May 2013
29 posts
“In the United States, the economic problem that organizes many of our lives is...”
– Keynes was right about the future. He was wrong about how we’d be spending it.
SASM 022 - Minimalism, Intentional Living,... →
“It betrays a poverty of ambition if all you think about is what goods you can...”
– Barack Obama, Morehouse College, May 19, 2013.
Money Is Not Important: 7 Personal Finances... →
moneyisnotimportant:
I turn 30 next week [gulps audibly]. Now that I’m an old man, I thought this would be a good time for me to share some of the financial things I did right, plus a few of the things I did very wrong during my twenties. [Note: I wrote this with my 5 day old daughter sleeping on my lap. It would have…
Watchzenhabits:
THIS IS WATER - By David Foster Wallace (by The Glossary)
Adulting: Step 299: If you don’t have money to... →
adulting:
That’s like advising people on a diet to watch other people eating steaks for a little pick-me-up.
I LOVE thrift shopping, and seeing how cheaply I can find things is part of the thrill. But when I was 22, making borderline-poverty wages, I did not have $10. I learned, the hard way, that I…
Why Is Facebook Blue? The Science Behind Colors In... →
“‘The more I give away the wealthier I feel,’ he said. ‘For...”
– Tom Shadyac: Ace Ventura director insists on taking the minimum fee for new movie | Mail Online
“The problem, economists and marketing experts say, is that consumers are...”
– For Penney, a Tough Lesson in Shopper Psychology - NYTimes.com
“Progress is discovering what you can do without.”
– Marty Rubin
April 2013
25 posts
Minimalism: Addition not Subtraction. →
zenhabits:
Exactly right.
“Gratitude takes less energy than anger.”
– Kristin Cashore
“There’s no place to run, no place to hide,” said Dr. Stuart Fischoff, a...”
– Of heartbreak and smartphones – [Pressboard]
A Closet Filled With Regrets - WSJ.com →
Why people regularly wear just 20% of their clothes.
A 7-Step Path to Enjoying Work | Becoming... →
Enjoying work has less to do with your actual job and more to do with your attitude towards it.
