Avoiding Disappointment and Recovering From Loss
Last week our journey into happiness and philosophy took us into the question of why bad things happen to good people. We learned that these bad things are a chance for us to overcome adversity and...
View ArticleStop Reacting. Start Responding.
We’ve been spending the month of July exploring what we can learn from philosophy to live a better life. Much of what we’ve learned so far has been about adjusting our outlook and mindset in order to...
View ArticleThere is Always a Choice
You always have a choice. This is not an empty maxim. Not an inspirational quote. It is a fact of life. And recognizing this fact will make you happier and allow you to live a better life. While there...
View ArticleLead With Love
Our look at happiness through philosophy has led us to spend a lot of time with the ancient Stoic philosophers and today will be no different. However, today we’re visiting a topic that is widely...
View ArticleThinking About Death
When we learned about the science of happiness back in April, we ended the month discussing the meaning of life. Now that we are discussing philosophy and happiness, we will get just as heavy. But at...
View ArticleInvesting is Necessary
We’re spending 2018 around here exploring a new topic every month in order to live our best lives. Way back in February we explored personal finance basics. This month we’re going to go a bit deeper...
View ArticleThe Decline of Work
Last week we opened our exploration of investing and the economy by learning why we need to be investing. We discussed the loss of pensions and the threats to social security. We learned about how...
View ArticleGood Jobs Are Disappearing
Around these parts we’re spending the month of August diving into investing and the economy. Last week we learned the numbers behind why investing is necessary and Tuesday we learned that we should be...
View ArticleHow to Start Investing
By now you may be convinced that you need to be investing You’ve seen the numbers, you’re convinced of the declining value of work, and you are aware of the rough job markets ahead. But what should we...
View ArticleWhat to Invest In
Okay, so we know some of the reasons we need to be investing and know we know how to get started. The next step on our journey into investing and economics should be obvious at this point: What should...
View ArticleDon’t Buy the Dip!
We’ve been spending the month of August exploring investing and the economy. Most recently, we learned that we cannot time the market and we shouldn’t even try. The numbers behind this are pretty...
View ArticleFind More Cash!
We’ve spent the month of August around here exploring the economy and investing. We now know that we should invest. We know how to invest. We know in what to invest. But before we do any of that we...
View ArticleYour House is Not an Investment
We’ve been spending the month exploring economics and investing. Not once in any of that exploration have I mentioned housing. Even when discussing what we should be investing in. Why? Did I forget to...
View ArticleRecession-Proof Yourself
In our exploration of investing and the economy, we’ve touched on a few more pessimistic topics. We explored how the value of work is declining and how good jobs are disappearing. It’s important to...
View ArticleGetting Happier with Other People
We’re spending each month of 2018 exploring a different topic to improve our lives. Consistent with that goal, we’ve spent a lot of time this year exploring happiness. In April we looked into the...
View ArticleDoes Marriage Make You Happier?
We know how important relationships are to our happiness. Given that our closest relationship is with our spouse, our spouse (or lack thereof) should be a really important factor in our happiness,...
View ArticleWill Kids Make You Happier?
I’m a new father this year and when I decided to explore the intersection between relationships and happiness I knew I wanted to see what the research found on how children affect our happiness. I’ve...
View ArticleHelping Yourself By Helping Others
We’re spending the month of September exploring relationships and happiness. We started by learning about the importance of relationships generally to our happiness before diving into specific...
View ArticleStaying Happy in the Social Media Era
If we’re exploring the role of relationships in happiness, we need to look into social comparison. It’s great that relationships make us happier, but what if our friends are more successful? Or less...
View ArticleThe Surprising Power of Community
During our September dive into relationships and happiness we’ve learned that strong relationships make us happier. We also know that helping others makes us happy. This makes sense to the extent that...
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