"But Leave Your Mind Alone And Just Get High"*

I have been to five seminars in a week.

From the first one I learned marketing students do not know anything about selling. They use fake numbers, over-plan the unimportant, and then pray everything works.

From the second one I learned Masters' students cannot do good work. They have neither the skills nor the time. A Masters' thesis becomes one big compromise.

From the third one I learned one has to do his own talking. When you put it on someone else, things turn out badly. I also learned that playing to an audience will blow up in your face. There can be no compromise on basic ideals.

From the fourth one I learned there are two ways to look at a problem: You can blame other people. Or, you can look inside yourself and fix the problem. "Fix the problem then the blame," has been my Dad's motto for years. It is a good one.

From the fifth one (really a combination of all five) I learned economists have failed to teach anyone anything. Most people do not understand basic economic concepts.

*"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" by The Allman Brothers Band