Author: Kelvin Ang

…you have to feed and equip your soldiers well.

…but people ignore every line except those with their @names.

…, speak less and listen more.

Trying too hard to impress is like stripping in public – you bare your ignorance for all to shame.

…is a market crash that won’t materialize.

“You’re at odds with others with much more resources.”

“If it was that good, someone smarter would’ve thought of it.”

“That’s in theory. Real life doesn’t work like that.”

“You’re not qualified enough.”

…from the way the person responds to setbacks.

…maybe I would have accomplished something by now.

Digest these tables and draw your own conclusions.

Decade	Average Inflation Rate in Singapore	Average Inflation Rate in US
1960s	1.60%	2.10%
1970s	6.70%	7.10%
1980s	2.60%	5.80%
1990s	1.80%	2.90%
2000s	1.60%	2.50%
2010s	2.20%	1.80%
1960-2020	2.40%	3.80%

Asset Class	Lowest Average 1 Year Period Returns since 1960s	Lowest Average 10 Year Period Returns since 1960s	Lowest Average 20 Year Period Returns since 1960s	Lowest Average 30 Year Period Returns since 1960s
Stocks	-37.00%	-12.30%	2.60%	5.90%
Bonds	-8.10%	-4.30%	0.60%	2.00%
Real Estate	-26.20%	-4.80%	1.60%	3.40%
Commodities	-43.40%	-17.80%	-5.50%	-1.10%
Cash and Cash Equivalents	0.10%	0.30%	0.90%	1.30%
Mutual Funds/ETFs	-37.20%	-10.60%	2.20%	4.90%
S&P 500 (Mutual Funds/ETFs)	-43.30%	-13.90%	5.90%	7.10%
Cryptocurrencies	-83.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Getting ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 audio to work in Linux – had to patch + recompile BIOS, and recompile kernel with quirk.

Here it is: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2315415&sid=8c7e3bd57dcada226b6bf03f8479e625#p2315415

…comes from who you’re comparing yourself with.