February 2011
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January 2011
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Hedonic treadmill →
bestofwikipedia:
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the supposed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes. According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. (via sleevia)
BREAKING NEWS
As much as I care, I honestly DON’T GIVE A FUCK.
Ugly law →
bestofwikipedia:
From the late 1860s until the 1970s, several American cities had ugly laws making it illegal for persons with “unsightly or disgusting” disabilities to appear in public. Some of these laws were called Unsightly Beggar Ordinances. The goal of these laws was seemingly to preserve the quality of life for the community, similar in spirit to current homeowners association regulations...
“The goal of all life is to realize the absolute oneness of God, from whom the...”
– Meher Baba’s cosmology (via youreyestheyturnme)
“The building never fall down.
They are the teeth of the town(spacious thoughts)...”
– Tom Waits 