Lin Yutang

The Art of Letting Go

March 1, 2007

Tranquility Liberty Magazine March 2007 by Mark Skousen “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”— Henry David Thoreau, Walden Would you do me a favor? Find an easy chair, or better yet, go outside to a secluded spot and read this essay at your [...]

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A Painless Way to Triple Your Savings

June 1, 2002

From The President’s Desk Published in Ideas on Liberty June 2002 by Mark Skousen “The human mind is charming in its unreasonableness, its inveterate prejudices, and its waywardness and unpredictability.” —LIN YUTANG1 “Behavioral” finance is the hot new field in the rapidly growing “imperial” science of economics. Consider the titles of recent books on the [...]

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Rich Investor, Poor Investor

April 1, 2001

Forecasts & Strategies Personal Snapshots April 2001 by Mark Skousen “The poor and middle class work for money…. The rich have money work for them.” —Robert T. Kiyosaki, author, Rich Dad, Poor Dad Many of you may have read the best-seller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. The author, Hawaiian-born Robert Kiyosaki, criticizes his own father, a [...]

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