Buying Happiness in a Consumption Economy
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about Capitalism and its relationship to the definition of happiness in modern society. Last night I watched this video… … which describes why our materials economy is...
View ArticlePassion vs. Money: What I’ve Learned Since Graduating College
They say if you follow your passion the money will come. I agree with that 100%, though you can’t expect always to make a lot of money by following your passion. Also, as you mature, your passion(s)...
View ArticleWhat Salary Buys Happiness in Your City? $75k or $160k?
Today, the Wall Street Journal attempted to figure out just how much money (yearly, salary-wise) you need to be happy in any given city in the US. The article is quite relevant to the money tiffs my...
View ArticleThe ever unwinding journey to selflessness.
The only time I’m every happy is when I forget myself and give something to others, so why is this so hard to do? My overarching ego gets in the way of satisfaction; I’m no better or worse than...
View ArticleLife Lessons from X-Men: Days of Future Past
It’s nice when mainstream action movies attempt to present a very eloquent message about the state of our world. The X-Men series doesn’t shy away from prothletising its own ethics code. Of course all...
View Articlewhat i’ve learned making a lot of money
I used to think that people, especially before their 40s, who made low-to-mid six figures were in the upper echelons of career nirvana. Yet every year throughout my career I’ve made more and more...
View ArticleThe Secret to Happiness: Value Time Over Money
Money. We need it to pay for our basis needs and all the other things we want. But can money buy happiness? It can’t, at least according to a recent survey of 4600 participants. New research that was...
View ArticleLife Goes On: Thoughts on Entering My Mid 30s
On one hand, moments of my youth feel like just yesterday. On the other, I do feel a very real sense of the time that has passed over the course of my life. I don’t feel old quite yet, but I definitely...
View ArticleA Happy Post, For a Change: Hello Second Trimester
I sat on the floor early this morning and did something I haven’t done — felt something I haven’t felt — for a long time. I sat and cried. The crying part isn’t the usual part. It’s that those tears...
View ArticleHappiness.
Today, I went for a long-ish walk with my son. It took forever to get out of the apartment but we finally headed out around 10:30 and I walked to coffee, then a local dog park, then a children’s...
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