Some relevant Sunday reading from Malcolm Gladwell.
Most people are inclined to use moral terms to describe overconfidence—terms like “arrogance” or “hubris.” But psychologists tend to regard overconfidence as a state as much as a trait. The British at Gallipoli were victims of a situation that promoted overconfidence. Langer didn’t say that it was [...]
Official writer whose UFC picks we blindly follow Eric Foster has his picks up for UFC 102. His writeups are excellent, as is his record and I do what he says each month, assuming the line hasn’t moved too much by then.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/15990/performifys-picks-for-ufc-102.mma
Turn on ESPN today, and what do you see? Chris Mortensen reporting on Brett Favre, coming back from retirement and signing with another team. You can just vision the collective eye roll of the entire nation when the news was reported.
The funny thing is with Favre, I actually supported him the [...]
From the weekend…
Arsenal +800 or +850 to win the EPL. Probably won’t happen, but they’re no worse that 5:1 after this.
Y – E – No
Need to pay more attention on the weekends…