In yesterday's post Can money buy happiness, people seemed to agree that money doesn't buy happiness directly, but it can buy choices, security, freedom, etc., which can help happiness. This question isn't for the book, but for my own curiosity. I was talking with...
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Oh, crap. Maybe money CAN buy happiness.
Well, isn't that just the cat's pajamas. There's a new study out that shows that happiness may be linked to absolute levels of income, after all. Of course, as the article states, it's linked to other things as well, like time spent with friends. This may change part...
Is there any place for using data and observation in the book?
I'd value your thoughts. I just wrote a fairly rambling post about my frustration at how we ignore data in favor of superstition, and that could lead to stuff like, oh, the collapse of modern society. I think on a personal level, there's room for us to use data in our...
Do you improve your decision quality over time?
In my business blog today, I got a little, er, hot about tax season. In my footnote, I flamed on about the 2004 elections, noting: One thing I’m sure of: none of you stopped to analyze the quality of your 2004 decision-making and explicitly change the criteria you...
What would you do if you knew you *would* fail?
There's a motivational question people ask: What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? It's a good question for getting over the hurdle of fear of failure. For me, it can kick me into action. Once I'm in action, though, my immediate instinct is to do what...
What would make this book unique?
A friend asked a very good question: how will my book be different from the other productivity books on the market? My intent is to provide tips that cover a wide range of emotionally-powerful issues that have simple, behavioral solutions that impact people's feelings...
What issues do you have focusing on your most important life goals?
@chrisbrogan was asking how to focus on life goals. Is this an issue you have, too? How come? What gets in the way? It seems to me two important aspects to focusing your life on your goals are: Know what your goals are. Say 'No' to time uses that aren't aligned with...
How does the concept of failure serve you?
In a rather extensive twitter thread, we've been discussing how "failure" serves us. The consensus seems to be: failure is a good thing if we learn from it. So if it's a good thing, why do we fear it? (Since after all, we can always elect to learn from it.) @candees:...