Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• The
  Science of Success. Interesting article. (TheAtlantic)
• Is
  Technology Making You More (or Less) of a Jerk? (Harvard Business Review)
• Why Things
  Fail. From Tires to Helicopter Blades, Everything Breaks Eventually.
  (Wired)
• Removing
  Earwax Isn't Good For You, Experts Say. (WSJ Video)
• Life
  Expectancy for Less Educated Whites in U.S. is Shrinking. (NYTimes)

Trading Links:

• Walmart
  Reports Its Best Black Friday Ever With 5,000 Items Sold Per Second.
  (TheNextWeb)
• Does
  Black Friday Correlate With Upcoming Stock Market Performance. (Bigtrends)
• Fiscal
  Cliff: The What, Why, When, and How – All In One Place. (Learnist)
• Reality
  Check: Does High-Frequency Trading Hurt the Little Guy?  (QZ)
• Anonymous
  Deletes The Bank of Jerusalem’s Web Database. (BetaBeat)