Trust none of what you hear, half of what you read, most of what you see. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Consider a turkey that is fed every day. Every single feeding will firm up the bird’s belief that it is the general rule of life to be fed every day by friendly members of the human race “looking out for its best interests,” as a politician would say. On the afternoon of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, something unexpected will happen to the turkey. It will incur a revision of belief.*

People like to eat fish by the water even if the fish was caught far away and transported by trucks.

Work destroys your soul by stealthily invading your brain during the hours not officially spent working; be selective about professions.