January 2011
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Hedonic treadmill →
bestofwikipedia:
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the supposed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes. According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. (via sleevia)
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baby seals
One post with a cute baby seal and it is the only thing of mine anyone has ever reblogged. Something like 65 times, I might add. (If that sounds like bragging I am not. It’s not even my picture, for chrissake.)
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“But to those of us who came from places where no one had heard of Lester Lanin...”
– Joan Didion, “Goodbye to All That”
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:-)8
Mom: Can you please call me when you need to be picked up! Don’t do anything stupid! :-)8
Me: What is that emoticon?
Mom: bowtie man! He doesn’t do anything stupid
I did all kinds of dumb last night, wow
“Sad things can happen when an author chooses the wrong subject: first the author...”
– Wilfrid Sheed. We’ll remember his wit and writing on tomorrow’s Fresh Air. (via nprfreshair)
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Actually came across this a while ago. Search for... →
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