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Tag Archives: happiness
3 New Books Brights Might Like
I’ve made a point lately of seeking out signs of religious belief or its lack in the main characters of books I read. More and more I’m noticing signs of characters (and one would think their authors) coming out on the Bright side. At least in the sort of literary novels (and memoirs of literary novelists) I tend to favor.
While I certainly don’t read … Read more
Posted in A Rational Woman
Tagged a rational woman, books, creativity, happiness, humanism, Ironmonger, Jungerson, list, naturalistic worldview, reading, Shteyngart, The Brights' Net
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3 Curmudgeonly Insights into the Good Life
I’ve experienced the pull of positive psychology since it was called humanistic psychology, back in the 1970s or before. Newly re-packaged, with a lot of recent research backing up what to me seems, by now, like common sense, this field aims to turn self-help into a science.
You want to be happy, or happier, or live a better life? Fine, here’s what you need to … Read more
Posted in A Rational Woman
Tagged bucket list, happiness, humanism, Kylie's Heel, meaningfulness, positive psychology, reality, small talk
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Blessed Are the Happy
“Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.”
─ Jean Baudrillard
Molding statistics to fit one’s preconceived conclusions is such a common practice that it’s a cliché even to point out when it occurs. But sometimes, I just can’t resist….
The following headline appeared on the 5 October 2012 on-line edition of Deseret News, Utah’s 2nd largest daily newspaper by circulation:
“Religious … Read more
Posted in Umwelt Utahpia
Tagged abortion, America, Deseret News, happiness, polls, rationality, religiousness, research, statistics, surveys
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