When I married my wife years ago, my mother-in-law told a story about her friend who had a successful marriage. The husband concluded the reason of his successful marriage was that he was going to take the big decisions and his wife was going to take the small ones. After so many years of… Read More
What leads to success? by Suf Alkhaldi
As I am preparing to join Warren Buffet ‘s Share holder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, a friend of mine sent me an email asking if I have any questions in mind to ask him. As I am a blogger and my mind works in preparing new topics for my readers all the time. I started to… Read More
Why do we need to understand people? By Suf Alkhaldi
As an avid reader of Quora, I sometimes find very intriguing questions, so appealing that I am the first one to read them. One of these questions is why it is important to have the skill to understand people. Understanding people creates new meaning in our lives. It puts our previous perceptions and our own biases… Read More
A resolution: The decision to be happy by Suf Alkhadi
Every year I spend some time to write down my resolution for the year. Most of the time, I achieve 80% of what I write down. This year, I will share one resolution with my readers: I decided to have deliberate happy days at least one day per week. The power to decide to be happy One of my resolutions… Read More
Don’t follow Steve Jobs’ management style by Suf Alkhaldi
After the splash achievement of Apple in producing outstanding products, we have to wonder if the success of Apple is related to Steve Jobs’ leadership and management style or if it is related to something else. There is no doubt that Steve Jobs was a pioneering giant. His perception and his vision were unparalleled. Tim… Read More
Lessons in humility and charity: How much money it cost to have lunch with Warren Buffett this year, 2015? by Suf Alkhaldi
Going to Warren Buffett’s Shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska to celebrate the 50 years of profitable Partnership of Berkshire Hathaway Inc was a life changing event for me. It opened my eyes to another world, a world that was magical, filled with wisdom. I had read many books about finance, but I avoided reading about Buffett.… Read More
The Science of “Choking” and the End of Freezing Under Pressure by Suf Alkhaldi
Have you ever studied very hard for an exam and when the time came for taking the exam, you completely failed? If you said yes, you are not alone. This phenomenon of failing under pressure is also found in sports . The loss is accompanied by misery and total defeat. For example, a boxer or… Read More
Changing the conventional wisdom by Suf Alkhaldi
After I wrote several posts in my blog, my son’s girlfriend sent me a text message suggesting that I would enjoy Freakonomics radio — thank you Brighid. The first segment I listened to featured asking several prominent people about concepts which should die or be retired. The topic fascinated me. I decided to change it to… Read More
The good life equation by Suf Alkhaldi
We all are born with some kind of dreams to do something. We all get these ideas to be something or to achieve something or even to own or buy something. Our dreams, perhaps, float in our minds in our teenage years. Some of our dreams die and some of our dreams live, and some transform… Read More
Mixing what you love with what you hate to achieve your goal by Suf Alkhaldi
Occasionally, people ask me about what motivated me, and when did I start thinking about graduate school. This question comes up whenever I deliver talks for school career days or at conferences. At scientific conferences, graduate students are the most curious ones. This post will shed some light on my answers. What I love Science… Read More
