Simple happiness

What seems like work to other people that doesn't seem like work to you?

Political theorist Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between negative and positive freedom explains why so many nomads get stuck. Negative freedom is the absence of external constraints—freedom from something . Positive freedom is the ability to shape one’s life with agency—freedom to do something meaningful .

Happiness equals smiles minus frowns.

Last fall, I ran a half marathon through New York City with 200 strangers. Two hundred crazies in running shorts treating the streets like our personal track. A local running club organized it the night before the NYC Marathon for everyone who didn't get in. We met near 125th with no course markings or finish line. Just a handful of checkpoints and

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