Perspectivism, that is, the acceptance of the existence of many valid perspectives, seems to undercut both negative judgment and positive judgment. The result is a fairly neutral outlook.
So what justification is there to think only happy thoughts? Isn’t happiness just one perspective of many? Why focus only on the positive perspective?
Could it be that the neutral outlook generated […]

I enjoyed Karl Staib’s article about Perspectivsm. I invite you to read it.
In my mind perspectivism is one of the central elements of living a mentally healthy life.
I wish I understood perspectivism better, specifically, I want to know:
-How can I develop the skill of seeing situations from different perspectives more often? I tend to forget that […]

Wealth is a combination of your subjective ideas about money and subjective expected utility (SEU, rational economic decisionmaking that describes your attempts to maximize your resources).
First, because all value is subjective, wealth must also be subjective. There is no denying however that some types of subjective value in our society have real utility, like money.
So it appears […]

I often fail to realize that wealth is more than simply having money. In fact, you don’t really need money to feel wealthy. Real wealth is a function of your health, social relationships, work and your ability to have fun.
Do the coins in my pocket have the power to make me feel upset? No. I could, however, give […]

Welcome to the May 27, 2007 edition of happiness carnival.

Kara-Leah Masina presents Why Sunday is my favourite day of the week posted at K-L Masina, saying, “Happiness comes when we enjoy what we are doing right here and now… but some days it comes easier than others. Sunday is my day…”

Karl Staib presents […]