Reflections on a Serendipitous Career and Ambitions for Tomorrow

I  am still in the process of building the basic components of this blog with its integral set of web pages. Please read the About for an overview of what I have in mind. And you will find the first pages for the Serendipitous Pracademic and Waterway Cruiser each tell a story – they are background to the eclectic collection of posts you can read by scrolling down below. The sub-pages of the web site are listed in the drop down menus above and can also be accessed from the navigation to your right, beneath the recent posts.

Tony in the Pink

Interesting results of both biological and psychological testing with literature review reported in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences

Further stimulus for thought from the varied comments to the author’s advice column article in the FT

Yes, is the argument in a new book, discussed by Nicholas Kristof in NYT and called the Flynn Effect after the author.

Worth reading for assessing contributions of experiences in growing up

Depends on how you define and put into operation “positive thinking”

Book and references interesting review comments both pro and con