Tag: Ladder

Climb the Leadership Ladder: 9 Essential Reads for Future Leaders!

Embarking on a leadership journey is like scaling a mountain. The path to the peak is paved with challenges, learning curves, and moments of self-discovery. Just as a mountaineer arms themselves with the right gear, aspiring leader needs the best intellectual tools to ascend the leadership ladder.&n...

Pay Yourself FIRST — Build the Personal Finance Ladder

In my previous article I have provided a list of books and resources to help you learn more about personal finance. This article will primarily focus on creating and managing banking and investment accounts and provide a summary of investment account options available and how we would want...

Here’s Why It’s Harder Than Ever to Move Up the Class Ladder — It’s Not the Reason You Think

Ever since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution that took place in the UK back in 1760, the rags-to-riches tale has been a real thing. Not in the way it is typically sold. For example, as Malcolm Gladwell brilliantly showed in his book Outliers, jumping from poverty to riches is rare and nearly ...

“Jacob’s Ladder” (1990): A Hellish Hidden Gem of 90s Horror

Every few years, a horror movie comes along and deeply cements itself into the mind of the public, even among non-horror fans. Whether it’s because the film features a new entry into the iconic horror villain canon, a campy premise, or is just plain controversial, it sinks its teeth in. Regard...

When Does a Sliding Ladder Lose Contact With the Wall?

This started as a calculus problem. The question said that the top of a ladder moves down with some constant speed and asks about the speed of the contact point with the floor. You can see my solution here. Of course my initial thought was not about derivatives of x and y, but instead I thou...