Four [Random] Thoughts Vol. 6 — Relationship Tip
1 Healthy Relationship Secret
If you have read some of my previous posts on this series, you might know that trust, and solving for happy are paramount to me. The single most important person in my life is my wife, she makes me happy, and we have a healthy relationship. We care about one another, we talk, we walk, and we make plans and schemes together. But above all, we trust each other.
We’re not perfect. Nevertheless, we decide to trust each other despite our shortcomings, and knowing that we might slip or make mistakes. YMMV.
She’s perfect, tho. :)
2 Freeports
A few days ago, while listening to podcast #823 from Planet Money, I found out about freeports, specialized warehouses for art near airports.
Investing in real state is rich people’s game, some might even be millionaires. But for the billionaires out there, the action is happening in fine art auctions, where art exchanges hands for serious money.
The sad part is that most of these value collectors, might not even get to admire the amazing painting or sculpture they just acquired. It goes directly into one of these freeports; and from there, eventually, to another freeport or auction house to make some money for the owner.
Easier than dealing with real state, and closer to liquid assets, I guess.
3 Pointless City Rules
Pointless or unneeded rules are the worst thing you can do. For instance in Mexico City, the speed limits, or the thousands of traffic policemen that dutifully block lanes, and merges, and manually handle traffic lights.
The city doesn’t have the means to enforce the speed limits. Thus, drivers ignore them, or only slowdown when they pass by a speed trap. If they are training citizens to ignore the law, they are doing a fine job.
Probably they had professional civil engineers, or architects designing lanes, merges, and roads. All those cops should be doing something useful instead.
Computers can handle traffic lights better than cops. E.g. Smart traffic lights.
4 Compression Sacks
Traveling light does not mean that you can never get new stuff, swag from the conference you attended, a present for a love one, or that bottle or jar of a rare and not-easy to find back home; spirit or sweets.
One way to make room in your backpack is to use compression sacks. Not the organizing cubes, with nice viewers, and zippers; or plastic bags a la ziploc. You want compression sacks, the real thing. Remember, the point is to save space on your return trip.
I use one small that can compress one week’s worth of dirty clothes in it. And that gives me back half of my carry-on back for goodies.
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