Ponderings in a corner of the universe

More middle east...

There is also an article to get you going on the first CIA coup - Iran last century. Link here.

posted by Matthew Woodget @ 11:20 AM 0 comments

History of the middle east

It amazing me how little event most educated people know about the middle east.

I consider myself one of them and am on a mission* (bad choice of words?) to better understand the history so that I can understand the context and thus better understand the present.

Here's a place to get started.

*Language does evolve beyond what it was. That is the beauty of it, in particular of English. Words that once held religious context do not have to any longer.

posted by Matthew Woodget @ 11:15 AM 0 comments

Execution Fuel

Ideas are execution fuel.

Ideas ultimately give you both your destination and your route. Harnessing the power of ideas is key to success.

Creativity is the seat of ideation. The conceptualization of ideas. Both new and recycled. Most that we think is not new. Even new ideas, very successful ideas are not necessarily new... as components. But together they equate to something much more than the sum of their parts.

Take Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code". The ideas about Christianity and the true fate of Jesus Christ have been around for centuries. Many thrillers have existed before. But when you take the right mix of these things they can amount to something very successful. Something that appears new (many people through the pretext for The Da Vinci Code was invented by Mr. Brown. He himself admits this is not the case).

Idea's enable you to set your targets by seeing where you are going to go. They also enable you to build you road, your strategy to get there. They then enable you to fuel your achievement vehicle along the way, dealing with the pitfalls and optimizing your journey.


A final thought; Neurons exist. They are not 'new' so to speak. The connections made between them are all very similar, if not identically. However it is the configuration, the connection of the sum of the parts that gives rise to everything that you do. Everything you then create.

posted by Matthew Woodget @ 5:53 PM 0 comments

Wealthiest 2% Own 1/2 Worlds Wealth

This new United Nations report illustrates the disparity in wealth globaly.

"The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, according to a new study by a United Nations research institute."

A start to understanding the report can be found on this BBC News website report.

posted by Matthew Woodget @ 11:33 AM 0 comments