From the Web How to Negotiate Like an Indian: How to Get an $8000 Salary Raise – Ramit is one of my favorite personal finance writers on the net. He epitomizes my belief of focusing on big wins, where you can take actions in precise areas of your life to have a huge impact. A […]
Archives for October 2009
Why the World is Actually Getting Better
I’m halfway through reading The Progress Paradox, by Gregg Easterbrook. The paradox is simply this: why do people feel worse, when life is actually getting better. Easterbrook spends a long chapter arguing how, in almost every dimension, life for Western countries is not (as many exclaim) diving into an abyss, but getting better. And, it […]
My Progress in Becoming Bilingual
I started learning French in April, roughly seven months ago. For the people interested in learning a second language, I thought I would share my progress and some tips I’ve learned. Am I Fluent? I remember reading months ago that fluency was a myth. You can’t have fluency. You just have situations where you can […]
Friday Links
From the Web It’s only life or death – Chris Guillebeau does a fantastic interview with John Unger about pulling yourself out from a personal crisis. Here’s the interview-inspiring article. Some of the best parts: “The best thing that ever happened to [John] was nearly being killed in a diner by a crazed taxi driver […]