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Apr
26
2009

  • I had originally thought of this as his company, his work, his life. But now Lily and I were also paying a price. With Bill rarely home, I soon lost the time and energy to focus on my work. Left with no profession, and essentially no husband, I became frustrated and resentful. I found myself thinking that it might be easier if Lily and I lived alone, with no illusions about being able to depend on Bill. Fortunately we found a good therapist and held our marriage together, but it became clear that Bill just didn't have the mental or physical energy to maintain much of a personal relationship. I knew he wanted me to be happy, but I couldn't stop picking fights about his lack of time at home. I wanted him to succeed, but I hadn't expected the company to so deeply invade our personal lives.
  • A CEO sells everyone. When he asks suppliers for better terms he's also selling them on why they should do it. When he convinces a new hire to join a super-risky venture, he's selling her on the potential the job offers. When he convinces me to stay married to him, he's selling me on the better future we will have together.
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Feb
27
2008

So what can be done? One answer, Dr. Ariely said, is to develop more social checks on overbooking. He points to marriage as an example: “In marriage, we create a situation where we promise ourselves not to keep options open. We close doors and announce to others we’ve closed doors.”

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  • Too many choices are not always good. - Joel Liu on 2008-02-27
Oct
3
2006

  • To use positive words
  • To experiment
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Nov
9
2005

  • When something goes wrong try to figure out a solution instead of wallowing in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow set backs to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
  • Understand what it is that will make you happy. Everyone has unique requirements for attaining happiness and what makes one person happy may be very different from what
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  • hehe, nice tips - Joel Liu on 2005-11-09
Oct
5
2005

  • If true, it would be good news because research shows that happier people are  healthier, more successful, harder-working, caring and more socially engaged.  Misery makes people self-obsessed and inactive.
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