Monday, May 18, 2009

Notes to self

to read - have not read all yet:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/business/10women.html?em

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/sober-in-the-animal-house/

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200906/happiness
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  1. ChristineMay 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    more for you!

    1) The Psychology of Consumption. Also, happiness.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/science/19tier.html?em
    "***Evolution is good at getting us to avoid death, desperation and celibacy, but it’s not that good at getting us to feel happy***,"
    he says, calling our desire to impress strangers a quirky evolutionary byproduct of a smaller social world.

    "We evolved as social primates who hardly ever encountered strangers in prehistory,” Dr. Miller says. "So we instinctively treat all strangers as if they’re potential mates or friends or enemies. ****But your happiness and survival today don’t depend on your relationships with strangers.**** It doesn’t matter whether you get a nanosecond of deference from a shopkeeper or a stranger in an airport."


    2) What personality traits succeed in business vs. politics vs. media? Are CEOs boring people?
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/opinion/19brooks.html?_r=1&em

    3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits
    You like psych, right? I like reading about psychology and other social sciences (like economics) because it helps you organize the way you think about things

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  2. GeorginaMay 19, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    ooh thank you

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