I posted an ad in the newspaper with a similar kind of experiment in mind. A dead marketing dude was daring me to do something crazy. What's the worst that can happen? (About midway through this: http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Newsletters/aslz_winners...) You can read this first to see what he actually dared me to do.
The short version of what happened: my cellphone was ringing off the hooks and I had to just turn it off for a few weeks. Totally insane response.
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I just started using Instapaper recently - if there was an RSS reader integrated, I can easily add stuff into my to-read list. (OR, bloglines can integrate Instapaper into their reader - and that would also be hot.)
- If you have sappy depressing music playing all the time, turn it off. Mood is affected by music.
- Go for a walk.
- Don't drink alone.
- Go to church.
- Realize that there are things in your life that you can't change. And things that you can change. Accept the things you can't change. Change the things that you can change.
I think that is better to know exactly where you are at, rather than to assume one way or another. That way, when it comes time to use your skill (or lack thereof), you know exactly how far you can go.
The assuming that you're below average thing - it is just a reminder to be humble and to constantly work on your basics - having a beginner's mind.
Poker players would instantly recognize the similarity of the money splitting problem to negotiating a deal at the final table of a poker tournament (say final 2, 3, 4). It isn't always about dividing the payouts proportional to size of your stack and there are human factors involved.
You have a typo in the second function.