Money is a tool we all need, but don’t confuse it for something that will necessarily make you happy.
Category: Life & Stuff
How did we get so Busy?
Elizabeth Kolbert has an excellent piece in the New Yorker titled “no time” in which she discusses how we have a better standard of living in general, but seem to [ … ]
Books that Change Lives
Business Insider is running a cool feature on “books that changed our lives”. It covers 24 different opinions on different books. I had to laugh at the Macreconomics selection (the [ … ]
Money and Happiness
“We suggest that people should stop thinking exclusively about how to get more money, and instead focus more on whether they are getting the most happiness out of the money [ … ]
What is the Purpose of this Website?
People often ask me why I write this website? I think it’s important for you to know why I write it so here is why: I learn a huge [ … ]
Weekend Reading: There’s More to Life than Happiness
A big part of my work has been influenced by the French philosopher Volney who stated that human beings strive to become happy through becoming better and more virtuous. In [ … ]
What If Money Didn’t Matter?
I like this video via Mike Covel. Alan Watts has become a bit of an internet hero in some circles for his heterodox philosophical views. This one touches on an [ … ]
The Most Watched TED Talks
I love TED talks. Long-time readers know I post a lot of them on the website and really value learning through studying the ideas of others. Anyhow, Tech [ … ]
HOW YOU CAN BUY HAPPINESS
This TED video popped into my email this morning (see below). Now, I generally don’t watch every TED talk that pops into my email, but this one happened to be [ … ]