Feature Article #1
Becoming a Millionaire is Overrated
Conventional thinking: If I become a millionaire I will be able to live a life of luxury and financial freedom.
Contrarian thought: A million dollars does not buy you much these days. Even if you are lucky enough to become part of the 0.13% of the world population who qualify to call themselves millionaires, your life […]
Popularity: 93% [?]
Feature Article #2
SMART Goals are Stupid
Common Sense: Goals should be SMART. The acronym stands for specific, measureable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. This seems to make perfect sense to most people. Unless, of course, you are a contrarian goldfish!
Contrarian Thought on Specific Goals
The idea that you should have specific goals is very nice, except that you cannot predict the future […]
Popularity: 67% [?]
Feature Article #3
Multitasking – The Worst Productivity Killer
Common Sense: If I do a lot of things in parallel I can get a lot more done in a day. While talking on the phone, I can answer email, do text messaging, and even work on that important presentation at the same time, right? Not if you are a contrarian goldfish!
Contrarian thought: Dividing your […]
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Your source of unconventional wisdom. The home of the uncommon sense. Running against the crowd. The idea behind Contrarian Goldfish is to think outside the box and challenge conventional wisdom and common sense. I will try to stretch your thinking and take a contrarian view of most of what you find in the internet and the media. Plain […]
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