Pandemic Times

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Probability : Hidden Maths Secrets of Life

*The Parable of the Baltimore Stockbroker*

Imagine getting a mail from a little known stockbroking firm. The mail predicts that a certain stock will rise this week. You leave the mail aside, as you have seen enough such mails. But the prediction turns out to be right.

_Next week_, the Baltimore Stockbroker mails again, with another tip-this time, of a stock going south. The message turns out right too and you decide to mark the Baltimore Stockbroker as 'not spam'.

_Week Three_. Another hit. And your interest is piqued.

This goes on for ten weeks. Ten accurate predictions from the Baltimore Stockbroker.

You, the guy who recently retired with a substantial gratuity in the bank, are hooked.

_Week eleven_, the Baltimore Stockbroker sends you an offer to invest money with him, for a substantial fee of course. There is the usual caveat of past performances not guaranteeing future success, but the Baltimore Stockbroker nudges you to consider his ten week streak.

You do the math. 

Every week, the Stockbroker had a 50% chance with his prediction. Either he would be right, or wrong. Combining the probabilities for ten weeks, the chances of the Baltimore Stockbroker to be right ten weeks in a row work out to.. 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2.....ten times... =1/1024.

You consider. The Baltimore Stockbroker must be onto something. And it would be worthwhile to invest your nest egg with him.

You go in for the offer.

_Things, from the view of the Baltimore Stockbroker, are a bit different._

What he did, was start out with sending 10,240 newsletters!

Of these, 5120 said a stock would go up, and 5120 said otherwise.

The 5120 who got a dud prediction never heard from the Baltimore Stockbroker again.

Week Two, the Baltimore Stockbroker sent 2560 newsletters, and the following week he again halved the number, based on who got his correct prediction.

This way, at the end of week 10, he had ten people, convinced he was a financial genius.

That's.. The power of probabilities, cons, and the impact of mathematics on daily life... Just one aspect!

Borrowed from *'How Not to be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life' by Jordan Ellenberg.*

Two Wolves Inside

There are two Wolves inside all of us

One is Evil,

the other is Good.

Which wolf wins?

Walking Away

*"Walking"*

is the best exercise!!!                   

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*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from

arguments that leads you to nowhere but anger. 

*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from

people who deliberately put you down. 

*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from 

any thought that reduces your worth. 

*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from

failures and fears that stiffle your dreams.

*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from

people who do not care for you and who are opportunistic.

The more you

*Walk Away* 🚶🏽 from

things that poison your soul, the  happier your life will be.

 

*Give Yourself A Walk*🚶🏽

Towards love, peace, kindness and goodness

*Give Yourself A Walk*🚶🚶 to Positivity.

Let's do more walking 

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To Open or Not To Open

Superbly & So Accurately Worded

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Doctors were asked if we should reopen the country. Here's what the experts said:

Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves.

Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve.

Obstetricians felt certain everyone was laboring under a misconception, while Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted.

Many Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while Pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!"

Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while Radiologists could see right through it.

Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and Internists claimed it would indeed be a bitter pill to swallow.

Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter."

Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but Urologists were pissed off at the whole idea.

Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and those lofty Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

In the end, the Proctologists won out, leaving the entire decision up to the people in power 

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8 Micro Short Meaningful Stories!

*8 micro short stories with deep meanings!*

(1) 

*Those who had coins, enjoyed in the rain.*

*Those who had notes, were busy looking for shelter.*

(2) 

*Man and GOD both met somewhere*. *Both exclaimed,*

*"My creator."*

(3) 

*He asked, are you a Hindu or Muslim?*

*The response came,"I am hungry"!*

(4) 

*The fool didn't know it was impossible.*

*So he did it.*

(5)

*"Wrong number,"*

*said a familiar voice.*

(6) 

*What if GOD asks you after you die,*

*"So how was heaven?"*

(7) 

*They told me that to make her fall in love I had to make her laugh.*

*But every time she laughs, I am the one who falls in love.*

(8) 

*We don't make friends anymore....We Add them nowadays..*