Day: February 9, 2024

One afternoon, Prof Seelig rounded up students and split them into teams, each given $5 and two hours to make as much money as possible. Some students thought about gambling. Others thought about buying stock and then selling it for a profit. A third group got it!

The third group, realising that the $5 was actually a trap, ignored it altogether. They thought about themselves and their creativity as resources. One group inflated bicycle tyres for a fee. Another provided bookings and reservation services for a nearby restaurant. Yet another offered poetry and love-letter writing service.

This is the Parable of the Talents. The Matthew Effect. If you think about what little you have, that little will be taken away. Cold, but true.