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Weekly Summary

August 5, 2017 Ben Yeoh
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This week we've looked at Nassim Taleb's life lessons, David Oglivy on advertising, the World War I painter-poet David Jones, a technical study on Global Fund Manager performances, the bucket makers of Japan and Lewis Hyde's work on gifting.

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There is an Arts stream, Investing stream and Photography stream.  As well as personal and a couple of projects. Check below for the links.

Nassim Taleb's life lessons commencement address.
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/8/1/nassim-taleb-commencement-address

A study on Global Equity Fund Managers beating benchmark returns
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/7/26/global-equity-active-manager-performance-academic-study

Circular giving parallels to circular economy and Lewis Hyde's work.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/30/gift-giving-a-work-of-art-is-a-gift

$5k award for artists/writers with children.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/8/3/award-application-artists-writers-with-children

David Ogilvy on (1) advertising and (2) management.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/28/david-ogilvy-on-adverstising
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/7/29/oglivy-principles-of-management

The work of painter-poet David Jones
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/8/4/david-jones-works-grow-over-time

A visit to one of the last traditional bucket makers in Japan
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/29/last-makers-in-kyoto

Image of the week
Children of the Wana tribe in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
https://www.thendobetter.com/photography/2017/7/30/cigarette-smoking-sulawesi-indonesia

 

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