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Marriage and Economics
Some interesting statistics about money and marriage from The Economist: Marriage itself is “a wealth-generating institutionâ€, according to Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe, who run the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. Those who marry “till death do us … Continue reading
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Tagged Marriage, Money, relationships
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On Role Models
We need to set our affections on some good man and keep him constantly before our eyes, so that we may live as if he were watching us and do everything as if he saw what we were doing. Â Misdeeds … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Leading, Psychology, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Guide, Letters to a Stoic, Mentor, Role Model, Seneca
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The Fastest Way to Change
The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be. – The Startup of You Human beings are such easily influenced creatures. Â The way we laugh is influenced by … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Friends, relationships
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On Cheating
People become more likely to lie or cheat when they see others lie or cheat, explains Dan Ariely: …we gave participants 5 minutes to solve as many mathematical problems as possible (where they were instructed to find which two numbers … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheating, Dan Ariely, Taxes
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Your Team Is More Important Than Your Idea
The modern Hollywood approach was to put together a team for one project and then disband the team when production was finished. Â We thought that was dumb. Â When it comes down to it, the only way to make a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Idea, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer, Pixar, Plan, Success, Team
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The Importance of the Individual
Some interesting emails with readers about Dokkodo, and the merits of a life of service. Â Service is important, no doubt, But I still put the individual first. Â After all, service of any kind is, eventually, for the benefit of individuals. … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Future, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Albert Einstein, Capitalism, Collectivism, Goals, Individualism, Purpose, Society
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What’s the Upside?
When their money is at stake, people often ask what the downside is. Â How much can I lose? Â Then they weigh this against the upside. Â How much can I make? Strangely, when money isn’t at stake, people don’t really seem … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Be a Dick, gossip, relationships, Upside
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Gift Giving
The measure of a good gift is in its appropriateness, not its cost. The corollary to this is if you receive an expensive gift from a wealthier friend, you’re not obligated to give him something of equal value in return.  You’re only … Continue reading
One Easy Step To Flatter People, Show You Care, and Demonstrate Your Dedication
Don’t be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what? – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Book 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Ask, Help, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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Stop. Breathe. Think.
One of the things law schools sear into students is the ability, and tendency, to argue. Â An early emphasis on being able to argue both sides of any case breeds people who argue just for the sake of argument. Â Shockingly, … Continue reading
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Tagged Argue, Arguing, Argument, React, Stop, Think
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Creativity in Isolation
There’s been a lot of talk in the last few years about the benefit human interaction lends the creative process. The thinking goes that experts in one field, when interacting with experts in some other field, will find new ways … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Connect, Creativity, How to be Creative, relationships, Steve Wozniak
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Mind Control
Free will exists, right? We are in control of our own minds and thus our own actions? That’s what most of us like to believe, but what if a simple parasitic organism robbed us of at least part of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Will, Mind Control, Psychology
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Sustained Charity
Most people think of charity is something to be done weekly, monthly, or yearly. Â A tithe, or a purged closet to Goodwill, or serving Thanksgiving meals to the homeless. But charity can be practiced on a more immediate, more constant … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Communication, Positive, relationships
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Authenticity
Inauthentic people are obsessed with authenticity. – Jonathan Frazen
Posted in Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Authenticity, Jonatha Frazen, Psychology
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How To Write A “Fuck You” Letter
You can’t do much better than this, reproduced by the fantastic site, Letters of Note: In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work … Continue reading
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Tagged Communication, Fuck You Letter, Slavery
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