tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post5444262811831154762..comments2024-03-08T00:13:07.673-08:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Choiceadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-8937868843876665932010-06-24T14:34:11.000-07:002010-06-24T14:34:11.000-07:00Seems to me that the problem is we've gotten u...Seems to me that the problem is we've gotten used to <i>not</i> getting what we want. We've gotten used to making do with what we're given because there isn't anything else.<br /><br />The possibility that we could <i>choose to be happy</i> points up the possibility that we <i>aren't actually happy right now</i>--that we've just learned to convince ourselves that we're happy.halojones-fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473935330204075559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-85740807431625968672010-06-09T02:05:33.132-07:002010-06-09T02:05:33.132-07:00Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel...Thanks for taking the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love learning more on this topic. If possible, as you gain expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more information? It is extremely helpful and beneficial to your readers. <br />http://www.sanghioxygen.com/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623394851605675010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-20105869994975382012010-05-28T04:27:58.450-07:002010-05-28T04:27:58.450-07:00I remember being impressed by Barry Schwartz's...I remember being impressed by Barry Schwartz's TED talk--his description of a shopper staring at the plethora of salad dressings in the supermarket has stuck with me in particular. I'll take your recommendation; his book is tacked onto my reading list.<br /><br />For those interested in hearing him speak:<br /><br />http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.htmlAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690714636351196582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-21513539048489798662010-05-26T08:02:20.370-07:002010-05-26T08:02:20.370-07:00This is one more reason to shop at Aldi.This is one more reason to shop at Aldi.Neal Holtschultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887759417884373192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-35736481499037000102010-05-24T12:25:23.516-07:002010-05-24T12:25:23.516-07:00In the introduction to his fine sf novel THE MIND ...In the introduction to his fine sf novel THE MIND PARASITES, Colin Wilson apologizes to the reader for the "ghastly, flaccid prose" that opens the book. Seems he intended it to be a parody of certain British writers whose names I can't summon. Paraphrasing:<br />"But what the hell. I'd rather get on to my next book than tinker with it, endlessly."<br /><br />I do believe that's how =professionals= view the art of fictioneering.bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-79335367211064713492010-05-24T12:13:40.647-07:002010-05-24T12:13:40.647-07:00Nancy, when are you going to be cranky at the movi...Nancy, when are you going to be cranky at the movies again?bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-19367980184963671862010-05-24T05:40:48.978-07:002010-05-24T05:40:48.978-07:00The maximist maxim in mate-seeking is: "I mar...The maximist maxim in mate-seeking is: "I married beneath myself. All women do." <br />;-)<br /><br />And now the subversive question: <br />Might then the idea that the whole world ought to be just as free as the USA, with the exact same range of choices, be a little bit sinister after all..?A.R.Yngvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972668378286177600noreply@blogger.com