Notes today:

 

• "Revenge spending" drives US credit card debt past $1 trillion. Americans have spent down their savings and racked up debt as the economy hums along, but experts are pondering whether consumers can keep going. Bloomberg 

• “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Feynman 

• According to the World Gold Council, central banks have bought 800 tons in the first nine months of the year, up 14% YoY. 

• OJ: This is what happens when agriculture land is replaced with urban sprawl. 
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• It’s not just Paris. Bedbugs are resurgent everywhere. Like bacteria, the insects are becoming resistant to the chemicals used to kill them.

 

• Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.
• Btw, humans can only think about 4 things at once – according to the research team led by University of Oregon psychology professors Edward Awh and Edward Vogel. So, to help, we limit notes. 😉