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Your Life As A Random Process

EconDad · July 26, 2018 ·

My most important life lesson from graduate school was in time series econometrics.  Wait -- what??  Yes, you read that right, folks. Here's what I learned:  Life is a random process, just like a statistical time series.  There are areas of life within our control, and there … [Read more...] about Your Life As A Random Process

Filed Under: Career, EconDad (Geeky), Living

How To Teach A Lesson To Your Child’s Class

EconDad · April 16, 2018 ·

Have you ever taught a lesson to your child's class at school?  It's a fun experience. Surely you have something interesting to say.  After all, you're a high-functioning, highly successful grown-up (right?)!  You also have a child that admires the heck out of … [Read more...] about How To Teach A Lesson To Your Child’s Class

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How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

EconDad · April 10, 2018 ·

Here’s the situation: You need your child to do something important -- finish her homework, clean his room, get dressed, mow the lawn, write thank-you notes, lie down for bed, whatever.  You kindly ask your child to help out, and you get a strong “No” or “Not right now.”  You … [Read more...] about How To Win Any Negotiation With Your Child

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Trading Off Your Kids’ Well-Being

EconDad · April 1, 2017 ·

As an economist, I'm always thinking about trade-offs.  Do I consume good X, or good Y?  Do I invest in option A, or option B?  Do I devote time and energy to task Q, or task R?  Life is fully of trade-offs and decisions, and we're constantly solving this complex optimization … [Read more...] about Trading Off Your Kids’ Well-Being

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How To Make Hard Life Choices

EconDad · March 1, 2017 ·

How do we make hard life choices?  Have you ever really thought about it? Every once in a while, we face a big choice that impacts our lives in a major way.  Do I take X job in industry A, or Y job in industry B?  Do I move to the West Coast, or stay here on the … [Read more...] about How To Make Hard Life Choices

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