Addictive behavior is kind of the inverse of procrastination: procrastination is about not being able to do what you want to do, addiction about not being able to not do what you don't want to do (drink, use drugs, etc.)
James SurowieckiPolitical risk is hard to manage because so much comes down to the personal choices of policymakers, whether prime ministers or heads of central banks.
James SurowieckiIf private-equity firms are as good at remaking companies as they claim, they don't need tax loopholes to make money.
James SurowieckiWall Street has come a long way from the insider-dominated world that was blown apart by the Great Depression.
James Surowiecki