Following Gary Smith’s amazing biography of Andre Agassi in Sports Illustrated I was inspired to buy Beyond the … Leggi tutto “Beyond the Game is disappointing”

A few months ago, I spent a few days in Dubai on business. I was impressed by the … Leggi tutto “Dubai is intense!”

A few months ago I blogged about the Psychology of Happiness (https://fabricegrinda.com/the-psychology-of-happiness/) which showed that empirical evidence suggested … Leggi tutto “The Psychology of Happiness – Part 2”

The movie is dark, gritty, intense, fast paced and the dialogues are great! It adds a bit of … Leggi tutto “Casino Royale is great!”

I really wanted to love Borat. I adored the previews and was impressed by the interviews and all … Leggi tutto “Borat and the problem of high expectations”

I have to admit that after seeing the previews I was skeptical both about the plot and the … Leggi tutto “Stranger than Fiction is entertaining”

Einat Wilf, a young up and coming Israeli politician and intellectual, wrote an interesting article a few years … Leggi tutto “The Red Carpet Syndrome”

As I much as I liked that other magician period piece, The Illusionist, The Prestige is better. While … Leggi tutto “The Prestige is awesome!”

It turns out our parents were right. Brushing our teeth, flossing and using Listerine daily does protect us … Leggi tutto “Floss, brush and rinse – the right way!”

Let’s say you have a site present in tons of countries – site.fr, site.co.uk, etc. Would any of … Leggi tutto “Alexa Question”

Next time a telemarketer calls you, think of doing the following: http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/ I had not laughed that hard … Leggi tutto “The funniest prank ever!”

After the recent article in the New York Times by the Freakonomics authors arguing that high performance is … Leggi tutto “A Star is Made – Part 2”

Yesterday, as I was reflecting on this new beginning, I was overcome by great feelings of joy, pride … Leggi tutto “To new beginnings!”

Last August, as part of a business trip, I spent a few days exploring Turkey. I had an … Leggi tutto “Turkey is amazing!”

I don’t worry too much about the business model for Youtube – after all it’s pretty clear they … Leggi tutto “My concerns with Youtube (it’s not the business model)”