Author Archives: Tomas Stonkus

What Is Evil?

Right and wrong do not exist in the eyes of the universe. Right and wrong are the constructs of human mind, which makes them automatically biased and subjective. That makes it difficult to define it and even harder to discuss it. But, I have not set out to define what wrong or right is. I [...]
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Law As A Moral Compass Of A Society

The recent global financial crisis, which originated in the United, caused a lot of discussion worldwide. There are a variety of topics, which can be discussed, but one that I think deserves the most attention is the law. Law defines what is legal and what is illegal. It tells us the boundaries within which the [...]
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Simple Theories In A Complex Reality

We, human beings, like predictability and we resist to change. Predictability eliminates uncertainty, which in turn makes our lives comfortable and easy. Change, on the other hand, creates uncertainty and fear. Naturally, predictability and change has their own trade offs. Predictability costs us growth and change creates growth. Nothing in life is free. The nature [...]
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Do You Give Your Power Away?

The above question is much important and relevant than it has ever been. The issue of giving your power away might be the underlying cause of the current financial crisis. Let me explain. Others have only as much power as we choose to give them. Your government, your boss, your girlfriend, your children, your co-workers, [...]
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On Distortion Of Price Of Certain Goods

After reading “Freefall” by Joseph Stiglitz, I realized that the prices of certain goods are way understated (some are grossly overstated).Price distortion is a serious issue, which has a huge effect on our consumption of goods. For example if diamonds where really cheap, everybody would probably have a pair. In essence, if prices are understated, [...]
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The Importance Of Vision

Sometimes we just make the wrong decisions. Sometimes we become shortsighted and focus only at the things that are the most convenient and most pleasant at the moment. Some of us even confuse that with “being in the moment”. All of the above simply means that we are discomfort averse individuals. We seek out pleasure [...]
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Slow To Smooth To Fast

Just recently, I started attending mixed martial arts class. It is truly amazing to learn the things your body can do. Mixed martial arts is all about teaching your body to do things it has never done before. At first it can be difficult, but over time, your learn how to do it the right [...]
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Weekly Update

I know I have not written anything in an over a month. Just in case you were wondering why that was the case, here it is: I had nothing to write about. At some point of time, I felt like I could no longer draw upon my knowledge or experiences to provide any additional value [...]
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Few Lessons To Be Learned

Did you ever think that there just a few real lessons to be learned in life? Just a few. No more no less, but a few simple lessons. No matter how many more of personal development books you are going to read, no matter how many articles that will promise you to change your life [...]
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Optimizing Your Life

Today we are going to learn another rule of economics as it applies to your practical life. There exists a concept called the Law Of Diminishing Returns, which simple states that increased activity results in increasingly diminishing returns with each additional unit of input. If we were to graph, it would look something like this: [...]
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