tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post5418306708948430452..comments2024-02-13T14:25:06.949-05:00Comments on the bottlenecked blog: Good Reason for Bad NewsHarrison Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-61314753964041512572010-09-22T08:55:29.131-04:002010-09-22T08:55:29.131-04:00I'm halfway through PR and planning on posting...I'm halfway through PR and planning on posting my thoughts early next week. So far I'm really liking it.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, hope to hear more from you!Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-12867501061277970622010-09-22T02:11:01.449-04:002010-09-22T02:11:01.449-04:00it true. pschylogist always said- happiness is not...it true. pschylogist always said- happiness is not getting it all but having little more than your peers, friends, family.. because human brain is bad is calculating values and only does that based on comparison. <br /><br />do check if you haven't already- Dan Ariely's predictable irrationality <br /><br />thanks,.. I have been silent fan of this page. <br /><br />Cheers, YuvaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317831523155115391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-53843772906707381212010-09-21T17:14:34.604-04:002010-09-21T17:14:34.604-04:00Stephen (I assume),
Thanks. It's interesting ...Stephen (I assume),<br /><br />Thanks. It's interesting that our mind's natural state is to check out. I was actually wondering if prayer does this as well.<br /><br />Kaushik,<br /><br />Maybe your parents were suffering from the opposite irrationality. In this one we see others in pain and feel safe by comparison. In your example your family sees others happy (or at least doing well) and gets sadder by comparison.<br /><br />Bryan,<br /><br />I think that's why TV is so popular. For hours on end you can not think.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-32313186038296017912010-09-21T10:26:22.219-04:002010-09-21T10:26:22.219-04:00Hmmm, this exactly why I prefer not to read the ne...Hmmm, this exactly why I prefer not to read the news. I like my "sleep-induced introspective temper."<br /><br />"Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper."<br />--Thomas JeffersonBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376207176772742664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-84358674916084289002010-09-21T08:56:53.895-04:002010-09-21T08:56:53.895-04:00To my surprise, the same logic doesn't work in...To my surprise, the same logic doesn't work in all the arena of life ... For instance my parents were never consoled to see the way I performed better than others students in exams & always cajoled me to perform better and better ...<br /><br />Any thoughts ??Kaushik Choudhuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354655297211481342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-33610199759544570382010-09-21T07:54:16.701-04:002010-09-21T07:54:16.701-04:00This quote is awesome. I raised my hands after I ...This quote is awesome. I raised my hands after I read it. It was that good. Thanks.<br /><br />It reminds me that God had destined us for greatness, not routine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801994760115050208noreply@blogger.com