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Psychology explains why chasing more never ends: What the philosophy of minimalism is and why Stoicism believes less can lead to a richer life

Psychology says minimalism rewires happiness in ways that accumulation never could, and ancient wisdom traditions saw this coming centuries before the first self-help shelf was built. Studies on lottery winners and people who acquire significant wealth consistently show that emotional wellbeing returns to prior levels within roughly a year. The…

The Economic Times · Jun 29

‘Thatcher would have hated me’: Harriet Walter on playing Maggie as a ‘360-degree human’

INTERVIEW: The star of new docudrama ‘Brian and Maggie’ sits down with Helen Coffey to talk modern politics, playing ‘horrible’ women, and why the roots of misogyny are set to dictate what we see on screen for a while yet

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025

People Are Sharing The Things They Regret Finding Out, And Here Are The 30 Juiciest Ones

Henry David Thoreau summarized his two years of simple living in the conclusion of Walden: "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." But do we always want to know the truth? The post People Are Sharing The Things They Regret Finding Out, And Here Are The 30…

Bored Panda · Jul 16, 2024

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Sixth Circuit Serial Personal Jurisdiction Litigant Kathy Griffin Makes More Precedent

If you want to sue someone, you have to do it in a court that has "personal jurisdiction" over that person; that, courts have held, is required by the Due Process Clause. One way to make sure of this is to sue where the defendant lives (to oversimplify in some…

Reason · Nov 3, 2023

Six red flag signs of diabetes doctors want you to have checked

Diabetes UK urges people to get symptoms checked out

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

By fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research

Henry David Thoreau, the environmental philosopher and author of “Walden”, was a keen observer of seasonal change. In 1862, for example, he wrote in the Atlantic Monthly:

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Sig Sauer Libel Suit Bumped from N.H. to Connecticut

A good illustration of how many courts deal with personal jurisdiction in libel cases.

Reason · Jul 12, 2022

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It's not all nomadland: how #vanlife made mobile living a middle-class aspiration

Announce to your friends and family that you’re choosing to live in your vehicle and you’re likely to raise some concern.

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022

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