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Since John deGraaf did such a fine summary of the GNH conference, and those deeply interested can dig deeper here, I want to explore how GNH might translate to a US setting. It’s my “does it hoe corn” eye – what might it take for …
While I’ve been on a wild goose chase here in Brazil to replace my stolen computer cable and now to replace my kaput memory chip, John deGraaf wrote an extraordinarily clear summary of the GNH conference on Worldchanging.com . He gives a summary of the …
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The title has two meanings. First, that my reporting will be distorted by my spotty capacity to absorb and understand a massive download of information plus all the background interpretive conversations. Second, that there is a rumble about the Western translation of the distinctly Bhutanese …
The next post will be the content of yesterday, the first day of the 5th International GNH conference. This one is about me demonstrating the principle of relative happiness. The idea is that we are happy with our lot until our neighbor gets a Lexus. …
I landed in Iguassu Falls some 24 hours after leaving home. When you travel you have to surrender for if you try to control your destiny you’re in for a miserable time. After some confusion getting all the international travelers sorted out into hotels, a …
In just a few hours I’m off to Brazil to speak at the 5th International Gross National Happiness conference… and I want to take you all with me. I’ll be blogging frequently as I deepen my own understanding of GNH and tell others how the …
Many fans of Your Money or Your Life are risk-averse and some have chosen not to have any involvement in the stock market at all. Indeed, the first edition of Your Money or Your Life advocated that readers invest the majority of their money in U.S. Treasury …
My friend Alex Steffen, founder of www. worldchanging.com, has a vision of “bright green cities” where denizens use high tech, low energy consumption ways to work, play and get around, where cultural life is vibrant, where citizens are engaged, where life is dynamic and interesting …