A Brief Carrot Warning
Do you ever go on one of those life-improvement binges in which you vow to actually eat your vegetables, for once? And you decide to start with carr... read more
7 months ago
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A Handful of Universal Truths
One compelling reason to get things done is this: you can enjoy yourself so much more when you don't have guilt nibbling at the edges of your conscien... read more
1 years ago
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A Little Emergency Rant
I spent Sunday night in the Emergency Room, which prompted reflections on gender identity, existence, hot dogs, and the color yellow.I went in to the ... read more
1 years ago
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Arms And The Problem
Arma impedimentumque cano, ab hominibus qui mandatis non respondent...This week I have been plagued by people not answering e-mail or returning phone ... read more
2 years ago
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Canoodling With The Problem
I’m here to report that putting your arms around the problem is the best idea in many a long year. The problem and I spent several days looking int... read more
2 years ago
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Conspicuous Happiness
Two insightful views on happiness from two (more or less) modern sages. This first is from Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Happiness Hypothesis. Des... read more
1 years ago
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Do More and Accomplish Less
I know you were thinking, “So,” you were thinking, “I assume that long, painstaking, and stunningly learned entry for the Oxford Dictionary of t... read more
8 months ago
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Eat Grade Gripe
I’ve just finished this memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, “Eat Pray Love.” Whenever I’m up against a memoir, or even someone’s blog thoughts, I ... read more
2 years ago
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Finishing it off Before it Finishes Me Off
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “who is to be master — that’s all.”— Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland I don’t know about you... read more
2 years ago
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Getting Rich Slowly
Get Rich Slowly (http://www.getrichslowly.org/) is a dandy personal finance website that combines nuts-and-bolts money info with reflections on why we... read more
8 months ago
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