www.flickr.com Frank’s asked a couple of times when I’m going to write an "Ode to Teddy." I haven’t been able to write it because I miss her so much. And I’m not sure I could do her justice. But if there’s one thing about Teddy that should not be forgotten, it’s her greetings. She said […]
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I just read a very thought provoking article, Why Having More No Longer Makes Us Happy by Bill McKibben. The author argues that pursuing more wealth worked well in the past when we didn’t have much material wealth but now that we are a relatively wealthy nation, pursuing more and more wealth is making us
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Do rich people make you uncomfortable? I’ve been surprised lately at how many people say they don’t like rich people. For example, I have massage therapist friends who won’t work on wealthy people (How’s that for a business plan!) because they find rich people’s concerns and troubles just too far removed from what they consider
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In Vital Friends, Tom Rath makes two main points. One is that having friends at work is very beneficial to the employer. With a best friend at work, you are much more likely to be productive. Without a best friend at work, there’s only a 1 in 12 chance you’ll feel engaged! With three good
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This isn’t a post about how to make or keep friends. This is about an article that dives into the pyschology of friendship. So if you don’t like analyzing things, skip this post! What makes people friends? How do we choose who we are friends with? The bottom line according to Friendship: The Laws of
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