I left this statement on my wall:
A new year, a new start. Hope this year is better than the last. It has to be!
My friend left a comment:wait until 2022! That year will be 10x better than this year!
Me: How do you know if it is not cyclical?
Friend: If next year has to be better than this year, and the year after that is better too, then it has to be a distinct upward trend!
Me: No. It just means the amplitude of the fluctuation is large (btw, I teach fatigue in my class).
I know the conversation sounds geeky. Yet, geeky is the new sexy, isn’t it!
