Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I want David Brooks Job!

Wow, the life of a NYT columnist is grueling. Travel the world, read books, read magazines- oh my! No, really David Brooks has hit his stride. Since the hire of Ross Douthat as the resident "conservative" David has been freed from commenting on politics in any meaningful way (which is good since he has a man-crush on Obama)

In any event, since the NYT is unlikely to call me up and offer me a writing gig, let me reccomend a reading gig. The Atlantic has an interesting story on a long term study conducted on students at Harvard in the 40's. Its worth reading if only for the insight it sheds on two subjects 1) we are rarely as fortunate as we seem 2) happiness has yet to be successfully quatified. So go enjoy yourself.

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