Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

But the psychic energy it takes to spend money actually distracts us from what matters to us. If you invest in an expensive bicycle because you’re going to do triathlons then you limit your ability to take off more time from work to actually train for the triathlon. But I have never had an extravagant life. I don’t own a house.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 4, 2009

But my roommate was from Kellogg, a top-ten business school. Probably because I used that trick earlier, when I came home from work and slept for a couple of hours before I took my son to cello. Posted to: Parenting | Self-management December 4th, 2009 Del.icio.us She was so smart. She was going to be great at work.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 3, 2010

On top of that, people who use sarcasm think they are being funny, but this is a poor man’s humor; because comedy is about timing. On top of that, people who use sarcasm think they are being funny, but this is a poor man’s humor; because comedy is about timing. And top performers don’t use sarcasm because it’s mean.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Did you relocate away from family for a better job or another more interesting experience? Minus one You would have to earn $150,000 more from a job if you were doing it far away from family, according to economist Nattavudh Powdthavee of University of York. It comes from personal relationships. Here’s the test: 1.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 14, 2010

The first thing I have to grapple with, besides having spent the last three years of my life completely enthralled and ensconced in the happiness research from positive psychologists , is if I don’t want a happy life, what sort of life do I want? Posted to: Fulfillment | Knowing yourself January 14th, 2010 Del.icio.us

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