I’ve recently discovered a wonderful talk by Jonathan Harris at TED. He uses computer technology to find out what blogging people are feeling. The particular project is called We Feel Fine. Also view the talk on the project and the other projects from Jonathan Harris.

“The reason everything was better back when everything was worse, is that, when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise.”
“The secret to happiness is low expectations.”
Barry Schwartz
View the video on the Paradox of Choice at TED.org.

Read in the Management book “The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael E. Gerber
Most people today are not getting what they want. Not from their jobs, not from their families, not from their religion, not from their government, and, most important, not from themselves.
Something is missing in most of our lives.
Part of what’s missing is purpose. Values. [...]

Whether you like it or not, there will come a time in your life when you and someone else will be deadlocked glazing at the last remaining piece of delicious apple pie. A true altruistic being would value the desire of the other person higher than his own and therefore would never order up that [...]