This week we've looked at Nassim Taleb's life lessons, David Oglivy on advertising, the World War I painter-poet David Jones, a technical study on Global Fund Manager performances, the bucket makers of Japan and Lewis Hyde's work on gifting.

There is an Arts stream, Investing stream and Photography stream.  As well as personal and a couple of projects. Check below for the links.

Nassim Taleb's life lessons commencement address.
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/8/1/nassim-taleb-commencement-address

A study on Global Equity Fund Managers beating benchmark returns
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/7/26/global-equity-active-manager-performance-academic-study

Circular giving parallels to circular economy and Lewis Hyde's work.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/30/gift-giving-a-work-of-art-is-a-gift

$5k award for artists/writers with children.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/8/3/award-application-artists-writers-with-children

David Ogilvy on (1) advertising and (2) management.
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/28/david-ogilvy-on-adverstising
https://www.thendobetter.com/investing/2017/7/29/oglivy-principles-of-management

The work of painter-poet David Jones
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/8/4/david-jones-works-grow-over-time

A visit to one of the last traditional bucket makers in Japan
https://www.thendobetter.com/arts/2017/7/29/last-makers-in-kyoto

Image of the week
Children of the Wana tribe in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
https://www.thendobetter.com/photography/2017/7/30/cigarette-smoking-sulawesi-indonesia