If Money Was Not an Issue, What Would You Do?
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If Money Was Not an Issue, What Would You Do?
He observed that humans have many ‘higher’ needs that are in fact very sensible and good, and yet that currently lie outside of capitalist enterprise: among these, our need for education, for self-understanding, for beautiful cities and for rewarding social lives.
The School of Life Press • Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today (The School of Life Library)
if money was no concern and you had all the time and money in the world, what would you do?
Deepak Chopra • The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
elected leaders continue to insist that well-being be measured mostly by economic growth, and when the U.S. media breathlessly reports quarterly economic growth data, with increases deemed “good” and decreases deemed “bad.”
Why shouldn’t free time and its benefits be included in the equation? Why aren’t figures on the social costs of unlimited grow... See more
Why shouldn’t free time and its benefits be included in the equation? Why aren’t figures on the social costs of unlimited grow... See more
Gary Cross • Why is free time still so elusive?
What they did value were things like quality friendships, being part of something bigger than themselves, and spending quality, unstructured time with their children.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
The dollars and hours pile up as we aim for a good life that always stays just out of reach. In moments of exhaustion we imagine simpler lives in smaller towns with more hours free for family and hobbies and ourselves. Perhaps we just live in a nightmarish arms race: if we were all to disarm, collectively, then we could all live a calmer, happier,
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