Quote of the day
I will make the case that wine belongs in a life of the soul, in an erotic life (in the Greek sense of eros as the force of life), but to encounter it there you have to be unsentimental and willing to demand authenticity from the wine and from yourself.
~TERRY THEISE, author of Reading between the Wines.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
7 Habits of highly resilient people [The Other Kind of Smart
], FastCo | Tweet
Success is seldom a straight road; it almost always involves many detours and dead ends. It takes tenacity and determination to keep going, but those that do will eventually reach their destination.
EDUCATION
Why you should tell your children how much you make [The Opposite of Spoiled
], NYT | Tweet
When Scott Parker wanted his six offspring to know more about the value of money, he decided to do something that many parents would consider radical: show them exactly what he earned.
GENDER
Pinterest’s problem: Getting men to commit, WSJ | Tweet
The male experience on Pinterest has been similar to visiting a women’s department store. Now Pinterest is trying to make it easier for them to find the men’s section.
RELATIONSHIPS
How e can help you to find the love of your life, R-Bloggers | Tweet
Charlie is a brilliant 39 years old mathematician living in Massachusetts. He lives alone and has dedicated his whole life to study. He has realized lately that theorems and books no longer satisfy him. Charlie has realized that needs to find love.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Why entrepreneurs should not buy homes [Choose Yourself!]
, J.A.’s Linkedin | Tweet
If you are about to do a startup or if you are in the middle of startup-phase then you definitely can’t afford to waste the time or money to buy a house for reasons I explain below. Second, when you sell your startup — everyone wants to buy a house with the proceeds. Don’t. It’s just part of the American mythology. You know the myth: the white picket fence, the yard, the pool, the walls that you can paint, the keeping up with the Jones family. Just don’t. You’ll go broke. At least, if you are as stupid as me. I might be dumber than most though.
SUCCESS
Positive thinking? It’s not enough to reach your goals, USA Today | Tweet
Oettingen is the author of a new book Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation
. In it, she outlines a strategy for achieving health, personal and professional goals. Her strategy involves some positive thinking, but also a sober assessment of obstacles and a plan to overcome those obstacles – if, and only if, overcoming them ends up seeming realistic and worthwhile.
ART
Creator or Buyer: Who really owns the art?, Art Law Journal | Tweet
When we purchase an item, whether it’s a blender, a car, or a really cool toboggan for snowmageddon races, the purchaser owns what the bought and can modify it to their heart’s content. Buying an artistic work, on the other hand and the ownership is joint, with some right going to the buyer while others are retained by the work’s creator.
WINE
The Romance of Wine [Reading between the Wines, 
The Science of Wine
], NYT | Tweet
I am romantic about wine. I don’t mind saying it, even though some people may consider that soft and unrealistic, lacking the sort of rigor necessary to avoid being manipulated by fairy tales and marketers. Nonsense. Romance is the essence of wine.
WRITING
Writing your way to happiness, NYT | Tweet
The scientific research on the benefits of so-called expressive writing is surprisingly vast. Studies have shown that writing about oneself and personal experiences can improve mood disorders, help reduce symptoms among cancer patients, improve a person’s health after a heart attack, reduce doctor visits and even boost memory. Now researchers are studying whether the power of writing –and then rewriting–your personal story can lead to behavioral changes and improve happiness.
Most common writing mistakes, Pt 38: Irrelevant Book Endings [The Art & Craft Of Writing Christian Fiction
], Helping Writers Become Authors | Tweet
Is there anything more fun, more bittersweet, and more challenging than book endings? Arguably, nothing matters more for ensuring reader satisfaction than the ending of a book. As such, few parts of your story are going to be more important to get right. But naturally, the room for error rises in direct proportion to the importance of any aspect of your novel. One of the easiest writing mistakes to fall into in your book endings is actually one that has as much to do with book beginnings–and, indeed, the entirety of your book.