Monkey Business : Summary

Monkey Business is a lively and funny account of the investment banking world from 2 insiders John Rolfe and Peter Troop who have managed to survive a few years in the industry . The book is written in first person where each of the authors give a detailed account of their ibanking experience. The experiences revolve around author’s summer internship, full time work, pitch book preparation , compensation , work environment etc.

A funny article on Happiness

Money Doesn’t Make People Happy - Forbes.com Tim Harford, the author of Undercover economist shows why happiness is still a murky concept which cannot fit a scientific framework,albeit gazillion Phds trying to do some sort of research on it :)

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Thoughts and behavior are determined (or are at least partially influenced) by language To this day it has not been completely disputed or defended, but has continued to intrigue researchers around the world.