November 2009
31 posts
Vaillant’s other main interest is the power of relationships. “It is social aptitude,” he writes, “not intellectual brilliance or parental social class, that leads to successful aging.” Warm connections are necessary—and if not found in a mother or father, they can come from siblings, uncles, friends, mentors. The men’s relationships at age 47, he found, predicted late-life adjustment better than...
In the course of our work on Massive Change, we met an extraordinary man named Stewart Brand. An innovator and entrepreneur, he was the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, a countercultural landmark in the late sixties and early seventies. He led a campaign to convince NASA to make a photograph of the Earth from space, an image that has become a defining icon of our age. Brand is also a founder...
“It’s a different kind of consumerism. It rewards sincerity, originality, and...”
– The Kickstarter blog on why people are backing Put This On (via putthison)
Sincerity. I am convinced that it is the single most important thing in the world, the single most virtuous and inspiring quality. Embrace it and you will know compassion, experience success, and enjoy the fruits of life.
“Having decided to ride it out for the duration, you settle back and get...”
– Cary Tennis, on Feeling Disappointed by the World Since You Asked - Salon.com
“To succeed, one cannot afford to be a realist.”
– Albert Bandura, Psychologist. 1998.
“happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
– Hemingway (via youmightfindyourself) (via steampoweredmedia)
Provocative statement… making me think of Mike Rowe’s TED Talk
