Showcasing your personal experience and original content sets you apart — Are you a blogger trying to make an income from content creation? Have you been struggling to get your content to the top of the search results? If you’re like me, you’ve noticed a real shift in what works over recent months. I’ve been writing online for nearly four years…

Two of the world’s best commodity traders decided to find out — In the early 1980s, two world-renowned commodity traders — Richard Dennis and William Eckhardt — wondered whether anyone could be taught to successfully trade the financial markets. They decided to find out. Turtles wanted Dennis placed an ad in the Wall Street Journal seeking people with no trading experience. Thousands applied. He…

Labeled training data informs classification decisions — Naive Bayes classification, a popular machine learning algorithm used for text classification, ranking, and recommendation systems, is a form of supervised learning. It’s considered supervised since naive Bayes classifiers are trained using labeled data, i.e., data that’s been pre-categorized into classes available for classification. This contrasts with unsupervised learning, where…

Don’t be fooled by the lure of effortless profits with forex trading — It’s easy to make money passively … you just need the right “system”. All it takes is a phone, an app, and a mentor — you can make great money from anywhere with minimum risk! That’s the lure of forex trading — a popular side hustle that’s been growing in…

It’s easier than you think if you make a habit of it — You wake up at 4.30 a.m. each weekday, dedicate 90 minutes of distraction-free time, keep an organized “nook”, and focus your mind. Why would you do this? Seamless habits It’s the basis of a routine. Routines are powerful — they help you achieve great results, one small step at a time. Once…

AI can’t replace the human capacity for creativity, empathy, and emotion — In the 1982 film Blade Runner, a bounty hunter pursues renegade human-like androids. Some of these androids develop a capacity for human emotion, showing compassion, love, and a high degree of self-awareness. But Blade Runner is, after all, a work of fiction. It’s an attractive film, with its dystopian, film-noir…

Why a simple bowl of pasta is one of life’s great pleasures — A lot had been weighing on my mind. I was getting older — recently turned 54 — and was wondering what had become of my life. What had I achieved? What did I value most? Where did my priorities lie? And what would happen to my career? I was due…

Routines help you leverage your potential and achieve your goals — A few years ago I was working full-time and studying for a difficult professional certification — the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. At the time, only around 10 percent of candidates passed the three required exams in succession. Prior to that, I had studied for another difficult certification — Associate…

Forex trading systems that sound too good to be true probably are — Forex trading is becoming a popular way to make some extra income as a “side hustle”, and there are many operators who’ll want to help you along the way. Some will tell you it’s easy to do, doesn’t take much time, and you’ll get guaranteed profits. Is this really possible? The lure of forex fortunes …