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Pro Basketball Coach Exposes the ‘Disease of More’
NBA Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley popularized the term the “Disease of More.” Riley has noted that many championship pro teams in the NFL, ...
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Lotto Winner Meets the ‘Powerball Curse’
The Powerball Lotto is a legalized multi-state form of gambling in the United States that pays enormous jackpots to the very few who purchase winning ...
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Famous Author Had Something Worth More than Money
In his book, John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, recounts an event that highlights the importance of contentment.
There was a party given by a billionaire ...
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Having Money Increases ‘Mean’ Behavior
Paul Piff, a professor at University of California, Irvine, studies how money influences humans' relationships with one another. His striking conclusion ...
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Depression Is Often the Fast Lane to Self-Destruction
The suicides that happen daily rarely make national news. But when a celebrity commits suicide, it's international news. It hits the headlines because, ...
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Is the Lottery a Good Gamble?
Researchers have determined that a person who drives 10 miles to buy a lottery ticket is three times more likely to be killed in a car accident while ...
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Study Finds the Rich Are Still Not Satisfied
In 2018, Harvard Business School undertook a first-of-it's-kind study of over 4000 millionaires in the United States asking them about how much money ...
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I Subscribe, Therefore I Am?
A journalist for the BBC named David Lee recently moved from America to London. Rather than haul his stuff, he said, “I’ve become one of life’s ...
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‘If . . . Then I’ll Be Happy!’
Psychologists tell us that our brains tend to miss-predict what will actually bring us happiness. We assume that if we achieve certain things in our life, ...
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Comedian Russell Brand’s Fear of Atheism
On an episode of the podcast Under the Skin with Russell Brand, actor and comedian Russell Brand explained his fear of atheism:
My fear of atheism is, ...
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