tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post8546271855409627743..comments2023-11-05T04:28:29.961-08:00Comments on Adventures in Capitalism: Happiness Cannot Be Given, It Must Be EarnedChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-49281573468503130312010-07-01T16:19:54.765-07:002010-07-01T16:19:54.765-07:00Alice,
Sounds like you have a great handle on par...Alice,<br /><br />Sounds like you have a great handle on parenting your kids. Carol Dweck's "Mindset" provides a great framework and set of tools for thinking about these things.<br /><br />Brian,<br /><br />Delighted you stopped by, especially since we have so much in common (HBS, collaboration, interest in happiness). Were you at E2.0?<br /><br />I'm a fan of Gretchen's work, and would like to get to Tony's book once I'm done with the Zappos culture book!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927628412285314176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-87605126023238534632010-07-01T07:17:24.994-07:002010-07-01T07:17:24.994-07:00Chris - I found you from your recent post on Super...Chris - I found you from your recent post on Super Angels in VentureBeat, a very nice post that I will likely comment on as well. <br /><br />I stumbled to this post on happiness, which seems to be a hot topic that is gaining steam over the past year or so. I recently blogged on the topic as well here - http://bit.ly/bp3qIg. <br /><br />Two decent books on the topic are out there if your readers are interested - one is in my blog post from Gretchen Rubin called The Happiness Project. The other is written by the founder of Zappos Tony Hsieh, called Delivering Happiness, which I have not read. I recommend Gretchen's book.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more with the quote you pulled in this post "This is the willingness and ability to create value in your life or the life of others." and your examples bring it to life. Thanks for sharingBrian Magierskihttp://brian.magierski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460005.post-45674256947703612722010-06-18T11:40:26.293-07:002010-06-18T11:40:26.293-07:00And plenty of information about all the great ways...And plenty of information about all the great ways people can build value in their lives, thereby creating happiness as a side-effect (as I'm sure you had in mind already). I like teaching my kids ideas like "learning to handle challenges improves your skills and makes you happier" and "focussing on the positive makes you feel better, focussing on the bad side of things makes you miserable" etc. Then we talk about times this happened to them, or apply it to ongoing difficulties/ fears. <br /><br />Apologies for the impromptu parenting manual...you got me thinking; maybe we can give kids a bit more than opportunity- tools that work, say. Then they have to use them.alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150238603170281637noreply@blogger.com