Fingers on a Keyboard: A human written blog about blogging before AI.
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Why recovery drives health more than training
Training breaks you down. Recovery is when you actually adapt. Here’s why sleep, stress, and rest determine fitness outcomes more than your workout plan.
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Extreme frugality is ruining your life
Frugality is a virtue until it becomes a personality. Here’s how extreme cost-cutting silently damages relationships, health, and long-term wealth.
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The autism diagnostic boom is real and complicated
Autism diagnoses have surged for reasons that are partly clinical, partly social, and partly diagnostic creep. Disentangling the trends matters.
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The MBA is the most overrated credential in America
MBA programs charge six figures and promise transformation. The data on outcomes, salary lift, and signaling value tells a more sober story.
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The IRS needs more funding, not less
Cutting IRS funding sounds like small government, but the math points the other way. Audit yields, compliance, and tax fairness all suffer when staff shrinks.
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Money won’t fix your problems (but it changes them)
Wealth solves a specific class of problems and creates new ones. The honest accounting matters more than the cliche on either side.
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Most threats come from known people
Stranger danger drives public fear, but crime and harm data consistently show the perpetrators of violence are people victims already know.
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Why passive investing is creating a bubble
Index funds dominate flows and now own most of the market. Critics warn the structure quietly inflates valuations and concentrates risk in unexpected ways.
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Egg roll vs. spring roll vs. the mysterious cha gio of Texas Chinese restaurants
Texas Chinese restaurants serve oversized egg rolls and hybrid Vietnamese-Chinese cha gio that defy national norms. A field guide to regional rolled appetizers.
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Recalls happen more often than people realize
Vehicle, food, and consumer product recalls run in the thousands annually, yet most affected owners never act. Here’s why the system underperforms.
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