Tag: Ernest Hemingway

  • Two ways

    “How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” – from The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway Messing up gradually is easy. Here are some tried and true ways: Don’t bother with goals Hang out with the wrong people Seek comfort rather than effort Blame others Avoid risk Expect to lose Squander free…

  • Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

    Chicken Philosophy Plato: For the greater good. Aristotle: To fulfill its nature on the other side. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability.