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Some musings, then the weekly reading links. I am a sucker for academic papers on happiness and money, and whether watching The Apprentice every Wednesday can do much for either. True, I’m not sure they’re of much practical use. I’ve got a hangover this morning, making me question exactly where I’m going with my life, [...]

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Working 9-5 was a song by Dolly Parton. She didn’t know how lucky she had it in skipping the daily commute.

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One study suggests that there’s a clear link between working longer and dying younger. Better get reading and escaping.

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A few good reads from across the Web. Some people should read more 1950’s science fiction to develop a sense of imagination, as well as to appreciate the impossibility of making accurate predictions about the future, even when you earn a living doing it. The people to whom I’m prescribing a course science fiction (three [...]

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