Giving Up On Our Long-term Goals For

If You Ever Go Bar Hopping, Who Do You Want To Take With You? You Want A Slightly Uglier Version Of Yourself. Similar ... But Slightly Uglier.

One Percent Of People Will Always Be Honest And Never Steal," The Locksmith Said. "another One Percent Will Always Be Dishonest And Always Try To Pick Your Lock And Steal Your Television. And The Rest Will Be Honest As Long As The Conditions Are Right - But If They Are Tempted Enough, They'll Be Dishonest Too. Locks Won't Protect You From The Thieves, Who Can Get In Your House If They Really Want To. They Will Only Protect You From The Mostly Honest People Who Might Be Tempted To Try Your Door If It Had No Lock".

It Was Shocking To Realize How Many Low-income Americans Don't Have Savings Accounts.

There's Something About [cyclically] Doing Something Over And Over And Over That Seems To Be Particularly Demotivating.

But Suppose We Are Nothing More Than The Sum Of Our First, Naive, Random Behaviors. What Then?