Health/Wellness

Parisian people are thin.  A few things that I believe contribute:

1) French people think of things as having a set “price” with little variation.  E.g. “Croissants are 2,30 in Paris”.  Because of that, food producers tend to compete on quality vs. quantity.  = Smaller portions.

2) Tips are not expected, so there is no social guilt in having a single small item or just a coffee when you stop by a café, for example.  And it’s ok to do that even if others in your party are having a full meal.

3) Because food is always nearby/walkable and open late, there is no need to eat until you are hungry – you’ll find something within a couple minute walk of almost everywhere.

Money

Some companies are so solid they’ve been paying dividends every year for over 100 years (in some cases close to 150). Only 0.5% of companies even make it to 100 years old, and only a fraction of those have continued to pay shareholders during periods including wars, disease, and depression.

Result:  In the last twenty years you would have made twice as much money as the total stock market index (albeit with a survivorship bias) if you’d invested in these stalwarts.

My list included:  General Mills, Johnson Controls, Stanley Black and Decker, Exxon Mobil, Eli Lilly, UGI Corp, Coca-Cola, and PPG Industries.

Random

This guy spent COVID researching the origins of the quote below.  It might be: 1) an African proverb, 2) Warren Buffet, 3) Hillary Clinton, 4) Cory Booker, 5) Rudyard Kipling, 6) Cyrus McCormick, 7) Pastor Brian Hull…or someone else entirely.

Reflection/Quote

“If you want to go fast go alone.  If you want to go far, go together”. – By: It’s complicated.  See above.