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"All too often, we feel that we are not living the fullness of our lives because we are not expressing the fullness of our gifts." — Elle Luna I have NO idea how I didn't stumble across Elle Luna's viral blog post or book during my existential …
Continue Reading about Life Purpose: “The Crossroads of Should and Must” by Elle Luna (Book Summary)
“The difficulty of describing things for Western ears is that people in a hurry cannot feel.” — Alan Watts Isn't it interesting how that works? We can't feel when we are too busy. But, "too busy" is often just a feeling itself. This is a …
Continue Reading about Research Says We’re Not Busy — So Why Do We FEEL So Busy?
Yesterday's post summarized an important piece of busyness research: “Conspicuous Consumption of Time: When Busyness and Lack of Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol” Today, I'll distill the research a bit further and also include some additional …
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When it comes to busyness, there's plenty of info online that states the what (we're all busy) and gives you tips about how to unbusy your work and life. But, they often leave out why we are so busy. A fascinating piece of busyness research …
To see the definition of a thought experiment along with an example, check out this previous post: Experiences vs Things: A Thought Experiment on Spending Money. Lately, I've been going deep into research on busyness and asking questions like: …
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John Maynard Keynes is widely regarded as one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. In 1930, he wrote Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren (free PDF). Now 88 years later, it's fascinating to look at what predictions …
