I regularly save thousands of dollars on big ticket purchases because of lessons learned from a 10-week negotiation course. In this post I’ll give you the basics so that you don’t have to sit through long classes like I did. I also learned a lot just from life experience, so you get that benefit as […]
Thing #4 I’m Teaching My Kids: Struggle Is Really Good for You
I’ve got amazing news for you. Almost all metrics of human well-being, from life expectancy to personal income, are increasing all over the world. People from all corners of the planet are being lifted out of poverty at a staggering scale. In the First World, it has never been easier to be a human being. […]
Thing #2 I’m Teaching My Kids: Meaning and Purpose Sustains You, Not “Happiness”
This is part of an ongoing series called “50 Things I’m Teaching My Kids”: values and lessons I’m imparting to my children because they’re not going to get it anywhere else. “As long as you’re happy…” Lots of people are in the pursuit of being happy all the time. Happiness studies abound ever since this […]
The Real Reason Why People Want to Have Children (And It’s Got Nothing to Do with Societal Pressure)
Recently, I was reading an article about grandchildren-less older people which was quite frankly pretty damn heart-breaking. This one woman entering retirement was talking about how her chance at becoming a grandmother was slipping away—her two children got married in their 40’s and by appearances were not planning on having children of their own. […]
5 Very Good Reasons Why You Should be an Involved Dad
Being an involved dad is tough work and hilarious fun. It’s sleepless nights and joyful days. It’s both hard work and fun work. Being an involved dad is natural for some guys, unnatural for others, and just plain confusing for many. But being there for your children day in and day out has an […]
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