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Money Secret #4 – Delight Is In The Details
The last time I was on a date, things got awkward. In itself, nothing new – on my best behavior, I’m unique. Loosened up by alcohol, I turn a bit weird. It started off normal. Following my own advice, we were eating at the highest rated Italian restaurant in New York City. I hadn’t had a single expensive […]
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Money Secret #1: Buy Many Small Pleasures
Can money buy happiness? It can. At least in some ways. Financial security from money management reduces divorce rates, increases life span, and just plain feels good.1,2,3 Wealth purchases life-changing vacations, variety – the spice of life, and free time – with which to actually live life. Despite this, the average person with a family […]
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Time or Money? Lessons Learned from Sleeping with a Stranger
I just got back from a ten week journey through India. It started out as a two week sightseeing trip with the family, but my mother country had different plans for me. It was day two, and we had just gotten back from viewing the sights of Delhi – an ancient fort, a modern bazaar, […]
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The Science of Accomplishment – 30 Motivational Skills To Get Your New Year’s Resolution Done
Confident that you’ll achieve your New Year’s resolution? Most people are. Only 12% succeed.1 88% of New Year’s resolutions fail. Let’s make this time different. Gamble and wish for the best, or take the long-term approach and guarantee eventual success. Develop The Skill of Accomplishment Accomplishment is not one inspirational technique or burst of willpower […]
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Money Secret #3: The Stoic’s Guide To Buying Happiness
Can you buy happiness? How much impact does money actually have on happiness? Discover the stoic view of money. All action is based on prediction. Every time you do something, its because you or your subconscious brain has predicted that doing so will leave you better off than the alternative. Decide to stay with your […]
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The 6 Simplifications of Positive Psychology – The Hot Mess of Measuring Happiness
An assumption underlying the science of positive psychology is that happiness can be measured. There is the Bhutan Happiness Scale. There is the Subjective Happiness scale. And there are constant studies that measure happiness. But nothing really measures your personal happiness very well. So all measures of happiness are based on averages from what people […]
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