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Apr 1st

The Sandra Bullock Trade

Brooks isn’t my favorite columnist at NYT but I loved this piece. “The overall impression from this research is that economic and professional success exists on the surface of life, and that they emerge out of interpersonal relationships, which are much deeper and more important. The second impression is that most of us pay attention to the wrong things. Most people vastly...

Mar 31st

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Mar 30th

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Mar 29th

Watch

The New York Times TimesCast. Have you seen this new feature yet?

Mar 29th

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Mar 29th

danhacker asked: I woke up and discovered a new 40% Borders coupon, those things are like crack. Not so much a question, but you didn't have comments enabled.

Mar 29th

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Mar 29th

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Mar 29th

Why religion is distracting people from doing good

CNN) — For the world to tackle truly important problems, people have to stop looking to religion to guide their moral compasses, the philosopher Sam Harris told CNN. “We should be talking about real problems, like nuclear proliferation and genocide and poverty and the crisis in education,” Harris said in a recent interview at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California. TED is...

Mar 29th

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Mar 28th

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“I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences....”

– Mark Twain (via savingpaper)

Mar 27th

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Mar 26th

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Mar 26th

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Mar 26th

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Mar 25th

Mar 24th

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 23rd

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Mar 22nd

Could you unplug for 24 hours? What about 48?

The Sabbath Manifesto consists of 10 principles. However, people are encouraged to discuss online which principles work and which should be tweaked. As they stand now, the guiding principles are: 1. Avoid technology. 2. Connect with loved ones. 3. Nurture your health. 4. Get outside. 5. Avoid commerce. 6. Light candles. 7. Drink wine. 8. Eat bread. 9. Find silence. 10. Give back. Read...

Mar 20th

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Mar 20th

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Mar 20th

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Mar 20th

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Mar 19th

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Mar 19th

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Mar 19th

I was wondering ...

while I picked a new theme for my blog, how many people actually see the blog or just see people’s posts in their dashboard? Do you actually click on people’s sites or just scroll through on your dashboard?

Mar 18th

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