Wednesday, December 14, 2016

12.13.2016

Workout:
  • Yoga
  • Glute Bridges
  • Resistance Band
  • Core
  • Basketball for 1 hour
  • 120-yard shuttles
    • EMOM x6
Reading:

The Reckoning: on how accounting was intertwined with American philosophy during the Revolution.  Washington kept detailed accounts of his expenses as general, Benjamin Franklin called for the government to operate open books, and Robert Morris called for businessmen to operate under uniform rules so that accountants from other places could understand.

Railroads created accounting issues.  How do you account for depreciation and known maintenance of the railroad?  How can the public understand this without being trained in accounting?

I finished listening to Trevor Noah's book Born a Crime.  I am a big fan of Trevor and this book is great, I give it a strong recommend.

I launched the Wealth of Humans on audible.  It is basically about how globalization cut costs for big companies allowing them to invest in automation, meanwhile, our population has become more educated and more skilled than ever before, these two forces combine to create tectonic shifts in the future of employment.  It took the author a few minutes to reference Thomas Piketty, below is a list of books I've read that have referenced Thomas Piketty.

This Changes Everything: Naomi Klein
Saving Capitalism: Robert Reich
The Price of Inequality: Joseph Schultz
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: Douglas Rushkoff
Algorithms to Live by: Brian Christian
The Wealth of Humans: Ryan Avent

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