http://blakeborgeson.disqus.com/enFri, 18 Jul 2008 06:42:00 -0000http://209.20.87.198/2008/07/14/finally-good-statistics-have-any-mutual-fund-managers-beaten-the-market/#comment-2150362there are truths so hidden as to be talked about only in mystical circles, one is that we aren't nearly as in control of our lives as our egos like to think. articles like this are simply pointers to the underlying reality. cause and effect are often not what they seem. successful people like to think they are successful because of some reason, but often it is simply luck or fate or karma or the flow of the times ...<br><br>i expect a lot more growth in this kind of understanding, and a lot of it is going to come from the advertising world, simply because effectiveness is proving to be a very difficult measurement problem. there really is little to measure! there are other forces at work.<br><br>and since you like umair, he is talking towards some of this. that energy follows intention, the good vs. evil meme, are not quantifiable, they are qualitative. the realm of quality is the realm of the subject(ive).... and this is not the ego we think is so important.<br><br>look for subtlety to increase, and a huge necessity for creating more refined measuring tools. we almost are going to need to be inside 6 billion minds, seeing through 6 billion sets of eyes and concepts.gregorylentFri, 18 Jul 2008 06:42:00 -0000