Comments on: Coming Anarchy 6, Sacrifices http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/10/coming-anarchy-6-sacrifices.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mark safranski http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/10/coming-anarchy-6-sacrifices.html/comment-page-1#comment-14332 mark safranski Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/10/coming-anarchy-6-sacrifices.html#comment-14332 <p>A sad tale, but how true !<br /> <br /> Best bet is to combine blogging with drinking with a loved one.</p> A sad tale, but how true !

Best bet is to combine blogging with drinking with a loved one.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/10/coming-anarchy-6-sacrifices.html/comment-page-1#comment-14333 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/10/coming-anarchy-6-sacrifices.html#comment-14333 <p>... and if school work is effected, during class if at all possible. :-)<br /> <br /> The professor for this class, Dr. Ken Kiewra, did some interesting work on child chess prodigies. His son is currently a chess master, and I believe the Nebraska state champion. Interestingly, a movie we watched a portion of in class, "Searching for Bobby Fischer," [1] has as a moral that one should be happy to be near the top, but reaching the top itself can be too expensive.<br /> <br /> Positive Psychology is not just creating success, it is creating happiness. Success can build happiness, but sometimes it is an altar happiness is sacrificed to.<br /> <br /> [1] <a href="http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=3876" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=3876</a></p> … and if school work is effected, during class if at all possible. :-)

The professor for this class, Dr. Ken Kiewra, did some interesting work on child chess prodigies. His son is currently a chess master, and I believe the Nebraska state champion. Interestingly, a movie we watched a portion of in class, “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” [1] has as a moral that one should be happy to be near the top, but reaching the top itself can be too expensive.

Positive Psychology is not just creating success, it is creating happiness. Success can build happiness, but sometimes it is an altar happiness is sacrificed to.

[1] http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=3876

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