tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post7975658319233612951..comments2024-02-13T14:25:06.949-05:00Comments on the bottlenecked blog: Patience and PovertyHarrison Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-61555003975640454542009-09-23T21:42:14.343-04:002009-09-23T21:42:14.343-04:00I guess what happens at prom doesn't stay at p...I guess what happens at prom doesn't stay at prom.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-51201440923848995252009-09-23T20:03:36.507-04:002009-09-23T20:03:36.507-04:00Speaking of poverty and circumstance:
http://onli...Speaking of poverty and circumstance:<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125356566517528879.html?mod=yhoofront<br /><br />How weird is that?swirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992246187279685948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-91040743182146202982009-09-22T22:16:50.426-04:002009-09-22T22:16:50.426-04:00Nice point about the religious. Then again, if you...Nice point about the religious. Then again, if you believe in heavenly rewards, perhaps it's just the most patient long term investment you can make: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%206:20-21&version=NLT<br /><br />Unforeseen circumstances can definitely cause poverty, but some of them can be avoided with good planning (health insurance, life insurance, keeping debt small).Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-7734982026569388392009-09-22T22:07:18.836-04:002009-09-22T22:07:18.836-04:00I'm totally going to start teasing my kids wit...I'm totally going to start teasing my kids with marshmallows. Muh wah ha ha. That video is hilarious.<br /><br />I do think every person could practice a little more patience whether there are economic benefits or not, but a thought that came to my mind was this: if you think about the people who could be considered the most patient (like buddhist monks or nuns or the like), they purposely choose to live lives of poverty. They are so patient that the material world no longer holds value, thus making the opposite of this theory true (that patience results in increased poverty). <br /><br />And you know, to be fair to many who live in poverty, unforeseeable life circumstances are also contributors to preventing people from obtaining wealth whether they're patient or not. Sure we make our choices, but nobody chooses to get a terminal disease or to lose a job during a recession. Poverty is like quicksand - it's pretty difficult to get yourself out once you've been sucked into it. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/opinion/09ehrenreich.html?pagewanted=allswirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992246187279685948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-33631546451975045892009-09-22T19:28:15.742-04:002009-09-22T19:28:15.742-04:00Oh I see what you mean. Well I would say they meas...Oh I see what you mean. Well I would say they measure patience and if students are paying attention they will act more patient. But I was specifically talking about showing students the cost of discounting the future too much.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-30859046125937011382009-09-22T09:58:10.563-04:002009-09-22T09:58:10.563-04:00Doesn't the whole system of grading, rewards/c...Doesn't the whole system of grading, rewards/consequences of studying, etc teach delayed gratification?Justin Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411501808890179703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-23587987443202645772009-09-21T18:34:54.733-04:002009-09-21T18:34:54.733-04:00I don't. Well, I didn't. I told my student...I don't. Well, I didn't. I told my students about this research today.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-57371743078674173922009-09-21T10:47:50.376-04:002009-09-21T10:47:50.376-04:00Don't we teach patience in school?Don't we teach patience in school?Justin Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411501808890179703noreply@blogger.com