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Research indicates that purchase of experiences yields more happiness than purchase of things

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As a diversion from other activities, I like to read about research studies that focus on happiness. What does the evidence suggest, with regard to what makes people happy? One of the findings that I’ve come across frequently is that the purchase of experiences tends to yield greater happiness, for people, than does the purchase of […]

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Long Branch Fest Community Storytelling Panel – 8:00 pm, June 13, 2015, corner Twenty Ninth and Lake Shore

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Long Branch Fest Community Storytelling Panel June 13, 2015 8pm onward Music will be provided by Hayley Ryerson and Anthony Savidge between talks. Currently finishing her Bachelor of Music at Humber College, Hayley Ryerson is a fiddler and violinist who lives in Etobicoke. Her home studio, One Tune At A Time, is now accepting students […]

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The Housing Bomb (2013)

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When I first came across The Housing Bomb: Why Our Addiction to Houses Is Destroying the Environment and Threatening Our Society (2013), I thought the title may be a marketing ploy to attract readers. My assumption was not valid, as I learned when I began to read the book. The concept of the housing bomb […]

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Globe and Mail series: Risks are associated with too much consumerism; risks are associated with too little of it

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I’ve explored two related concepts in a May 9, 2015 Twitter post, which can be represented as follows: Consumerism fuels runaway spending Consumers in debt stop consuming, economic collapse looms Risks are associated with too much consumerism (in the sense of the compulsion to buy the newest electronic gadgets, bigger houses, and pricier cars) That is, a […]

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After 40 percent loss in operating budget, Glenbow became most financially self-sufficient of 10 largest museums in Canada

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The study in question is Museums and the Paradox of Change, Third Edition (2013, 1997, 1995). A blurb for the book (see link above) begins with the following opening paragraph: “Museums throughout the world are under increasing pressure in the wake of the 2008/2009 economic recession and the many pressing social and environmental issues that […]