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Boomers Smoking
I agree with the Dr.'s post previous to mine. I believe that each of us has a right to do what we think is best for us. I believe marijuana has many medicinal uses and that this slight risk is less than most presciption medications on the market. Look at the side effects of some of these meds and tell me would you rather take them or smoke ...
Posted to Science by Conita1 on September 28, 2009
Darwinian Happiness
Searching the Internet ain't such a bad thing when you look at it from an evolutionary perspective. By this articles logic (which is inevitably evolutionary) ''seeking'' information necessarily enhances our fitness. The more information gathered, the more knowledgeable and prepared one is for future situations etc....Granted it seems this ...
Posted to Science by informedlate on August 15, 2009
New insights on materialism
Excellent blog! I am a new reader of this discussion, and I must admit I have gained several insights. While seemingly obvious after reading the articles, it is not always apparent what motivates people. I am a firm believer that everyone is selfish, and, in fact, that every action we do is selfish in nature. However, this is not necessarily a ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by Neuronerd on July 13, 2009
Re: What we need is more INEFFICIENCY
Once upon a time, the limits of our technology made it impossible for humans to consume more than the Earth could sustainably provide. Now it is quite possible for us to consume so much that we overwhelm the stability of the ecosystem... melting ice caps, acidifying the oceans, etc. More to the current point, we still haven't figured out how ...
Posted to Moneybox by aBiDe on May 26, 2009
'Til unhappiness do us part?
I must voice my disagreement: a mother's affair is very much her daughter's business, even if it is only an emotional affair. The daughter--no matter what age--has a vested interest in the integrity of her parents' relationship. If her mother is unhappy in her marriage, that does not give her the right to find another. Let's also remember that ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by mkrumm on May 7, 2009
Paradox of Happiness
Much of the information out there on happiness has to do with finding it, searching for it and ''stumbling'' on it. The paradox is that the more people take this tract, the more elusive it becomes. What human beings aren't aware of is that our natural state of being is happiness, just like our natural state of being is love and kindness. I ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by dr.fred on April 6, 2009
better way to predict if someone will make your life happy
On the post about how the best way to wind up happily partnered is to marry someone who is already happy -- I think the question to ask isn't ''Is your prospective partner ALREADY happy?'', it's ''Is this person CAPABLE of happiness? Do they believe that happiness is in fact a goal, an achievable goal?'' I was a pretty unhappy person when I was ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by lorikay4 on March 30, 2009
raising kids and happiness
Gretchen, This post brought up an interesting point for me. I don't have kids yet (I'm 25) but I've thought about how I would raise kids if/when I do have them. I've read numerous times that just having a parenting strategy is a very important factor.. more so than what that strategy is. So in that sense calling every bowl of ice cream a ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by DBritt on January 25, 2009
Dissing your mother-in-law publicly - Now *that's* positive!
It's weird how the author recommends that we put a positive spin on things while simultaneously dissing her mother-in-law's and an acquaintance's negative ''characterizations.'' I thought the point was to stay attuned to the positive. And frankly, ''dabbling'' is not necessarily an insult. It depends on how you choose to interpret it. (And isn’t ...
Posted to The Happiness Project by berrinchuda on January 25, 2009
Oh Happy Day? Wait, no . . .
I think that it is sad that the author of this article and those conducting the studies fail to see that what makes people truly happy is being content with what they have. Too many people think happiness comes with success. Do we need to be reminded of some successful people? Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith, Brittany Spears, Lindsey Lohan. ...
Posted to Human Nature by chocbabe on January 29, 2008