäksi …

Kehitysavusta on jo yli puolen vuosisadan kokemukset. Alusta alkaen tavoitteena on ollut isojen ongelmien ratkaiseminen – köyhyyden poistaminen, puhdas vesi, perusterveydenhuolto – ja koulutus …

Thomas Sowell Standfordin yliopistosta sohaisee varsinaiseen muurahaispesään – älymystön rooliin ja vaikutukseen yhteiskunnassa. Kirjoittaja analysoi älymystön toimintaa historian ja tosiasioiden …

Harvardin yliopiston professori Michael Sandel haluaa tietää, missä kaupallisuuden raja kulkee. Onko soveliasta laittaa kaikki kaupan vai pilaako hintalappu jonkin asian perusluonteen.

Talouden alueella maalaisjärki tuntuu johtavan usein harhaan. Tuomas Enbuske tarraa kiinni mediassa viliseviin meemeihin, jotka tarkemmassa tarkastelussa näyttäytyvät eri valossa – lähinnä …

Taloustieteen ja filosofian professori Peter Boettke George Mason -yliopistosta kertoo taloustieteestä tavalla, jonka ymmärtää, vaikka ei hallitsisi derivaattoja ja integraaleja. Boettke …

Professori Jaana Woiceshyn on kirjoittanut teoksen yritysjohdolle etiikasta. Onko ulkoistaminen Intiaan moraalisesti oikea ratkaisu? Näkökulmia on useita ja niiden väliltä täytyy tehdä valintoja. …

Rationaali optimisti tarjoilee nimensä mukaisesti epäsuosittuja tosiasioita ja näkemyksiä. Myyntimenestys on käännetty yli 30 kielelle ja se on kerännyt useita palkintoja. Ridley ei kaihda …

Karstenin ja Beckmanin teos pureutuu nykyajan pyhään lehmään: demokratiaan. Sitä ei saa parjata, kritisoida tai sen ongelmia ei saa avoimesti ruotia, sillä vaihtoehdot eivät ole houkuttelevia. …

A few days ago, we received some fantastic news. It seems that the UN’s first Millennium Development Goal of cutting the 1990 extreme-poverty rate in half by 2015 has already been achieved. This …

Arvosteluvuorossa oli Detlev Schlichterin kirja Paper Money Collapse: The Folly of Elastic Money and the Coming Monetary Breakdown. Arvio on Talouselämässä (4/2012) ja luettavissa myös netissä. …

Teos on harvinaisen filosofinen johtamisen käsikirja. Pidemmittä puheitta suoraan asiaan eli loput löytyy Talouselämästä.

Keksijän elämä on Suomessa toisinaan hyvin karua ja raadoillista. Innovaatiokupla tuo esiin näkemyksiä ja toista puolta innovaatiokentän alkupäästä, jota harvemmin kuulee mediassa. Lue arvio …

Henry Hazlittin klassikko Economics in One Lesson ilmestyy tällä viikolla kirjakauppoihin nimellä Talous yhdeltä istumalta. Alla kuvaus kirjasta: Teos on harvinainen esitys taloudesta. Sen teksti …

Tulosvaroitus on kokoelma lyhyitä esseitä talouden käsitteistä ja yleisistä hokemista. Kirjoittajien tyylit sopivat hyvin yhteen ja teksti on sujuvaa. Teppo Eskelinen ja Matti Ylönen hermostuivat …

Kapitalismin moraalista puhutaan usein, mutta harvoin sitä puolustetaan avoimesti. Juuri ilmestyneessä kokoelmassa lyhyitä esseitä ja kirjoituksia tarjolla on puolustusta täyslaidallinen. Mukana …

Tulevaisuus on paikallisten yrittäjien. He eivät pidä kovaa meteliä itsestään, mutta saattavat silti parantaa monen elämää palveluillaan ja tuotteillaan. Sarah Lacy tutustuu paikallisiin …

Googlen hohto himmenee tai ainakin vauhti hiljenee. Kaikille "think big" yrittäjille Steven Levyn kirja on aivan must lukemista. Lue arvio Talouselämän sivuilta. Philipp Bagus ja David Howden ovat …

Suositusta Hayek vs. Keynes räpistä julkaistiin tänään uusi video. Alla kääntämäni suomenkieliset sanat ja linkki tekstitettyyn videoon. Vuosisadan kamppailu KEYNES Tässä ollaan … menoksi! suuri …

Julkaisuni rahankeräyslaista ja sen kumoamisesta tuli tänään ulos: Antaa saa, mutta ei pyytää. Rahankeräyksen sietämätön vaikeus. Aiheesta myös Hesarin sunnuntaidebatissa. Alla yhteenveto: …

HS Sunnuntaidebatti "Tiukkoja ehtoja saneleva rahankeräyslaki on kumottava" Eduskuntavaalien ja muiden yleisten vaalien ehdokkaat saavat kerätä yleisöltä rahaa vaalikampanjan kulujen kattamiseksi. …

Philipp Bagus on kirjoittanut erinomaisen analyysin eurosta ja euroalueen rahajärjestelmästä. Suosittelen kirjaa kaikille eurosta ja sen tulevaisuudesta kiinnostuneille. Lue lisää Talouselämän …

Piipahdin Oulussa puhumassa Talouden myyteistä ja virhekäsityksistä Henri Heikkisen kutsumana. Tupa oli täynnä ja keskustelu olisi varmaan jatkunut pidempäänkin. Esitelmästä ei ole nauhoitetta, …

Jokaisen kasvuyrittäjä peruslukemistoon tulisi kuulua Andy Kesslerin uusin: Eat People: And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs. Lue omat kommenttini EVAn sivuilta. Kirjoitin …

Ilmaisuissa kannattaa olla tarkka. Vielä parempaa, jos asiat voidaan esittää hyvin yksinkertaisesti. Sanat hämäävät helposti ja tarkat ilmaisut eivät välttämättä pidä sisällään täsmällisiä asioita …

Kävin tänään puhumassa talouden perusteista vajaalle 40 taloudesta kiinnostuneelle nuorelle. Äänite tilaisuuden alustuksesta kuunneltavissa ja ladattavissa. Viittaan puheessa sivustoon Talouden …

Christina Forsgård ja Juha Frey ovat onnistuneet luomaan hyvän teoksen sosiaalisesta mediasta käytännössä ja tarjoavat kokeneemmallekin konkarille uusia näkökulmia ja vinkkejä. Kirja tuo apua …

Suomen Tarzan, Olli Posti, lähestyi muutamilla kysymyksillä lähinnä vapaudesta ja sen perusteista. Kannattaa myös lukaista vastaavat Pasi J. Matilaisen ja Kaj Grüssnerin haastattelut.

Päätin julkaista 2006 vuoden keväältä Forum Humanum esitelmäni aiheesta "Suoran havaitsemisen voima". Tematiikka liittyy siis Otteita todellisuuteen (tai siis sen alkuperäiseen versioon). Juttelin …

Arkistoista pulpahti esiin vanha vapaamuotoinen haastattelu/keskustelu 2006 vuoden maaliskuulta. Fragments of Reality oli juuri tullut ulos (suomenkielinen versio viime vuoden lopulla: Otteita …

I seldom bother to comment politics for the obvious reason: it’s the core problem, not the solution (read e.g. Bastiat’s the Law). Nevertheless, if you want to measure the performance of your …

A few months ago I ran an experiment where I posted on Twitter a brief thoughtful sentence once a day. The try out revealed that quite a number of tweets inspired people to comment and continue …

Frédéric Bastiat's most famous essays The Law, The Petition and What is Seen and What Is Not Seen have been published by Basam Books Ltd. The book has an extensive and  excellent intro about …

Helsingin Sanomat (30th of May, 2010) run a feature article about me in their People-section where the subjectivity of happiness and entrepreneurship are discussed among others.

Hesarin sivulta C12 löytyy tänään (30.5.2010) artikkeli, joka sivuaa onnellisuutta ja yrittäjyyttä.

Frédéric Bastiatin kuuluisat ja aina yhtä ajankohtaiset kolme esseetä löytyvät nyt yksistä kansista yhdessä Johan Norbergin erinomainen johdannon saattelemana.

Muutama päivä sitten ilmestyi mainio musiikkivideo, johon päätin tehdä suomenkielisen sanoituksen.

Tampere University Press has launched today a new publication series Writings on Liberalism's theories and practices. My article is included in the launch titles as "Can Government Increase Social …

Tampere University Press on julkaissut tänänään uuden julkaisusarjan Kirjoituksia liberalismin teorioista ja käytännöistä - Writings on Liberalism's theories and practices: Sarjassa julkaistaan …

Two very important and influential economics books have been finally published in Finnish. Especially professor Rothbard’s What Has Government Done to Our Money? is a classic that is regarded as …

Murray N. Rothbardin vaikutusvaltainen teos Mitä valtio on tehnyt rahllemme? on nyt saatavilla ensi kerran suomeksi. Alla omat alkusanani ja kirjan linkistä tarkempia tietoja. Kirja on myös …

Jim Coxin teos Ytimekäs opas talouteen on mainio viitekirja perusasioiden ymmärtämiseen. Jo pelkästään sen omaksuminen selventää mediassa käytävää talouskeskustelua ja erilaisten intressiryhmien …

Kirjani Fragments of Reality suomenkielinen laitos on saapunut kirjakauppoihin (halvin ostopaikka lienee Adlibris). Tarkempia tietoja löydät täältä. Ja jos FB on tuttu, niin liity toki faniksi.

My book Fragments of Reality has been published today as "Otteita todellisuudesta" by Basam Books Oy in Finland. Previously the book has been published in the US and Australia.

Muutamia käännöksissä käytettyjä termejä. Lista on viitteellinen ja muuttuu, kun parempia termejä löytyy. | Englanniksi | Suomeksi | | --- | --- | | appropriation | …

Tämän esseen tarkoituksena on keskittyä valtion rooliin yksityisessä markkinassa ja selvittää laajuus, joka on perusteltavissa taloustieteen valossa valtion toiminnalle siinä. Valtiolla oletetaan …

My latest book is now available. Government's Role in Early Stage Growth Companies: An Austrian Perspective to the Finnish Innovation System Professor Risto Harisalo (Department of Managerial …

When you are dependent on your customers you can call your offerings as services. You need to follow and listen to your incoming money flow. If no one is interested of your offerings it means that …

I decided to incorporate a few previous writings of mine here. There are mainly for the business or entrepreneurial types, who are either starting their career or just want to compare their notes …

Why do you work? To get money. If you live your passion you are not calling it working. Working is something you have to do, not something you want to do. Things you love you tend to do even if …

If there is one management rule to remember this is a very good candidate: have an infinite tolerance for stupidity. It can be combined with this corollary: don’t expect anything from anyone. …

There is no doubt that most of us would prefer to have the money and freedom instead of making a choice between them. Unfortunately financial independence requires considerable amount of capital …

It starts very early on. You need to blend in and be like everyone else. The school teaches how to memorize, accept what others have said, and take things at face value without too many questions …

When we are young we get used to plenty of rules. There are many things we are not allowed to do and even more restrictions to anything that even faintly sounds like fun. After getting out of …

Working hard does not pay off. And certainly that’s not even a very smart way to live. Who wants to work in the first place? Earning money is not very rewarding if you need to spend 8-10 hours of …

After you come out of the school you think you’re ready for the working life. Wrong. Most of the theoretical knowledge you have obtained has very little resemblance to the tasks and work at hand. …

In human action there are very few coincidences. What appears and what really is are two entirely different things: often there is a discrepancy between the ‘common knowledge’ explanations and the …

Most of the working population is employed by small and medium-sized companies. In many countries over 95% of all companies are small. Still, having a small business is no pleasure ride unless you …

Paid employment is not typically your hope for financial independence. This leaves other available options open but unless you are hoping to get a substantial inheritance from your distant unknown …

It is recognisable far away—those people who do things with passion. They are at ease and enjoy what they are doing. They feel, care, and often get other people joining their enthusiasm. It is fun …

Corporate life is about politics. The sooner your admit it the quicker your lessons learned. Even if you are competent, more efficient and able than most of your colleagues you still need to take …

Competent people have a slight advantage over other employees. They tend to know what they are doing and get things done. Why is it then only a slight gain? There are no objective standards or …

(julkaistu Uudessa Suomessa 23.10.2008) Viime viikkoina valtiot ympäri maailmaa ovat kaivaneet kuvetta useiden satojen lisämiljardien edestä tukeakseen pankki- ja finanssisektoria. Vähemmälle …

The 25th of March guest appearance on Don Nicoloff’s Evident Footprint show. Discussing about life without money, how long the recession will last, creativity, what is important, freedom and …

The 12th of March guest appearance on Don Nicoloff's Evident Footprint show. Elaborating about money, economy but also about silence, thoughts, living in the moment and a Wu Wei way of living.

Nuoremmat sukupolvet voivat oikeutetusti kysyä, että mikä eläke? Pakolliset eläkemaksut, joita valtio perii sekä työnantajalta että työntekijältä, ovat pelkkiä veroja. Toki niitä koristellaan …

This 25th of Feb guest appearance on Don Nicoloff’s Evident Footprints show talks about Fragments of Reality, law and order, silence and economical situation among many other issues. (Next guest …

This almost two hour guest appearance on Don Nicoloff's Evident Footprints show talks about belief systems, Fragments of Reality and responsibility among others. Episode 8 part 1 Episode 8 part 2

I will be on Don Nicoloff's Evident Footprints radio show on Feb. 5th and 25th, 2009 at 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM (PST) 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM (EST) 7:00 AM - 8.00 AM (CET - the 6th and 26th of Feb) The …

Innovaatioista puhutaan paljon, mutta konkreettiset tulokset ovat ristiriidassa politiikkojen korulauseiden kanssa. Uudet keksinnöt ja yhteiskuntaa hyödyttävät tuotteet ja palvelut syntyvät …

A recent movie called Zeitgeist: Addendum introduces a concept called Resource-Based Economy from The Venus Project as a replacement to our current fiat based fractional reserve monetary system. …

Our current word mirrors what’s happening inside of us. We make the world as we feel, believe, and think within. There is no need to talk since it’s all in our actions (and lack of them). The show …

- Happiness is living without expectations. - You can own silver and gold but never any fiat currency issued by someone else. - Life is what happens when you jump out of your mind and use your …

Human mind is quick to lay judgment and find external parties to blame. There always needs to be someone or something to take the guilt of any undesired action or circumstance. It does not even …

No Limits -magazine's August/September 2008 (Issue 2) features my article "Planning" in pages 42-43. Check it out! You can also read the article online here.

You may have noticed that I changed the look-and-feel of the site. I’m happy to hear your comments and feedback! Hopefully the site is now more approachable and it is easier to browse through …

The purpose of this essay is to address the role of government for private market and to find out the extent and the scope that government’s involvement with private establishments can be …

This is a conversation about the book, the writer’s process, and his insights. The questions are deliberate: they are asked from the level of ‘the initiate’. It is an early stage when one is …

I found this article from my archives and it's related to my book, Fragments of Reality, or actually why I wrote it. Everyday Life Most of us are living in a middle of constant rush and hurry. …

We seem to be very efficient, but unfortunately this does not mean that we are doing the right things. Saving the environment is the next new trend. Everyone wants to get involved and be part of …

How can you set-up a society like ours in case you want to repeat the current model from scratch? The instructions are very simple but do not expect people free willingly to align with your …

Talking with David McMillan about silence and humility.

"Politics is not about public interest but someone’s special (economic) interest." “Life is about giving, and the rest is taken care of.” “Nothing has any meaning except the one we give to it— …

Talking with David McMillan about opinions, rightness, and fairness.

Talking with David McMillan about fear, concentration, and multi-tasking.

Talking with David McMillan about stress and Mondays.

Talking with David McMillan about trust, knowledge vs. wisdom, and time.

Talking with David McMillan about forgiveness and patience. (Audio quality varies)

Talking with David McMillan about Me, myself and I, worrying, and Who am I?

Talking with David McMillan about happiness, circumstances, and expectations.

Holidays are coming so it's time to relax and take it easy. For the holiday season you can find a few podcasts here, and there is more to come. Just remember that those are still work in …

We take things for granted. Sun will shine in the morning, subway will transport you to your destination, people will sell you the goods and services you need and so on. Everything we have …

Everybody talks about it and still we don’t seem to get our house in order. How can we make our planet a better place for all of us? Talk is cheap and so far we have been too ignorant to get rid …

We love routines and predictability even if we are not openly admitting it. They give us the feeling of security and being in control of issues. Still, we are only thinking that nothing changes …

Credit is something we prefer to get—at least when we want to pursue new projects and need financing. But how do you gain recognition and support for your projects? Are you looking for in other …

We all know people who are constantly late. Likewise we can point people who are always too busy or ‘doing it later’, which seldom occurs. Funnily enough we still all have the same 24 hours per …

Why is politics often associated with corruption, dishonesty, and shallowness? You may be surprised to notice that there is a common denominator underneath that we have often forgotten or just …

Equality means that both parties are in the same level, respected and treated according to the same standards. This is the theory, but in practise we seldom face it in reality. Unfortunately we …

Having vs. Being: When you need to have in order to be it is time to reconsider your expectations and reasoning.

We are all after happiness but seldom find it but only for a few glances or passing moments. Most of the time we are seeking to gain it via different things, people, or situations. We try to …

Out of six billion one person may not sound like much. Still one person can make a tremendous impact on others and change the way things are perceived in the future. Our history is full of persons …

Complaining is easy. It’s destructive without giving anything back. There are always so many things that could be better, in our opinion. Focusing on the negative seldom builds any bridges or …

You are surrounded by your past. All the tangible items and assets represent the earlier achievements. The same applies to your monetary wealth as well—it is only storage of your previous efforts …

Every moment we declare who we are. Our presence, posture, and the way we move, talk, and act expresses the way we think and feel. This can also be heard from our voice—even over the phone. But …

Expecting to gain more than one is willing to put on the table is foolhardy. Forcing others to comply with it is stealing. The motives vary from jealousy, low self-esteem, laziness to greediness …

Everything happens in the moment. Still we slip away from the awareness of it—many times a second. The mind wonders to the past or longs for the unhappened future but all these are realised in the …

Constant pace and action are not natural. One needs to relax and wind down as well. You cannot have music without silence. It takes a fine-tuned instrument to recognise when it is the time to blow …

It is assumed to be noble to live for others. This nobility can take many forms and some of them can be very difficult to identify. Still, in most of the cases the underlying motive is not …

Titles, categories, and labels—that’s how the life is often perceived. There are different functions, tasks, and roles to accomplish and carry out. Often those names deceive us to believe and do …

Decentralised society is becoming a reality gradually by technological improvements that shift the power from top-down to people.

Don’t’ get deceived by the looks or even by the words, observe the underlying reality and the deeds. We are not living in freedom—actually we might never have. Only the forms of suppression and …

We like to have our freedom. It is great and fun to explore and extend our boundaries. We love to take the credit for our actions, but only selectively. Positive consequences are naturally ours to …

Money is only a medium of exchange. It is not the wealth. It only presents the future wealth we believe it can provide us in form of goods and services from other people whom we hope to accept our …

This is a very compact system of ethics. It is very simple, brief, and yet powerful based on the following guiding principal from which all the rest can be deduced. The Guiding Principal All …

I selected some books, movies, and music that might not be the most typical choices. Well, let me know if you have read, seen and heard all of them :-)

Aika on liikettä, mittayksikkö. Aika määrittää liikkeen keston paikasta toiseen. Kvanttifysiikka ei toimi näiden periaatteiden mukaan, mikä sai Einsteinin enemmän kuin vähän pois tolaltaan. …

Kärsimys tai ilo, etsintä tai lepo, ilo tai suru, yhdessä tai yksin, nyt tai silloin, sinä tai minä, täällä tai siellä, aurinko tai kuu, hiekka tai meri, yksi plus yksi, musiikki tai taide, …

Ei etsi ketään, näkee kaikki. Erottelematon, arvostelematon, pitää silti seuraa. Antaa voimaa, tukee surussa, nuhtelematta, ilman moitteen häivää. Kutsuu aina luokseen, hylkää ei koskaan. Tapahtui …

Tiedämmekö miten elää? Väitämme olevamme elossa, joten meidänhän pitäisi olla elämisen mestareita. Mitä siis tarkoittaa eläminen? Pintapuolisesti elämä näyttää sarjalta erilaisia rutiineja ja …

Elämä on hetki, julistus; Se laittaa meidät testiin, kestävyyden ja johdonmukaisuuden; Lempeästi se opettaa, kuka ja mitä olemme. Se pitää meidät kiireisenä, antaa löytää meidän tavan; Kuiskaa …

Tila välinpitämätön, olemassaolo tarkoitukseton. Tapa olla maailma, antaa muiden ymmärtää. Kuinka kuvailla jotakin, missä kaikki yhtyy ja eroa ei milloinkaan. Tarpeeksi, ei liikaa, ei liian vähän. …

Tarvitsemme dualismia elääksemme ja kokeaksemme. Esimerkkien määrä on periaatteessa loputon: yö ja päivä, hyvä ja paha, pimeä ja valo, mies ja nainen, terve ja sairas jne. Ilman vastakohtaisuutta …

Kuinka voimme löytää jotakin mistä mitään emme tiedä? Kuinka tuntea tuntematon? Kuinka tunnistaa tuntematon? Tiedämme vain mitä tiedämme. Näemme vain mitä tunnemme. Kuulemme ainoastaan mitä …

Kaikki, on tässä ja juuri nyt; Älä odota, älä matkusta, Siirrä eteenpäin tai viivytä; Lykkää paetaksesi, liiku unohtaaksesi; Silti ei vaikuta – kaikki, on tässä ja juuri nyt; Asetu nykyisyyteen, …

Rakastamme varmuutta. Haluaisimme asua maailmassa, jossa asiat ovat ennakoitavissa. Vai haluaisimmeko? Käyttäytymisemme tuntuu tukevan ennakoitavuuden ajatusta. Emme halua muuttua ja vielä …

Olemme sidottuina kaksinaisuuteen. Aika-avaruus on kohtalomme. Olemme dualismin vaikutuksen alaisena niin kauan kuin opettelemme kaksinaisuuden läksyä. Elämä ja kuolema, päivä ja yö, hyvä ja paha, …

Mitä enemmän luovumme, sitä enemmän saamme, oikeita valintoja ja varmuutta; tiestä, suunnasta, päämäärästä, ja tarkoituksesta, joka johdattaa läpi myrskyjen ja ukkosten, paisteen auringon ja …

Oletko koskaan pohtinut kysymystä missä sinä oikein olet? Aloitetaan ensin määrittelemällä talon käsite. Mikä on talo? Talo on yleensä rakennettu jotain tiettyä tarkoitusta varten—sillä on tietty …

Miksi olemme surullisia? Koska emme ole onnellisia Miksi olemme innoissaan? Koska emme ole tylsistyneitä Miksi olemme rakastuneita? Koska emme ole yksinäisiä. Miksi olemme poissa tolaltaan? Koska …

Koska kaikki tämä kärsimys loppuu? Kun vain olemme. Kaikka tämä saavuttaminen ja tekeminen, eikö se koskaan riitä? Kun vain olemme. Yritän löytää onnellisuutta ja iloa elämässä – kuinka voin …

Katsoo taakse vain hetken, unohtaen, hyljäten, aukkoja jättäen, tekoihin, joista kunniaa emme sois. Kaikki kokemukset kurjat, pimeät, väärinkäytöksistä, vihasta, pelosta, ja petoksista, joita emme …

Meitä ympäröivä maailma perustuu dualismiin ajassa ja paikassa. Toisin sanoen elämämme tapahtuu näkyvien esineiden ja merkitysten keskellä. Tämä materiaalinen toimintapa on vallitseva ja heijastuu …

Meille näkyvä todellisuus on se oikea juttu. Yhdistämme itsemme siihen sekä vastaamme siihen. Usein tunnemme itsemme epämukaviksi ja on vaikeata mukautua ympärillä olevaan maailmaan. Sisäisesti …

Olla, kuten pitäisi olla, uskoa tavalla odotetun, nähdä lailla halutun, ja uskotella olevamme mitä opimme olemaan; Mutta se en ole minä. Joten ole, ja ainoastaan ole, ilman epäröintiä, vain ole; …

Pyyteetön olemassaolo ilman vastavuoroisuutta on onnellisuuden todellinen tila. Tähän tilaan ei pysty mikään ulkopuolinen tilanne tai tapahtuma vaikuttamaan. Onnellisuus on pysyvä ja vakaa …

Ilon hetki, hymy, kaunis sana vieraalta; Odottamaton ja spontaani, viaton. Näyn kauneus, pilkahduksen täydellisyys, väistämättömyyden haavoittuvuus, se kaikki tapahtuu tässä ja nyt. Kuinka päästä …

Miksi pelkäämme kaikkea meille outoa? Toisin sanoen miksi kaikki uusi on meille epämukavaa? Itse asiassa kuinka on mahdollista pelätä jotakin meille täysin tuntematonta, jotakin meille …

Prosessi on jotain tilapäistä, joka palvelee tiettyä tarkoitusta. Se ei ole itsessään päämäärä vaan pelkästään väline jonkin tavoitteen saavuttamiseksi. Voimme nähdä itsemme sarjana prosesseja. …

Usein haluamme jotakin. Joko oppia uusia taitoja, päästä eroon huonoista tavoista tai muuttaa jotain käyttäytymisessämme. Jatkuvasti olemme haluamisen tai pyrkimisen tilassa. Olemmeko koskaan …

Näkymä, niin eläväinen ja jännittävä, täynnä elämää, onnellisuutta ja iloa, joskus surua, usein kipua, rajallisen tiedon ja tietämättömyyden, katselee hiljaa. Taaksepäin astuen, näkökulmaa …

Eri asteita, useita tasoja, leikaten toisiaan. Sama hetki, eri merkitykset, sisältyen kaikkiin. Erilliset polut, eristetyt tiet, yhdistetyt vain harvalle. Kurottaen seuraavaan, kamppaillen …

Merkittävä osa viestinnästämme tapahtuu verbaalisesti. Puhumme, luemme ja ajattelemme sanoin jatkuvasti. Aloitetaan ensin perusteista. Tarvitsemme erilaisia yhteisesti hyväksyttyjä sopimuksia …

Lähes päivittään ihmiset päivittelevät nykyisen elämänmenon sekavuutta ja kaaosta. Asiat tuntuvat järjettömiltä ja suuria muutoksia tapahtuu jatkuvasti. Kuitenkin luonnonmullistusten ja …

Kuoressa, Peitettynä koteloon, Rajattuna reunoilla, Laajennettuna luonnostaan; Teljettynä illuusioon, Ajoittaan hämillään, Vailla rohkeutta, Urhoollisuutta ja sisua, Lopullisen läpimurron, …

Tapa nähdä, kuulla, maistaa, tuntea, tietää, ja elää; Hyvin tarkoituksin, rajoitetuin tiedoin, vajaavaisin huomioin, puutteellisesti havainnoiden, silti yrittäen; Häpeämättä, ilman nöyryyttä, …

Sanonnan mukaan olemme itse pahin vihollisemme. Tarkemmin määritettynä vihollisemme on totuus. Totuus meistä. Me emme voi sietää sitä. Sama koskee niin yksittäisiä ihmisiä, kansakuntia, …

Totuus on vapauttava, lopullinen, riippumaton, ajaton, kaunis, harmoninen, täydellinen, dynaaminen, tuore, valaiseva, viaton, täydellinen, Totuus on Yksi. (alkuperäinen Truth)

Kaikki on sanottu, tehty, kuultu, ajateltu. Hiljaisuus ainoa vierelläin, takana paljon muistoja, tapahtumia, tekoja, ystäviä. Mitään ei kaipaa, mistään ei ole vailla. Mikään ei ole merkitsevää, …

Useat meistä opiskelevat rahan läksyä. Joko meillä on tiukka taloudellinen tilanne tai meillä on muuten epämukava suhde vaurauteen. Varallisuus itsessään on neutraali asia. Se ei ole hyvä tai …

Kuka puhuu hiljaisuudella, tekee eniten. Kuinka voimme nähdä jotakin mistä emme mitään tiedä? Ajattelee, muttei koskaan tiedä. Luulemme olevamme. Missä olen syvässä unessa? (alkuperäinen Zen Thoughts)

Vapaa yhteiskunta perustuu moniarvoisuuteen. Jokainen saa toteuttaa omaa näkemystään vapaasti niin kauan kunhan se ei riko kenenkään toisen vapautta omaan yksityisyyteen ja omaisuuteen. Toisin …

Demokratia ei perustu yksilön vapauden periaatteelle, kuten aikaisemmassa kirjoituksessa (Vapaus tai pakkovalta) on määritetty. Demokratia perustuu pakkovaltaan, jolla osa ihmisistä käyttää …

Julkinen sektori elää muiden varoilla. Itsessään se ei ole tuottava yhteiskunnan osa. Sen toiminta perustuu täysin elätettävänä olemiseen (ts. se on parasiitti). Käytännössä tämä tarkoittaa sitä, …

Liike-elämässä sekä yhteiskunnassa yleisemminkin on vallalla oletus kamppailusta yksilöiden tai yritysten välillä, jossa on pelkästään voittajia ja häviäjiä. Kyseessä on siis nollasummapeli, joka …

Yksilön oikeus on todellinen siinä tapauksessa, että hänellä on sekä positiivinen että negatiivinen oikeus. Toisin sanoen hänellä on oikeus tehdä jotakin, mutta yhtälailla olla tekemättä. Etenkin …

Nykyään puhutaan paljon yksilöiden oikeuksista erinäisiin asioihin ja myös eri asiayhteyksissä. Mutta tarkkaan ottaen mitä oikeuksia yksilöillä lopulta on? Jos lähtökohdaksi otetaan yksilöiden …

Vaalit ovat tulossa useisiin maihin, joten on hedelmällistä muistuttaa sekä ehdokkaille että äänestäjille kuinka järjestelmä toimii. Resepti vallanhimoisille ja välinpitämättömille on seuraava: …

Valtio on keinotekoinen järjestelmä, joka voi toimia vain niin kauan kuin sen vaikutuspiirissä olevat ihmiset siihen uskovat ja luovuttavat sille osan omista oikeuksistaan. Itsessään valtio ei ole …

Vapaassa yhteiskunnassa on vain kaksi tapaa varallisuuden hankkimiseen. Toinen perustuu uuden luomiseen eli aktiivisen toimintaan (työn tekoon laajassa merkityksessä), jolle löytyy kysyntää. …

Ihmisillä on moraalisesti vain kaksi tapaa elää keskenään: vapaina tai alistettuina.Ensimmäinen vaihtoehto perustuu oletukseen, että olemme syntyneet kaikki tasa-arvoisina ja näin ollen jokainen …

Yhdenvertaisuutta tai tasa-arvoa pidetään yleisesti hyvänä pyrkimyksenä ilman että sitä tarkemmin määritetään. Yksinkertaisesti oletetaan yhdenvertaisuuden olevan korkea moraalinen tavoite ja …

We focus on growth—it’s everything. Our current economy is based on the ever-expanding growth paradigm. It does not work without it. Our monetary base grows every year. Valuations need to grow, as …

Gary has very clear advice: nada de nada.

A recent interview of Lew Rockwell.

An excellent article by Gary North. See also the previous part. Actually there are new concepts that require no debt - see e.g. Open Capital.

We see the way we came, easy it is to grasp, hold back and reflect, repeat the way, and forget the real game, of constantly walking backwards. The more certain your pace, relaxed and comfortable …

You and me, are all, equally born, purely naked, without a string, attached. Six billion, all the same, no one above, no one below. That’s all there is. All the rest, are simply clothes, fancy and …

There are only net tax payers and net receivers in any given society where government coercion is practised. See why, explained by Murray Rothbard.

Go and check this out The U.S. vs. John Lennon. A well-made documentary that shows the other side of John Lennon that focused on social and political issues. The official web-site.

"The intrusion of politics into the field of economics is simply an evidence of human ignorance or arrogance, and is as fatuous as an attempt to control the rise and fall of tides. Since the …

For many the government is the only option available when one is talking about defence. This does not need to be the case. Get convinced by reading an excerpt from Murray Rothbard's Power & Market …

"Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. and the Aristocracy of Prison Profits" is a good case in point how the law is turned into a business driven by high level politics. The Dunwalke-website puts it another …

An interesting article about Jean-Baptiste Say by Amadeus Gabriel: Thus, society could work without government management if people carried out their business and let other people carry out their …

How do you like it when someone is exchanging nothing for something? Kings did it in the past and we are doing it at the moment in massive scale as well. Money and Inflation: The Tendency to Deny …

"Too many people living in democracies are lulled into believing that they are free because they have the right to vote and elections are held periodically. If you take conscription for military …

Most of the developed countries have state pension systems that are dependent on annual tax revenues. This system based on false promises and illusions is something that will not last forever. …

Printing money does not increase the amount of products and services available in the market. It only increases the prices in the long term, in the short term it creates an illusion of increased …

We have assumed that there is only one way to solve disputes: commission a government monopoly over all people in case they might have some issues between each other. However, this assumption is …

Our current societies involve a third party called government that is authorised to incur into any violent actions and force in order to protect its citizens. However just by watching the news …

The wealth of any nation is dependent upon its people's capabilities and resources to invest into new production. Some 50 years ago Ludwig von Mises gave this speech that is maybe even more valid …

The root cause of inflation is very simple: the central bank produces money out of thin air. A case in point: Fed's Inflation Analysis Ranks With Zimbabwe's: Caroline Baum

Why don't we use gold as money anymore? The Gold-Plated Sting by Gary North.

How Society Works: Plato's Contribution By J.G. Hulsmann 2.400 years ago Plato spoke about the importance of division of labour. So who's the adam smith now?

Ludwig von Mises: "It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against …

From Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged: "So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which …

We tend to be very practical in our thinking. It all culminates into question—how? How am I going to do it? How is it possible? How did you do it? Many questions and very little answers. If you …

Is your life in distress – maybe your career, personal direction, relationships, work, or all the above? A cul-de-sac can be a major issue with no easy way out. Still, the answer might be closer …

The history of mankind is the history of ideas. For it is ideas, theories, and doctrines that guide human action, determine the ultimate ends men aim at, and the choice of the means employed for …

"A society is decaying as long as it focuses on money, which is the effect, and disrespects the cause, the producer. Money is the symbol and fruit of labour, and it should be appreciated as such. …

Try to imagine a system of labor imposed by force that is not a violation of liberty; a transfer of wealth imposed by force that is not a violation of property rights. If you cannot do so, then …

Albert Jay Nock: Here is the Golden Rule of sound citizenship, the first and greatest lesson in the study of politics: you get the same order of criminality from any State to which you give power …

Hans-Hermann Hoppe brings some light to the unstable condition of democracy: The Paradox of Imperialism.

Albert Jay Nock's great piece about how he learned about the concept called state and its true nature: "Anarchist Progress". It was originally published in the American Mercury in 1928, and now it …

Here's an excerpt from "the Discovery of Freedom - a man's struggle against authority" by Rose Wilder Lane. Worth a look.

Elections are coming in many countries so it is fruitful to remind both the candidates and the voters how the system works. The receipt for the power hungry and ignorant is the following. Firstly, …

A society is decaying when it is interested in only of the effects and not in the causes. What happens when the ‘needs’ are of most importance and the ways to satisfy them are despised? A moral …

We regard ourselves as civilised but seldom we bother to define what does it really mean. Civilised is often confused with something modern and thus better than previous. But how can it be per …

In our personal life we assume to be treated fair and just. We assume to have the right for things we have earned and thus achieved by our own effort. We are not claming the unearned. This is what …

The economy is based on the productivity of us, the people. If we are taken off the equitation, nothing gets done either. We live by our efforts and abilities. Everything in our society is based …

No trace of selfishness, No doubt, No fear. No one to blame, Nothing to gain, No thing to lose. Standing firm, Upright, With straight pose, Clear eyes, And a pure mind. Heart of gold, Courage of a …

This is the era of individualism. No matter whether we talk about individuals, nations or international coalitions. Everywhere the separation is the prime directive and the underlying assumption. …

We know only what we know. This sounds very simple and naïve but still it is a powerful statement. It also defines what we do not know, which is very important to realise as well. One could say …

Are you afraid? No, seriously. This is not a joke or a light-hearted issue. Consider for a while before answering to yourself. Still not?

Many of us are learning the lesson with money. Either we are tight to make the two ends meet or we have an uneasy relationship with prosperity. Wealth itself is a neutral issue. It is not either …

For us the visible reality is the real thing. We associate ourselves with it and respond to it as well. Often we feel uncomfortable and find hard to match with the world around us. Inside we are …

Have you ever considered what dying means? Often we are very shady and quiet about death. It is something we do not want to consider or think about. It is a taboo. It is something that only …

Life is eternal harmonious breathing, in and out. Like in breathing, there are three stages to life: in(halation), balance (pauses),and out (exhalation). Life is oscillation in various energy …

Our greatest excuse is time. Either we do not have enough of it or we have too much of it. Still, we can only live now, forever. Future is only an illusion we project based on our experiences and …

What's reality like from eternity's point of view? Who talks by silence, does the most. How can we see something we know nothing about?

Meditation is preparation for the continuous steady state of enlightenment, a process where one is adjusting to shift the consciousness onto a higher level. Doing this requires concentration and …

As long as there is something that changes, the quest is not over. Anything that is not permanent and independent is still becoming; it depends on its external circumstances and, therefore, more …

When you want something you also state that you don't have something. Your object of wanting is the very thing you're missing. In other words, you're declaring your imperfectness. There is …

Our belief structures define who we are and how we interpret the world. They are our point of view and allow us to view the world through rose-colored glasses. We adjust the external world …

When you are angry ask yourself: Who is angry? When you are disappointed ask yourself: Who is disap- pointed? When you are in need of something ask yourself: Who needs? When you are sad ask …

Everything with a form and shape falls into the trinity of creation, sustenance, and dissolution. These three states are inevitable and they materialize in time-space. Each manifestation is a …

We create our reality. The world is only potential possibilities that we actively collapse into our own point of view. We are the observer and the observation. There is nothing external to us—only …

Always concentrate on your state of being-ness, never on the mode of being. Don't try, genuinely be. Understand you can never be too humble. Appreciate and be grateful for everything and every …

(To) Be. We are just becoming. As long as we have to become, we are not. When we only are, there is nothing else. A pure state of existence.

The view, so vivid and exciting, full of life, happiness and joy, sometimes sorrow, often pain, from limited knowledge and ignorance, glances still; Stepping back, enlarging the scope, gaining new …

Life evolves like an ascending spring. Viewed from the side, it reveals its upward spiral while the top view reveals a cyclical continuation. Both ends vanish into the horizon without any end or …

Where do our feelings and thoughts arise, appear, and vanish? There must be something that is not in movement in order to become aware of these states. We experience time (i.e., past, present, and …

Suffering or joy, quest or rest, happiness or agony, together or alone, now or then, you or me, here or there, sun or moon, sand or sea, one plus one, music or art, history or novel, writing or …

The world we know exists only in our mind. It is real for us, but it is not to be found elsewhere. We are dependent on our sensations coming from our five main doors (i.e., sight, hearing, smell, …

We are conservative by nature. We tend to enclose ourselves. Some of the fences we build are physical and more tangible, while others are more abstract. We want to protect ourselves from the …

Within a shelter, Covered in a case, Limited by boundaries, Extended by nature. Trapped in the illusion, Bewildered at times, Lacking the courage, Bravery, and persistence, Of final breakthrough, …

Life is breathing. It has three different phases—inhalation, short pause, and exhalation. Internal and external action— visible and invisible. Active and passive. Breathing is living. Its …

In our language death means the opposite of living. Being alive is to live, create, explore, and experience. Death is something where nothing is moving and everything stays still, a total freeze …

Our life can be compared to a project. Projects have a beginning and an end. Its definition states that it is not permanent—it has a definitive life span. It starts, goes on, and ends. A project …

All there is, is right here and just now; Don't wait, don't travel, shift forward or delay; Postpone to escape, move to forget; Still it does not matter— all there is, is right here and just now. …

Everything we see, have, are, and live within is based on two structures: the substance (i.e., the essence) and its representation (manifestation). The appearance is the structure that is easy to …

Nothing to declare, nothing to say, nothing to hear, nothing to think; Only silence, accompanying friend, no one to miss, no one to long, lots of actions, many memories, tons of experiences, …

Facts are very important on our time. We live surrounded by lots of information and knowledge. Most of the data around us is not wisdom but more or less processed bits and pieces of information. …

When are we very positively surprised and overwhelmed? When something out of the ordinary and unexpected happens, something we have not thought about—something fresh and new to us. This happens …

Our existence is relative. We are only in relation to something. Nothing has any meaning or significance per se, unless it is in relation to something. The world outside of us just is. We give it …

Trust is about relying on someone, letting ourselves be vulnerable and fragile, totally dependent on someone. It is a token of something pure and innocent, a way of expressing confidence and pure …

Credit, recognition, consideration, noteworthy, but for what? Something great and unique, something noble and unselfish, for a greater cause, without any benefits or recognition, for the one? …

Why is the doer so important? Or, to be more specific, when is the doer important? In most of the cases, the performer is relevant only when we are doing it ourselves. We emphasize the subject …

Goes back only a short while, forgets, ignores, leaves blank, the things we did, and are not proud about; All the experiences, of misery, darkness, abuse, hate, fear, and betrayal, we have not …

Money is just part of the framework. In itself, it is nothing. It is only a convention between people. We have created the concept called money in order to exchange and settle between various …

We are in the garbage-creation business. The products and results are our own creation, and the consequences are observable around the world. Most of the garbage is all in our own mind. The …

We are free, to stay, or to go; No one holds, but us. We have so much, to do, and are so busy to achieve. We hold tight, for all we know. It's up to us, when everything is done, and there is …

We read many books during our life. The type of reading we do varies with the topic, our interest in it, and the situation. Sometime we just want to pass the time while waiting for something else. …

Physical existence is a mask, disguise, larva of a butterfly, working cloth, marionette, platform, embodiment, avatar, outer jacket, transformer, agent, shelter, a shell that hides the pearl. Our …

We are quick to have opinions about anything. Even when we lack facts, we get strong feelings about things. We jump to conclusions rather than consider carefully. Our mind works in a manner that …

We claim to be so busy. What does it really mean, and is it actually possible? Being busy means that we are occupied at the moment. Therefore, we are intensively carrying out the task at hand and …

The more we let go, the more we gain, right choices, and confidence; Knowing the way, gives us the lead, the bearing and the heading, that guide us through, the storms and thunders, sunshine and …

Our world consists of atoms and smaller particles, quarks. The scale does not end here, but all the same, everything is still energy. Therefore, one can say that we are focused energy states. Our …

Our life is full of incidents and situations where we are strongly emotionally attached. These occurrences can have a significant impact on our behavior. We can feel deeply involved with something …

It looks at nobody, but sees everyone. Perceives no difference, lays no judgment, still keeps you company. Gives you strength, supports you while you're down, doesn't blame, or put you in to a …

Limited understanding leads to misinterpretations and imperfect actions. These actions are perceived emotionally and assumed to be conducted with full intention and understanding of the causes and …

Way to see, hear, taste, feel, know, and live the world; With good intentions, limited knowledge, poor perception, lacking observation but still trying. Without shame, or humbleness, knowing, …

We are used to living surrounded by information. Our schools teach us the value of knowledge and details. TV is full of quizzes and competitions to test for cleverness. Education is emphasized …

Our life is hectic. Even more, our mind is restlessly moving. Our inner state is often noticeable for outsiders as well. When we are nervous or have difficulty being calm, this is reflected in our …

We are used to living in the world of instant action and response. Each generation claims that the current speed and flow of information is almost too much to bear. The stress we feel, which is …

Different stages, various levels, intercepting each other. Same moment, different meanings, present in all of them. Separate paths, isolated ways, interlinked only for the few. Reaching for the …

Reality is a subjective phenomenon. It consists of our personal understanding of the structures around us. It is an interpretation based on inner perception and insights. Our reality is something …

A state of indifference, existence without significance. Way to be the world, let others see the perf. How to describe something, where two ends meet and never leave. Enough, no more, no less. …

Some of us choose a harder route. We want to achieve things faster this way than it would take on the usual long and less steep road. This means that we are put into a series of tests that are …

Every one of us is here alone (but not necessarily lonely). We live among other people and yet all the great challenges of life we have to face alone. Our friends and people we keep close can …

We live in a state of constant longing. The current moment seems never to be enough. When we've reached one thing, we immediately long for something else. The grass is always greener on the other …

Our inner life is sacred and personal to each of us. Our external life we share with the world. It is not obvious that they can be in harmony and still enable the sought-for inner realization. But …

Is a moment of joy, a smile or a kind word from a stranger; Unexpected and spontaneous, innocent. Beauty of the vision, perfectness of the glance, the vulnerability of the inevitability, it all …

Most of us are like TV sets. We receive information and reproduce it as it has been sent to us. Often, we just store things to our memory and retract them when they are needed. The reproduction, …

To be, how we are supposed to be, believe the way we ought to be, see what we want to see, and pretend to be, the one we have learned to be, but that's not me. So be, and purely be, without …

Have you ever looked back on your life, thought about the incidents and situations you faced in your life? Often, the sudden and out-of-the-blue surprises that we are at first shocked by and …

We often get carried away or overwhelmed by our emotions. We call this a state of being emotional or sometimes even irrational. In practice, we mean that we were in a condition where we were …

Inner peace derives from an insight and internal knowledge and confidence. It is a known fact for the one who has realized it and, therefore, it is also a permanent state of being. One has to …

It's amazing that there is enough of everything on our planet. The thing is that we create the scarcity situation with our own behavior. There is enough food to feed every hungry person and give …

We are used to degrees. Our school years are based on numbered degrees. We live and breathe different steps and thresholds. We have to qualify and learn the lessons before we are approved to …

Life is a moment, a declaration; It puts us into a test, of persistence and consistence; It kindly teaches us the origin, of who we are and what we are. Life keeps us busy, Let us find our way. It …

Many times it looks like we live for our worries. They surround us and follow us everywhere we go. There might be a lot to worry about or just many tiny issues that pile up and make us …

When are we most proud of ourselves? It is on those moments when we have done something ourselves that requires effort and hard work. The joy comes from our own notion that we have excelled …

Our life is full of low and high moments. In the great moments, we have a feeling of being in control and having some special qualities. In the blue moments, we feel insecure and imperfect. …

It's funny that we desire to travel through time. Besides self-ish interest, what purpose would it serve? We are actually time travelers all the time. Or should I say channel surfers? We get …

Often we feel that we are treated unfairly or something hap- pens that we do not accept as fair. What is fair and what is not? Life is neither fair nor unfair. It's beyond the concept of …

Truth is liberating, absolute, objective, timeless, beautiful, harmonious, perfect, evolving, fresh, enlightening, innocent, complete, Truth is One. Let our life be true.

We are used to valuing almost everything in our lives. Our time and actions as well as the material things surrounding us are measurable. Our days are spent talking, reading, watching, and …

When does all this suffering end? : When we only are. All this achieving and doing, is it ever enough? : When we only are. I'm trying to find happiness and joy in life—how can I succeed? : When we …

Plato's ideal world consists of perfect items. Those items are not present in our visible world, still we can get a feeling of these perfect items by the world around us. We are living around …

Why is it so easy to see the faults in others and be blind to our own? Often we jump to conclusions and judge other people on the outset. The fact is that we do similar or different mistakes in …

We often desire acceptance from others. We are insecure about ourself and need confirmation from other people. We want to know what others might think about us. To be more specific, we are looking …

Our culture, society, administration, political system, infrastructure, laws, processes, properties, possessions, and even money are just a framework. They are the setting, the means for the …

"The wise are not learned, the learned are not wise."—Lao Tze. A wise person may not have much knowledge but a knowledgeable person is not wise. Wisdom is something that is intuitive—firsthand …

We are often just struggling. Life is something we have to struggle through. We react, and most of the things are just issues that we have to handle. The attitude toward life is that we have to. …

Time is a great paradox. We are almost never in the time. Being in the moment is almost nonexistent for us. When do we have the time? Time is a concept that has many purposes for us. It enables us …

Have you ever considered the question where are you really? Let's start by defining a house: What is a house? Usually it is built for a purpose—it has some relevance and function. A house is built …

There is plenty of confusion and chaos around us. Many things seem not to make much sense, and drastic changes happen. Leaving out natural disasters and environmental incidents, humans create much …

"When you talk, you only say something that you already know; when you listen, you learn what someone else knows."— Anonymous. This quote applies to our mind as well. Usually we are busy thinking …

Some tips for personal discovery and insight: : 1. Focus (quiet your mind). : 2. Be persistent. : 3. Don't try (don't achieve). : 4. Be patient.

Disappointment is like happiness, only a bit more serious. It hugs you with its whole reach, and does not let you go. It whispers the story in your ear, the way it should have happened. It grieves …

Disappointment is like happiness, only a bit more serious. It hugs you with its whole reach, and does not let you go. It whispers the story in your ear, the way it should have happened. It grieves …

We want to be in control. We are not comfortable with unpredictability. We would prefer to live in a predictable, ordinary way, without any surprises. This is the underlying assumption in our …

How can we learn about ourselves? By facing the Other. Some time ago, I wrote about relationships and referred to Martin Buber. Emmanuel Levinas was inspired by the work of Buber and became one of …

Seldom can we experience silence by chance anymore. Walkmans, TVs, radio, traffic, and household appliances keep us company. There isn't any moment in a day when we would feel the silence without …

You can see it from the outset. Some people have lots of worries and they have a large weight on their shoulders; they are almost buried under the burden. Most of us, however, are somewhere in …

Why are we sad? : Because we are not happy. Why are we excited? : Because we are not bored. Why are we in love? : Because we are not lonely. Why are we upset? : Because we are not content. When we …

Our world is based on dualities comprising items in time and space. In other words, our life happens by and around physical concepts and things. This material preference is prevailing and very …

Often we want something—we want to learn new skills, get rid of bad habits, or change something in our behavior. We are continuously in a state of wanting or becoming. Are we ever getting …

We love to fixate. We are afraid of new, unknown things. Being novel is maybe the most difficult thing to do. A physical appearance is easy to observe and, therefore, the most visible way to see …

Process is something that is not permanent and it serves a specific purpose. It is not the end means but just a way to carry out something. We could be seen as a set of processes. Our physical …

Unconditional existence without any reciprocity is a true state of happiness. This level of being is not affected by any external circumstances or situations. It is a stable and steady condition, …

Who did you meet today? What did you see? Usually we answer these questions by mentioning the most significant incidents of the day. When we are out walking, we meet many people but only a few of …

"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" like the Rolling Stones used to sing. Still we are after the pleasures of life endlessly. In a way it's funny that we are after the image in our mind we have …

We are captured in duality. Space and time are our destiny. As long as we are learning this lesson, we are under the role of dualism. Life and death, day and night, good and bad. Action and …

Our communication is mainly verbal—at least the visible one. We speak, read, and think in words all the time. Let's get the basics sorted out first. We need conventions in order to communicate …

Owning means that the owner of something has the right to exclude others from using it and has a title to control the subject. How much can we really own and is ownership freedom? Some time ago, I …

We like certainty. We would love to live in a world where things are predictable. Or do we? Our behavior seems to support the idea of predictable life. We do not like to change, and we like …

Something fresh. Anew. Pure. Innocent. Fragile. Its vulnerability captures its essence. Like a perfect cherry tree blossom in the spring. It radiates its existence without a shadow of doubt. It is …

A primitive society: a characteristic of a primitive culture is that it regards itself as highly advanced. Ignorance by any other name...

We need dualism to live and experience. The list of examples is basically infinite: day and night, good and bad, dark and light, male and female, healthy and sick, and so on. Without the opposite …

Why do two people live together? This question came up today when my friend had some issues with his spouse. The framework Martin Buber created in his famous book I and Thou in the 1920s is one …

Jeremy Rifkin's latest book, The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream, takes a strong stand where he states that American dream is worth dying …

Do we know what it is to live? We say we're living. So we should be masters of life. What does it mean to be alive? It looks like a lot of routines and useless everyday tasks. We call it the …

Actors monitor their performances by watching the dailies. The best dailies are watched by no one We just live them. We would learn so much by being able to watch our own dailies each evening. …

It is easy to act outright. It takes more nerve and courage to question first and evaluate the motives of one's actions. And it's almost extreme to make up one's main after all those steps and …

Who thinks if there is no thought. Who is aware when we're dreaming. Today's thought.

We're free to do whatever we desire. We have a free will—or do we? How free is our will? Are we able to decide what are we going to do tomorrow? We can plan things but we cannot always guarantee …

Flow of time is an illusion. Time is motion. It has a duration—a measurement of motion from one point to another. Quantum mechanics do not behave this way and, therefore, Einstein was more than a …

Why do we fear everything that is unfamiliar to us (or, to put it differently, why are we uncomfortable with something new?)? Actually, how is it possible to fear something that is not known to us …

Like it's said we are our worst enemy. To be more specific - it's the truth. The truth about ourselves. We cannot stand it. This applies to people, states, governments, organisations and …

How can we search for something we know nothing about? How do we acknowledge or recognize the unknown? We only know what we know. We only see what we know. We only hear what we know. But who …

I have decided to try to see the world a bit differently than before. Actually I cannot switch back anymore. Some time ago I started to watch movies by thinking how they are made up. After a while …

Something totally exceptional occured today: strangers were talking to each other and helping each other out to get their cars moving in the snow circus. Hard times make people come together. The …

Recently I have started to consider the difficulties people have with change. With companies it’s simpler - you just change the management, company name and sometimes even the line of business—a …

Back from holiday. It was great to chill out and learn to 'do nothing' for a while. Also doing sports seems to give some good kicks... Beside reading some Donald Ducks I found Jeremy Rifkin's: The …

Motivation is an external, temporary high that pushes you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which pulls you forward. Thomas Leonard Are you in the internal or external loop? I …

No matter what you believe, it doesn't change the facts. - Al Kersha I played with a thought that we live our lives in batches. Once in a while something big happens and we change the course of …