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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web In Search of Troy My daughter Annie is Athena in her middle school production of The Odyssey. All students of antiquity will find this very interesting. Tim Urban on Pluralistic Ignorance The need to belong is often stronger than the need to express a particular belief. This …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web TEAM HIGHLIGHTCan I Afford to Take a Sabbatical?A great article on the EP Blog by our very own Carrie Sax. We all want to take a sabbatical, but the question is… “Can I afford to take a sabbatical?” Read it and find out. 9 Reasons Why Active …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Heuristics That Almost Always Work The most dangerous mental shortcuts are the ones that work ALMOST all of the time. Let Your Kids Be Bad at Things Why is it so hard to just let them do their thing, warts and all? My therapist often asks the …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How To Want Less “Satisfaction” is the new code word for true happiness. Why You (Probably) Won’t Finish Reading This Story It’s not that we are collectively going insane, or that we lack willpower. It’s that our attention is being intentionally stolen. It’s part of the business …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Black History Month History.com does a good job with the origins and history of Black History Month as well as the photography and links to more about black history. Reasons to be Cheerful Before we get further into the heavier items, just remember: When the daily slog …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How the Great Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh Found Himself and Lost His Self in a Library Epiphany I wasn’t formally Thich Nhat Hanh’s student, but I spent many hours with his teachings both in grad school and for years beyond. His peaceful heart …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How to Perform Well Under Pressure For a better you… mental flexibility is at least as important as mental toughness. Derek Sivers: Books I’ve Read Derek Sivers, author of Anything You Want, writes about creating a business (and a life) on your terms. This link takes you …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Striking Findings From 2021 From the number of adults remaining childless, to incredible voter turnout, to the trust in traditional news sources, to the decline of religious affiliation… Pew research discovered a variety of interesting things about us in 2021. Weepings and Gnashings of Teeth Catastrophism creates …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Give Your Money. Give Your Time. Don’t Tell Anyone. It was Maimonedes, with the council of Aristotle, who suggested that private giving was superior. Whether you share your giving or keep it anonymous, a regular practice of giving (your time and money) boosts your happiness and satisfaction …
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