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On Marriage
From Ronald Regan to his son Mike, via Letters of Note: Dear Mike: Enclosed is the item I mentioned (with which goes a torn up IOU). I could stop here but I won’t. You’ve heard all the jokes that have … Continue reading
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Tagged Marriage, relationships
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Perspective
It’s always important to remember that not everyone sees things the same way you do. Â If they disagree, or understand, or don’t believe you, it’s not necessarily because they think you’re an idiot. Wish I knew who to give credit … Continue reading
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Tagged Perspective, relationships
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Attitude
Attitudes are infectious. It’s why the happy, gregarious guy is always the life of the party and the center of attention. Everyone wants some of that happiness. It’s also why everyone avoids the depressed, quiet guy. It’s actually easier to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Leading, Persuasion, Psychology, Rationality, Relationships
Tagged Happiness, relationships, Self-Improvement
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Why Drama
Derek Sivers recounts the time Kurt Vonnegut explained why people concoct drama: People have been hearing fantastic stories since time began. The problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the stories. Let’s look at a very common … Continue reading
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Tagged Drama, Life, relationships
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Making Past Experiences Meaningful
Really great advice from Ben Casnocha: By the time the pizza boxes were emptied out, the pool party earlier in the afternoon seemed positively epic. I felt closer to the people with whom I had shared the experience. And those … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Casnocha, False Memories, Memory, relationships
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How to Talk to Anyone And Not Be Boring
A lot of smart, hardworking, observant, and otherwise interesting people are conversationally awkward. Even though they do and read about lots of interesting stuff, they never seem to have much to talk about. Which is weird because these are some … Continue reading
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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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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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
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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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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Nobody Cares About Your Happiness
If you’re lucky, 10 people might care about your happiness. Â That’s it. Some other people might care whether you show up for work. Â They might care whether you perform, which means they care that you’re just happy enough not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Job, Meaning, Purpose, relationships, Selling, Work
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How To Choose Friends
Friends are important. Â They may have a bigger influence on the direction of your life than anything else. Â So isn’t it strange that some of our closest friends just happen to be people we stood next to on the bus … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Friendship, relationships, Seneca
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A Plant Frequently Moved Never Grows Strong
A plant which is frequently moved never grows strong. People who spend their whole life traveling abroad end up having plenty of places where they can find hospitality but no real friendships. We place a big emphasis, and not wrongly, … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, Goals, Life, mastery, relationships, Seneca, Stoicism, Travel
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