Before we talk about the fun stuff, we have to go back in time to answer an important question: why was behavioral economics born? Going back in time will help us understand the roots of economics and why and how old school economics evolved from its unrealistic “perfect” view of the world to a more realistic view of it.
Read MoreAfter telling you last week why I started this blog, this week I’ll be telling you why I’m changing its direction. In the past I focused on writing about topics that I thought would satisfy the reader, now I’ll be writing about subjects that satisfy me.
Read MoreIt’s a very simple question with an extremely long answer: why did I start this website in the first place? In this post, I explore the many personal and emotional reasons that spurred me to launch my blog and website.
Read MoreMany people are obsessed with finding their meaning, purpose, or passion is in life. But what if you can find meaning not from all the excitement and happiness that comes from “finding your passion”, but from unavoidable suffering and how you react to that? Viktor E. Frankl talks about this and more in his book Man’s Search For Meaning.
Read MoreWhat are the first images/words that come to your mind when you hear the phrase “serving your country”? If you’re like most people, it’ll probably be something related to the military, which is why I argue that serving your country should be, and really is, so much broader than just the Armed Forces.
Read MoreThe unemployment rate is at a historic low and the economy is in fantastic shape. But what about the people that are left behind as the rest of society mercilessly moves forward? In his bestselling book The Working Poor: Invisible In America, David K. Shipler tells the story of the ugly side of this “roaring economy”, the stories of people that struggle in inhumane levels of poverty in the richest country in the world.
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