These are off-beat, off-the-wall, partly-formed, embryonic snippets of ideas, offered solely for their curiosity value.
Doesn't buying an insurance policy seem like you're betting against yourself? Basically, you're betting the insurance company that you'll die before your time, and they're betting you that you won't. The only way to win the bet is to lose your life.
posted by LajollaWiz @ 10:16 PM
Dr. Karl Albrecht is an executive management consultant, coach, futurist,lecturer, and author of more than 20 books on professional achievement, organizational performance, and business strategy. He is a recognized expert on cognitive styles and the development of advanced thinking skills. His books Social Intelligence: The New Science of Success, Practical Intelligence: The Art and Science of Common Sense, and his Mindex Thinking Style Profile are used in business and education. The Mensa society presented him with its lifetime achievement award, for significant contributions by a member to the understanding of intelligence. Originally a physicist, and having served as a military intelligence officer and business executive, he now consults, lectures, and writes about whatever he thinks would be fun. http://www.KarlAlbrecht.com
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