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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…