Another 5%-10% appreciation would put the market in bubble territory, but that doesn't mean it will pop right away, says the GMO chief investment strategist.Latticework of Mental Models: Critical Mass (LINK)
Chris Mayer with some great thoughts on inflation (LINK)
A World Without Work (LINK)
Mark Sisson: 7 Ways to Use Stoic Philosophy to Improve Your Health and Happiness (LINK)
TEDx Talk - Dr. Bruce Damer - In the Beginning: The Origin & Purpose of Life (video) [H/T @nickgogerty] (LINK)
This was an interesting documentary (video): Deng Xiaoping - The Making of a Leader
I had added that documentary to my watch list because of the following answer from Lee Kuan Yew, when asked about what leaders he admired:
De Gaulle, because he had tremendous guts; Deng, because he changed China from a broken-backed state, which would have imploded like the Soviet Union, into what it is today; and Churchill, because any other person would have given up.If you find that documentary interesting, Evan Osnos' piece on Xi Jinping may also be of interest if you haven't read it yet: Born Red. A couple of Charlie Rose interviews, with Osnos and Kevin Rudd, may be of interest as well.
Book of the day, which was recommended by Robert Shiller at his visit to the LSE: The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market