Posts Tagged ‘Book’
The Happiness Curve (Jonathan Rauch 2018)
The Voyage of Life (Thomas Cole, 1839)
The Happiness Curve (Jonathan Rauch, 2018)
happiness isn’t rational, predictable, or reliably tethered to our objective circumstances. Rapid change makes people very unhappy. The result is what she calls the paradox of frustrated achievers and happy peasants. Here’s the most fundamental finding of happiness economics: the factors that most determine our happiness are social, not material
Seven big factors of happiness:
1.our family relationships
2.our financial situation
3.our work
4.our community and friends
5.our health
6.our personal freedom
7.our personal values.
Except for health and income, they are all concerned with the quality of our relationships.
Six factors account for three-fourths of reported wellbeing:
1.social support: having someone to count on in times of trouble
2.generosity: people are happier when they do generous things and live among generous people
3.trust: corruption and dishonesty are bad for life satisfaction
4.freedom: feeling that you have sufficient freedom to make important life decisions
5.income per capita
6.healthy life expectancy
Chapter 4: The shape of the river: Time, happiness and the curve of the U
Chapter 5: The expectation trap: Midlife malaise is often about nothing
Chapter 6: The paradox of aging: Why getting old makes you happier
Chapter 7: Crossing toward wisdom: The happiness curve has a purpose, and it’s social
Chapter 8:
Happiness equation:
H = S + C + V + T
H is your enduring level of happiness, S is your emotional set point, C stands for the circumstances of your life, V stands for factors under your voluntary control, and T stands for time’s influence on life satisfaction
Berhenti Sosial Media
Interesting book. Selfhelp book as always. Interesting concept. I read digital minimalism (2019) first in May 2021 during the pandemic, now I read Deep Work (2016) in Feb 2023. It is very interesting concept, well but its a selfhelp book. In general remind me to quit social media
Self help Books
How to win friends (Carnegie 1936); The subtle art of not giving (Manson 2016) is not psychology book. From zero to one (Thiel 2014) is not business book. I might remove most of books in psychology shelf and business shelf to self-help shelf categories.
Manager: Resources, Account, Project and why Health is Mystery not Myth
Interesting. Understanding key concept is important e.g Shortage (market phenomenon) vs Scarcity (natural resources). Economics (science, approach) vs Economy (activities)
What Is a Resource Manager? (With Responsibilities)
What does an Account Manager do?
Project Manager vs. Resource Manager: What’s the Difference?
Peter’s Thiel From Zero To One book which may explain where all the confusion with titles comes from:
“Like acting, sales works best when hidden. This explains why almost everyone whose job involves distribution-whether they’re in sales, marketing or advertising- has a job title that has nothing to do with those things. People who sell advertising are called “account executives”. People who sell customers work in “business development”. People who sell companies are “investment bankers”. And people who sell themselves are called “politicians”. There is a reason for these redescriptions: none of us wants to be reminded when we’re being sold
The Laundromat (2019): Panama Paper
Interesting movie, as it ignite my curiosity on the deeper subject: Accountant vs Lawyer; Panama Paper; A book of Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite (Jake Bernstein 2017). There is a world of specialist (Accountant, Lawyer, Consultant), however they are not good to run the business. Noted: HR basically is a finance department for people.
Philosophy Book Reading
A book from Bertrand Russel is always amaze me. Super interesting. And even more interesting that you can explore more knowledge, based on the structured thinking that Russel propose. I originally just want to read History of Western Philosophy (1945), one of the most systematic book on philosophy.
Bertrand Russell (b1872), Ludwig Wittgenstein (b1889)
Note: Christianity and Sex (p22)
Wiki: Unmoved mover; First cause
Anxiety
Interesting. I think I am going to loose interest about book anymore, but hey. I found good topic again. This is one of the most complicated topics, super interesting.
The Concept of Anxiety (Danish: Begrebet Angest): A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin, is a philosophical work written by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in 1844.
The History of Sexuality (French: L’Histoire de la sexualité) is a four-volume study of sexuality in the Western world by the French historian and philosopher Michel Foucault, in which the author examines the emergence of “sexuality” as a discursive object and separate sphere of life and argues that the notion that every individual has a sexuality is a relatively recent development in Western societies
A Foucaultian Approach to Academic Anxiety
For both Foucault and Heidegger, freedom lies in constantly and creatively repeating the traditional possibilities of existence in order to question the reified patterns of interpretation, and in order to reveal the anxiety–engendering–truth that what is regarded as natural and inevitable in human life is historically contingent and transformable.
Heidegger and Foucault: On the Relation Between the Anxiety–Engendering–Truth and Being-Towards-Freedom
Japanese Manga
- Doraemon (original 1969, gramedia 1990s)
- Candy Candy (original 1975, gramedia 1990s)
- Rurouni Kenshin (original, 1994), Samurai X (gramedia, 2002)
Money, Inflation and Central Bank
“The relationship between infl ation and monetary growth is not a direct one. However, infl ation is a monetary phenomenon and can only be controlled through prudent monetary policy”
Menarik, kenaikan harga harga sepertinya memang susah dikendalikan.
Harga telur Rp 28,000
Pizza hut Rp 170,000 (Pan Pizza, Nachos, Salad, Fruit Punch, Aqua)
Sushi tei Rp 283,800 service charge 7.5% PB1 10%
Ini sebelum Pertalite menjadi Rp 10,000 harga-harga ternyata naik sangat tinggi. Menarik inflasi tidak dapat dihindari.
Anjar Priandoyo 