Yes, apparently it can. Strange, isn’t it? I’m not talking about employees grumbling about smaller-than-expected annual raises. Nor am I talking about those who get a sizable raise but still feel shafted. I’m talking about an honest-to-goodness raise.
Unhappiness from a pay raise is rare. It only applies to specific work situations. A pay raise might [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: brazen, charitable, chasing happiness, diary worthy, societal concerns | 1 Comment »
Now that Michael Phelps has achieved his Olympic quest of winning eight gold medals, a new quest begins: monetizing his Olympic success. Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan have transformed themselves from great athletes to global sporting brands. Phelps seeks to do the same.
Phelps’ agent, Peter Charlise, says that marketing requests have been rolling in daily, [...]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: societal concerns, trend spotting | 3 Comments »
Earlier this week, I published a blog post detailing my economic discussions with Dr. Hickey, who is both my boss’s boss and a self-described old school hippie. After I published my last post, Dr. Hickey’s brother, Jeff Hickey, commented on my site. He kindly pointed out that I left myself off of the diagram and [...]
Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: church, economic theory | 4 Comments »
My boss’ boss is a successful Silicon Valley start-up technologist, a self-described old-school hippie, and an outspoken derider of the free market. He often complains about large corporations and capitalistic pigs. We affectionately call him Dr. Hickey.
Last week, it was the football-weekend pricing of a South Bend hotel that prompted Dr. Hickey’s oft-used “greedy corporation” [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: chasing happiness, diary worthy, economic theory | 7 Comments »
When I teach Sunday school, I often encourage the children to pray. I would explain that praying is just talking to God. I tell kids that you can pray to God about anything.
Grown-ups seem to have taken this childhood message to heart, especially Rocky Twyman, a community organizer from Maryland. This community organizer [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Christian tradition, chasing happiness, relationships (and money), societal concerns | 3 Comments »