Lots of good stuff this week to distract you from the bad.

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

Lighter Links:

• Why
  it’s Not All Bad to Be Bored. (NYTimes)
• Alec
  Baldwin Puts the 'Fear' Into Christmas with Glengarry Christmas Spoof. (CX)
• Spotify's 10
  Most Popular Tracks of 2012. (TheWeek)
• The Purpose Of War?
  Thought provoking commentary. (ABC)
• Human
  Modification. Scientists are experimenting with different ways to enhance
  humans. What's possible? (TheBrowser)

Trading Links:

• The
  World’s 200 Richest People. (Bloomberg)
• Investors’
  10 Most Common Behavioral Biases. (RPSeawright)
• Market
  Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Traders. (TheAtlantic)
• Book
  Recommendations from Nassim Taleb. (FarnamStreet)
• With
  Profits Dropping, High-Speed Trading Cools Down. (NYTimes)