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1 Clear Winner Among Small Cap ETF Offerings
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$191 billion was invested in ETFs in 2012, the strongest net inflows into ETFs in history. In fact, $37.7 billion was invested in December alone. Total assets invested in ETFs is now $1.35 trillion. From these numbers, it is obvious that investors are becoming more comfortable with ETFs. Given the total assets invested in ETFs and an average expense ratio of 0.44%, nearly $600 million is paid annually in fees to ETF providers.
One sector which I have noticed has widely varying expense ratios is Small Cap indices. There are upwards of 75 ETFs geared towards different types and styles of small cap indices. In this article, I look at some factors which I consider important in selecting a small cap ETF for my portfolio. First, I look at the index the ETF tracks and the number of companies in the ETF.
Each index covers a slightly different portion of publicly traded companies. For instance, the S&P 600 covers only 3% of the market cap of the US equities market, while the Russell 2000 covers roughly 10%. To prevent overlap in a portfolio, it is helpful to use the same parent company's indices for your portfolio. If you hold funds that index both the Russell 2000 and the S&P Midcap 400, you have a higher than expected weighting on Mid-cap companies because the Russell 2000 holds many companies that the S&P considers to be mid-cap.
Minimizing expense ratios is a key tenant of long term investor success. Every dollar lost to expenses is a dollar that cannot continue to compound. I'll focus on ETFs for the S&P 600 index specifically, since there are more ETFs on this index of any small cap index. Also, since most investors index to the S&P 500, it makes sense to use the same parent company of the index for small cap exposure as well.
I like to look at the size and liquidity of ETFs before I invest in them. ETFs must reach a certain size before the provider is able to make a profit on them. If a provider is unable to profit off of an offering, they could close it at any time, resulting in unnecessary hassle. From what I can tell, ETFs with more than $100 million in assets are profitable enough for the issuer to prevent closing. Also, the average daily trading volume of the ETF is an important statistic to look at. As liquidity increases, the correlation with the intrinsic value increases. Intrinsic value is the value of the underlying assets. An average daily trading volume of 30,000 shares per day is good enough to keep the price close to the intrinsic value.
Another factor that I consider important when selecting index ETFs is a liquid options market. I utilize options in my investing strategy sometimes to protect myself by buying a put (or selling a call), or to leverage over-reactions by buying a call. To keep the option strategies simple, I like to buy protection in the instrument I'm invested in.
In the table below I lay out each of the factors I consider for the four different ETFs that track the S&P 600. The ETFs are offered by Vanguard (NYSEMKT: VIOO), iShares (NYSEMKT: IJR), SPDR (NYSEMKT: SLY), and RevenueShares (NYSEMKT: RWJ). Keep in mind that the underlying assets of these ETFs are all the same: the S&P 600 Small Cap index.
From the table above, the iShares S&P 600 ETF is the only offering that fits all of my investment criteria. It does not have the lowest expense ratio, but only by a difference of 0.01%, or $1.00 for every $100,000 invested. It does have an options market that is somewhat liquid, and it trades over 900,000 shares per day. The expense ratio of IJR is also several basis points lower than the popular Russell 2000 index ETF from iShares – IWM.
As I re-balance my portfolio over the next several months, I plan to consolidate my small cap investments into the IJR ETF because I believe this is one of the best small cap index ETFs trading today.
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True heroes are the people who do good things without asking for attention or recognition. I am proud to know one.
Gary Olson is the owner of Airport Automotive, a family-owned business in its 20th year, on Platte Avenue near Powers. He is also a person who gives back to others. Last month, in honor of Memorial Day, Gary donated 5% of the May profits from his auto repair and maintenance business to Wounded Warriors (www.woundedwarriorproject.org).
This month, Gary is participating in a car giveaway. Not a contest for publicity or business, but a used car in good condition (thanks to his skills as a master mechanic) given away to a deserving local citizen who also believes in contributing to his or her community. No strings attached.
The Wheels to Prosper (WheelstoProsper.com) initiative was started by a network of automotive shop owners around the country. Wheels to Prosper awards a worthy and deserving person from the community a car that has been fully serviced and in good working condition. The selection is made from recommendations and nominations from people in the community.
On July 30th, 2011, a 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback Limited will be presented to a deserving person in the Colorado Springs area.
"I'm so fortunate, and so many folks are really struggling to make it," Olson says. "It's one small act, but hopefully others will pass it on." There are many auto shops participating in the U.S., but Airport Automotive is the only Colorado company represented this year. A brief essay is all that is required to enter the contest, for oneself or for a friend or relative. The only requirements to be entered into the contest are:
1. The person must live in the Colorado Springs area;
2. The person must be truly in need of the vehicle;
3. The person nominated should be active in some type of community service;
4. The essay describing why the person deserves the vehicle must be received by July 23rd, 2011.
"Imagine life without a car or reliable transportation," Gary writes on his blog http://www.airportautomotive.com. "In today's world this means much more than mere inconvenience. Often one's survival depends upon access to a vehicle. Whether it is getting to work, a job interview, or simply picking up groceries for the family, the lack of adequate transportation creates hardships and real disadvantages for those already struggling."
If you would like to nominate someone, write an essay describing why you feel they are deserving of this vehicle. Send your essay along with the nominee's name, and available contact info to email@example.com. Please put "wheels to prosper" in the subject line. You may also mail your submissions to:
Airport Automotive
Attn: Wheels To Prosper
6305 E. Platte Ave.
Colorado Springs, Co. 80915
Call 719-641-2872 if you have questions. Best of luck to the deserving winner and thanks to Airport Automotive for being part of this great program!
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Can You Really Love Your Kids Equally?
A mom blogger over at Babble bravely confesses to loving her son more than her daughter. Can you relate?
Blogger KATETIETJE writes:
Okay. This post is serious. It's something I've been thinking about for a very long time, but I've been too afraid to say. I can't be the only one out there who feels this way, though. Because moms aren't perfect. Maybe we pretend that we are in front of other moms, lest we be judged for our failings. But we do all have them. And so...I've taken a deep breath, and I'm going to share.
I think I love my son just a little bit more than my daughter.
See, I have two kids. I have a 3-year-old girl, and a 20-month-old boy. I love them both, don't get me wrong. I find both of them amazing and fascinating (and frustrating!) in different ways. They are both clearly mine and I love them and want to keep them forever.
Continue reading Katie's confession at Babble.com.
Momlogic wants to know -- can you really love your kids equally?
I think this article is very brave. I wasn't sure how I'd react at first, but as I read it I thought, "How amazing that a mother would share the dark thoughts in her head that ALL of us have, and so few of us ever voice." I have a teenage daughter & a toddler son. If you don't think it's easier to love my son on a day-to-day basis, you are wrong. The teenager challenges me every day; it's like a roller coaster ride. My son will lean over while we're playing a game & kiss me & say, "I love you, Mommy!" And I melt. The author may regret writing this one day, only because Mommy guilt is SO strong. But I commend her for putting into print the kinds of thoughts that all mothers (if we are truly honest) have had at one time or another. We don't say it because we are programmed to believe we are bad parents if we don't love all our children equally (impossible!) or want to spend every minute w/them or get tired of them wanting to hug us all the time (gasp!) or just get tired of them in general. Parenting is hard. No one tells you that. Mothers are expected to sacrifice everything for their children. (Fathers are not expected to do so.) And there are so many ways to feel guilty about the job you're doing. If you are one of those arrogant, smug mothers who thinks she's doing everything right (as, admittedly, I was), just wait. I hope you're right, but if you're not it's going to come as a big shock to you. And not being perfect does not make us bad mothers. It makes us human.
You're not alone Kate. Sometimes I feel that too for my 2 sons. I just didn't want to say it loud, cause I'm a mom and supposed to love my kids equally. But it's brave of you for sharing us how you feel, at least I can say now that I'm not the only one who feels it. I'm still guilty about it though, so I try to share equal love for both of them cause I don't want my other son to notice and feel bad about it or he may hate me at this at such an early age.
Is it possible that this mom really means that she likes/enjoys one child more than the other? Children are unique individuals, as are their parents — in fact, as a kid, I certainly remember liking my dad more than my mom, just because he and I had a lot more in common and he had a more laid-back and affectionate personality, and was easier to be with, quite frankly. And yet I know I loved them both deeply…perhaps it's the same when we grow up and have kids?
Wait taht feeling migth change. However, if it doesn't I certainly hope your daughter doesn't pick up on it or you get comfortable enough with that feeling that it's obvious that you favor him.
I agree with Buddha. I don't have kids yet but I am a teacher and I teach children of all different ages.
I think sometimes when it comes to children that perhaps a certain age is easier to deal with than another. A child of three is running around here, there, and everywhere, and just in case you don't know where they are, they're also equipped with a powerful voice box and the desire to excercise it. Compare that to a child who's just learnt to walk and still sees crossing the garden as a massive challenge and think about which one would be easier to care for.
The same with the teenage daughter and the younger son. Will the son really be that much sweeter than the daughter when he reaches that age?
In the end, I don't think it's that love can be unbalanced, I think it's just that the parent likes to enjoy the calmer feelings evoked by being with the less challenging child, those challenges and the feelings they evoke will change as the children mature.
My 11 yr old daughter told me she thinks I love my 9 yr old son more than I love her because I treat them differently. I told her I do not love him more but I do treat him differently because he ACTS differently. She always has a smart mouth and a little sassy tween attitude and likes to roll her eyes and make hissing noises like air is escaping her. My son is sweet, very kind and giving, not slefish and never mean and he does things for anybody who needs something. He hugs me all the time, calls me when he is at his dad's every night to tell me he loves me. He just acts BETTER than she does so I am nicer to him. When I am having to constantly get onto her and reprimand her for her behavior I am sure it is going to seem like I love him more. I am not going to treat him meaner to make her feel more loved. She can change her attitude and behavior if she wants to be treated equally. But I can't say I love him more. Loving him is easier.
Perhaps her daughter took her parents separation harder than her son? Your daughter may be acting out. And it doesn't help taht you justif your behaviour to her. (I treat her brother because …)
MY mom loves my sister more than me. She treats her completely different, bends over backwards for her, we had different rules growing up, she made me do stuff but gave her everything because she didn't want to work for it. Bought me second hand clothes, bought her designer clothes, same with toys. I don't understand why, my aunts notices it and tells me they feel for me. It breaks my heart to this day.
I think that you should all be happy, weather you are a mother or a daughter, because you could be a lot worse off and not have the persons love at all. Be gratefull that you get even a little bit of love, because some mothers give their baby away, and some daughters run away. Life is not always what you want, live with it!
Although I think the author is brave for speaking her heart, I do have to say that her daughter CAN tell the difference in the way she is treated NOW and IT WILL EFFECT her in the future. I am not trying to be mean at all, but I was the child who was treated differently and I rememeber a lot. My mother and I are not close to this day and after all these years I still try to not feel the resentment. In my head I still have that little voice that asks, what was so wrong with me?
The only reason she doesn't like her daughter is because she looks like a pile of vomit. To be jealous of your own child is crazy and sad.
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It rarely rains in Lima, Peru, since it's the second largest capital in the world located in a desert, so many residents are forced to get water from dirty wells. But since the humidity there is about 98 percent, Mayo DraftFCB was able to create a unique and clever billboard for the local University of Engineering and Technology that can harvest the moisture in the air and then turn it into potable water that the city's residents can drink!
The billboard has a series of five tanks located at the top of the tower that can store up to 96 liters of water at any given time, with the water accessible from a single faucet located at the base of the billboard. Since it's being pulled directly from the air, which acts as a filtration system, the water from the billboard is clean enough for the residents of Lima to drink it all year round.


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Helen Stenborg
Tony-nominated stage and screen actress
Helen Stenborg, 86, a Tony-nominated stage, film and TV actress who was the wife of the late Tony Award-winning actor Barnard Hughes and mother of the Tony Award-winning director Doug Hughes, died Tuesday at her Manhattan apartment, according to press agent Chris Boneau. The cause was not given.
Stenborg earned a Tony nomination for her 1999 role as pyromaniac Sarita Myrtle in Noel Coward's "Waiting in the Wings." She and her husband celebrated their 50th anniversary onstage in the Coward play and were honored with Drama Desk Awards for Lifetime Achievement in 2000. He died in 2006.
Stenborg's last Broadway performance was in 2002 in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Other Broadway appearances included the 1995 production of "A Month in the Country" and Hugh Leonard's "A Life" in 1980-81.
She was a longtime member of New York's Circle Repertory Company, appearing in the original productions of Lanford Wilson's "The Hot L Baltimore" and "Talley and Son," for which she won an Obie Award in 1986.
Her film credits include the Academy Award-winning short "My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York," and small parts in "Three Days of the Condor," "Doubt" and other movies. She also appeared on the soap opera "Another World."
She toured with her husband in the national company of Hugh Leonard's Tony-Award winning "Da," the play for which Hughes won the 1978 Tony for Best Actor.
Stenborg was born Jan. 24, 1925, in Minneapolis and moved to New York as a teenager to become an actress.
Loleatta Holloway
Disco singer known for 'Love Sensation'
Loleatta Holloway, 64, a disco singer known for the 1980 hit "Love Sensation," died of heart failure Monday at a suburban Chicago hospital, said her manager, Ron Richardson.
Holloway recorded several disco singles, including "Hit and Run" and "Runaway." But she's best known for "Love Sensation."
Her vocals were sampled by Black Box for the 1989 hit "Ride on Time" and by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch for the song "Good Vibrations" in 1991.
Holloway was born in Chicago in 1946. She began singing gospel with the Holloway Community Singers and later with the Caravans. Her solo career began in the 1970s.
Los Angeles Times staff and wire reports
PASSINGS: Helen Stenborg, Loleatta Holloway
Helen Stenborg, Tony-nominated stage and screen actress, dies at 86; Loleatta Holloway, disco singer known for 'Love Sensation,' dies at 64
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I Don't CareThose heart-wrenching feelings have long since passedOf togetherness, of loveLater came the shock of agonyWhich I have rose aboveNow I see you on the floorCold and bumpy to the touchRemembering the last time I saw youAnd how I used to feel so muchRemind me of the days of holding handsFingers entwined between fishnet glovesPassionate, tender moments, exchanging hot kissesWith a girl I used to loveYou are round and brown with little black bumpsA cute smile painted for a faceYou had a match worn by anotherBut that was in another placeI don't think much of her anymoreShe doesn't come to mindAnd I believe it's for the betterTo leave the past behindMaybe she still thinks of meRunning my fingers through her hairMaybe she still has those photosBut I honestly don't careI don't know who she's with or where she isOr if she's got a new madameBut I don't really want to knowBecause I don't really give a damnAll I know is that I'm fineAnd what's meant to be will beI've l
Bridget and Emily on HomophobiaEMILY:My mom found out you're a lesbian. She forbid me from going to San Fran for college with you. I chewed her ass. I can go again now. She got all high and mighty and lectured me about how she'll "not have me become a lesbian" and blah blah blah.I hate this place so much, Bridget. Don't worry, I defended you with my life. I'm proud to call you my friend. She can't take that from me.BRIDGET:Emily, that means more to me than you will ever know.What irks me is that some of my friend's parents feel that because I like girls, it means that I'm some kind of creep out to turn all her female friends, which isn't true in the slightest. The same thinking could be used in reverse; A lot of my friends are straight, both males and females. That doesn't mean that me spending time with them is going to make me heterosexual.Thank you so much. I really hope I get to see you soon... I love and miss you so much, Thank you for defending me.EMILY:It's what I had to do. You'r
One Last Time...I can't believe you're gone...No. You can't be. You just can't. I won't accept it. I won't admit it.You were there when I came into the world.You were with me, my brother, my mother, your son that is my father, your wife that is my grandmother, you've been with all of us for every Christmas, every Hanukkah, at least once every summer.You've been a part of my life from the very moment it began, form my very first breath as a baby, you were there..... Why do you have to be gone?I would give up the world just to have you back with us, Pop-pop.I miss you, so much...What would I have to giveJust to have seen you one last time?Just to hug you,To hear your voiceTo tell you how much you mean to meJust oncePlease, just one more timeI'd give the world just to spend one more day with you and our familyIt hurts so much to know you're gone....If I had know that last ChristmasWas the last time I'd ever get to see you,Hug you,See your loving smile,Hear you say how proud you were o
UsedClinging on to somethingI know is no longer trueThis love is going to kill me, butI can't let go of you"Honey, either you end it now and it hurts,"Were the words my best friends said to me,"Or she ends it later and it hurts so much worse"But in the end, you were the one to leaveMine is not the first love to be shatteredOr the first heart to be tornThese are not the first scars on my wristThat I have ever boreYou are not the first oneBy whom I've been abusedYou may be a fucking tool,But I'm the one being usedYou're kicking my heart in the ass with cleatsYou won't ever know how it feelsTo walk a mile in my shoesBut you couldn't if you tried; they're five-inch heelsThey all said I deserved someone better for meThat I was a diamond in the roughI gave you my fucking everythingI guess in the end, it wasn't enoughMine is not the first love to be shatteredOr the first heart to be tornThese are not the first scars on my wristThat I have ever boreYou are not the first
SomedaySomeday, you'll accept meSomeday, you'll understandSomeday you will be happy for meWhen you see me hold her handSomeday you'll both realizeJust how happy I could beIf you would give me and her a chanceYou can't know how much it would mean to meYou didn't ever have to go through thisYet you think it's just a phaseBut I'd bet you would both understandIf you know how it feels when she holds my gazeMother, I wish you'd accept me the way I amSo I could say how I feel for her aloudDaddy, you look down on this nowBut someday, you'll see why I'm proudI wish that you knew how much courage it tookJust for me to come out to youYou want me to be a good, straight little girlWell, this isn't about youI don't need your approval to feel this wayYou cannot control my worldI don't need your input, because I already know...that I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GIRL!Mom and Dad, hear me outI am your daughter, the lesbianAlthough I can't say that I like girlsBecause I only have eyes for on
Who Are You?Why should I listen to a thing you have to sayWhen you won't even hear me out?I will be in control somedayBut just don't make me wait it outTell me how you see logic inIt being my fault for what I feelBut know this; I won't ever give inDespite what you may think, this love is realWho are you to say no?To tell me to let go?Who are you to tell me you wish it was a phase?Who are you to scream and shoutAnd try to tell me what you think love's about?Who are you to tell me to stop the chase?Who the hell do you think you are to say no?When will you realizeThat she's what I need?And that just because I love another girlIt doesn't make me another breedShe's the only one I loveShe's the only one I wantJust give me a chance to show youOr for my life, this will haunt... meWho are you to say no?To tell me to let go?Who are you to tell me you wish it was a phase?And who are you to scream and shoutAnd try to tell me what you think love's about?Who are you to tell me to sto
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Hey, Bros!I friend of mine is doing something PewDiePie.I don't know if I'm allowed to uh, do this, but..The information is:"The Pewwwdiepie Project!Basically, I will be making a video of bros saying, "Pewwwdiepie!"You can either:Record audio, upload it to Tumblr, and link or submit it to meRecord video, upload it to Tumblr, and link or submit it to meRecord video, upload it to YouTube, and link or submit it to meIt would be nice to have your entry as soon as possible; however, there's no rush. I'll wait as long as you need me to. I will begin making the video as soon as I get my first entry.I think this will really put a smile on Pewdie's face Send all entries to shitpewdiesaysIf you have any questions, send an ask to shitpewdiesays as well."I know there's a lot of Bros!So uh.BROFIST.:iconpewdiebrofistplz:-EDITThere is no deadline cJus
How-to Make your lines MsPaint-Friendly!Have awesome lines already drawn but are NOT ms.paint friendly?! Don't want to re-draw it? You don't have too, continue reading to learn my trick! I may put a visual aid up later for the steps but for now, I am just going to write them down. Hopefully it will still be follow-able to try it yourself! Here Goes ::» Open your lines in paint.» Go to the top and select the option "Save As" (you'll get a pop-up now to select where to put it, name it and what file type)» On this pop-up, there is a line that reads "save as type", click on that and select the line that reads "Monochrome Bitmap"» Now save it a new file somewhere easy to find. (a new save so you don't overwrite your original saved lines)» Now close that file and now open it using the menu.» Save it once more but this time, change the "save as type" to "png" or "bmp" if you don't have the png option.» Now open the one you just saved and you can test it out by using the paint bucket to fill in an area. Th
A Message For The Bro's (Parody of Jar Of Hearts)And Pewdie can't take one more step, towards BroCause all he does is swipe his face...Remember that time Alexander, was a ghost? (A friend one)Or he lost Stephano in that bathroom place?And he learnt to play, mods of half-lifeBut Jeniffer wants him one more time!And who do you think you are?Hurtin' Pewdie when he can't leave scars!Amnesia doesn't even let you fightLeast Piggies gettin' girls tonightPlaying Penumbra he got a coldBut he carried on with his heart of goldSo don't come back for meIf you are not a bro...I hear you're asking all aroundWhere the hell is that key to be found?!Stephano's fans have grown strong!And the barrel lovers... are just WRONG!And now he tends to play, mods of half-lifeBut he plays Amnesia from time to time!And who do you think you are?Hurtin' Pewdie when he can't leave scars!Amnesia doesn't even let you fightLeast Piggies gettin' girls tonightPlaying Penumbra he got a coldBut he carried on with his heart of goldSo don't come back
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Unknown visual facts about CryWell since im sick and all, im just going to make a journal~3 Facts about Cry you bros dont know, weeeell some of you dont know~-Cry wears glasses all the time, he mention this in one of his penumbra videos.-Cry is not actually fat, do you remember the livestream when he got drunk? ya me too (: He mention that.-Cry is white~ He mention this when he got slightly drunk on his Halloween Livestream~And that's all i got~Enjoy bros (: <3
Once Again - Suicide PoemDoes suicide solve anything?Does running away help?Well let ask you you a question,Do you heal a wound with fire?Suicide takes away painYou say so sadlyBut it takes away the happinessFrom you and all the othersWhy, why, whyEchos in your headVoices you try to silenceBut they just move insteadYou'll run away, and then whatDo you know the world at all?Is this the place that you grew up inNo, not at allIf you have a scrap what do you doDo you pour more pain on yourselfWhat do you think your parents would sayAnd your friends as wellNever say you don't haveFriends who are thereThey're always just around the cornerStay alive to find themWhy, why, whyEchos in your headYou scream for imaginary peopleBut you should reach out to real ones insteadBeing alive may be hardBut hard is what makes you happyIt was through hard times you were bornAnd everyone else before youAsk your mom and dadOr anyone older in ageThey can lead in the right directionIt does exist, just
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- Nicholas Lukowiak
- Belleville, NJ
- United States
This conversation is closed.
"What is happiness?"
Some say "ignorance is bliss" others will say "knowing is the ultimate enjoyment."
What do you say?
To me, happiness seems to be an acceptable cognitive bias. We find little joys in the world (through aesthetics) and never really question why they are joyful or beautiful or appealing to us. But why do we never question what we enjoy or what makes us happy?
There seems to be a battle in our minds of 'knowledge vs happiness'
We will sacrifice happiness to know more, and we will sacrifice what we know for happiness... What does this say about us as a thinking thing?
How does one 'know' 'happiness'?
Are you happy with your already knowledge? Why or why not?
One day I was at a Burger King and waiting online to order. The person behind me (about my age - 22) was speaking very loudly and said "I'm just happy, that's all there is to it. I am in a great mood, because I am happy." Or something like that, and I turned around and asked "Or do you think you are happy?" He responded "Wow, that was deep" and laughed and we smiled at one another and nodded and I turned back around to order. As I waited for my food I turned around to look at the person and he was no longer smiling, he was in a deep state of thought and even let the person behind him cut him in line to order ahead of him. He was no longer smiling but had no emotions on his face. I can only blame myself for changing his state of mind, but all I did was encourage him to question his own happiness... Which made him no longer happy...
Once we question (seek knowledge of) our happiness, can we be just as happy after that line of questioning? Can we always be happy while we question our own happiness?
Let's discuss!
* I know I ask a lot of questions, feel free to answer them or comment in a general response!
I've also asked in the past: "What is love?" "What is evil?" And soon "What is respect?"
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I didn't get to respond to a few individuals and if those individuals want - they are more than welcomes to e-mail me to continue. Or anyone else.
So, a closing statement on "what is happiness?" seems humorous! As it should never have a final say, but maybe a simple conclusion.
As my original summary suggested I do think happiness is (at times) a sort of cognitive bias, but that does not suggest I think of happiness in any 'negative' manner. In fact I believe it is a leading factor that guides our general thinking as a spirit, soul and/or mind - as a human being.
From the conversation you will see that majorly happiness was regarded as 1. momentary, 2. involves an idea of enlightenment, and 3. an interpersonal experience. We also talked about happiness involving A. choices, B. self actualization via individuation, and C. social altruism.
My final thoughts: We should all practice hard-hedonism as individuals, philosophers, freethinkers, etc. What I mean by 'hard-hedonism' is that we should lead our lives by pleasure, but to never let pleasure go unquestioned. I think of happiness as something similar to the practice of 'faith' and if happiness is worth having, it can stand-up to the scrutiny of a serious investigation. Find what is joyful, aesthetic, and pleasing in life, absorb it, store it, but do not be greedy and keep it to yourself! If there is anything worth calling 'beautiful' and 'breath-taking' it is worth being shared.
Ultimately, I don't think there is happiness without sharing happiness with others - hence this conversation!
So find pleasure, understand why it pleases you, then share it! Better yet, give it away! Good things should given away at no cost besides the smiles we take on credit!
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Apr 8 2014: Well I do not know why - exactly - I am happy just because I am around other happy people. It involves a lot of chemistry and physiology I am unaware of... But I ask you now: if you do not know exactly why you are able to be happy and what makes you happy (biologically//neurologically), are you actually happy or just responding in a manner which appears to be happy (and able to be labeled as such)?
This argumentative is loosely based on an emotivism (no ethics, just judgments); judgments do not function as statements of fact but rather as expressions of the speaker's or writer's feeling
Apr 8 2014: well, i'm usually happy if I'm not starving from lack of food, if I feel okay physically, if I'm successfully doing interesting, worthwhile activities. Those things don't make you happy, Nicholas? They don't seem that mysterious, pretty much anyone would be happy if those things were true, wouldn't they?
Is this an argumentative, I thought it was a question?
Apr 8 2014: My question was a little contentious in phrasing, so yes, it was an argumentative statement - to be contrary to yours.
My question still remains however: If you are not aware of the chemistry in which makes you happy, is that actually happiness or is it something we just able to label as happiness?
Apr 8 2014: well, it's hard for me to answer this, N. You're saying the burger king guy didn't know why he was happy, I find his syntax somewhat ambiguous, it's not crystal clear to me that if you had asked him why he was happy, he couldn't have suggested some reasons.
By the way, you sure take a pleasant profile photo.
Apr 12 2014: No matter why he was happy, whatever the reason it was for him to declare happiness, after my simple statement of "or you think you are happy" it was apparent he was no longer in that state of happiness.
I never asked him "why are you so happy" I merely state that simple statement. If the happiness was genuine, do you not think my statement would of only made him more-happy and not upset? At least, that is what I think.
Apr 13 2014: i'm not sure, Nicholas. Are you assuming that because he stopped smiling, he was no longer happy? It is true that sometimes you can be happy and all smiling and laughing, and then other times you can be happy in a mellower way where you're more reflective and sober? It is conceivable to me that he shifted from mode 1 to mode 2 after your comment? It is even possible that your comment had nothing to do with his change in expression?
It is also possible that his happiness was based on something very superficial, and thus any question coming from anybody would have shaken him up. But that doesn't mean others couldn't have a larger, stronger happiness that they have questioned and that can withstand questioning. I do tend to think that if you are happy based on healthy, wholesome factors, you have a pretty good idea why you're happy and it's reasonable for you to feel happy. It's also important to remember that there are degrees of happiness, perhaps it's more common to be mildly happy than to be really exuberant.
Would you say you are happy? Sometimes or most of the time? Do you have an idea why?
Apr 13 2014: Agreed, I assumed he was no longer 'happy' due to my statement and the passing of time. However, from what he was (happily outgoing) to what he became (silent and no facial emotions) we can at least determine his state of mind changed. And I can only further assume that my statement affected that state of mind by the change of expression and how he was expressing himself; at bare minimal he became less happy than what he was prior to my statement.
It is possible my comment had no affect on him but that does not invalidate my conversation's inquiry: "Once we question (seek knowledge of) our happiness, can we be just as happy after that line of questioning? Can we always be happy while we question our own happiness?"
I questioned him, he didn't question himself, but what if he did? Would he have been JUST as happy, how so? It could either amplify or decrease when one questions the knowledge of something - I cannot see how questioning one's happiness can keep it the same (it being the state of mind).
I would say I can be happy if I chose to be (at any time), but I do not believe happiness is the most important state of mind to find position in - nondualism, transcendentalism, transhumanism, Buddhism, Daoism.... what these belief systems represent are the state of mind I would definitely rather always be in than 'happy' because then I can know for sure I am less likely to be biased. Which I can also not find argument against - that happiness is not a cognitive bias of sorts (found in confirmation, group-thought, optimism and anthropic principles).
Why I would be happy is for no-reason, why I should be happy but am not could be for every-reason. It depends, there is no constant. I do not question what will make me happy, I only question what will make me a better human being than I was yesterday - which does not necessarily make me happier in the moments, but imagine a life long contention from such.
Apr 17 2014: I do not understand this statement: "Which I can also not find argument against - that happiness is not a cognitive bias of sorts (found in confirmation, group-thought, optimism and anthropic principles)."
I also don't understand this one: "Why I would be happy is for no-reason, why I should be happy but am not could be for every-reason. It depends, there is no constant. I do not question what will make me happy, I only question what will make me a better human being than I was yesterday - which does not necessarily make me happier in the moments, but imagine a life long contention from such." Can you explain? Also, did you mean the word "contention" in the last sentence?
Apr 17 2014: Sorry sometimes I write so quick I am not totally there. It's funny though how content and contention mean totally different things in English, I thought the context would explain: being actively content (contention).
I have found a lot of scholars discuss happiness in terms of 'altruism' and 'optimism'. Cognitive biases effect/distort our ability to form ideas of the future and our current decision making. Optimism, trying to find the brighter side of things, can also do that; we attempt to make decisions based on what is more pleasant. Also we make choices on what is (not necessarily altruistic) socially altruistic. We will give up, sacrifice, and even surrender freedoms to the groups we identify with and want social-acceptance within (think about fundamentally religious people, or cult followers).
So between 'helping the ourselves within the pack' and 'looking at the bright side of life' we are also designed to seek self awareness.... But, often the other two prevent that. This is what I have came to discover.
Now in my search to ask "well is happiness a type of cognitive bias?" No one has really said no. While it is a ;guiding force in our lives' no one understands exactly how so... But, to investigate the matter under pretense it is actually a 'bias' and not a 'guiding force' let's us be more skeptical to the research and develop new ideas about what emotions do to our ability to process information (practically, logically and/or critically). Emotional intelligence theory suffers from these type of questions "are emotions a strain or cushion or neither towards our developing psyche?"
I choose my own happiness - I practice Zazen and read about theology, religion and philosophy. What brings me my individual joy is learning how others think and what they can possibly believe in. I could be happy for no-reason at times, but at others, I need every-reason to pull me out of a sad state of mind.
I can come and go to the happiness from the sadness..
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Apr 17 2014: I think most do just fine with that already lol.
Most of the young adults I interact with may discuss the state of the world as being in a constant crisis, but they still stress about becoming an independent - monetarily.
It has come to the point, for most, where they assume 1. the next generation will be better, 2. it can only get better and/or 3. I'll try to do my part, later.
Same old issues. It's just a matter of privileges and the education to how and why to aid strangers. In my demographic, people are more often suspicious of others. No trust for the person who has never been met before, and no interest in randomly finding ways to trust them.
It's not necessarily inhumane to treat others and view the world this way, but it only keeps social-cultural trends indoctrinated for generations before change can be seen by history.
Take the country-sized piece of plastic in the ocean - our radiation problems in the Pacific Ocean - revolutions in S. America, W. Europe - yet, most of the people I know just worry about becoming a teacher, or just wondering what they should do with their lives.
I think a lot of issues can be resolved (for individual Americans) is when they realize a simple thought: our government and system has been designed to take jobs away from Americans, we as young Americans should take our B.A degrees (and their debts from them) to other countries that are in need of those skills.
Do not want to forever leave your family? Ever heard the phrase: 'you need experience to get experience' in response to the job market? Well, that may be the real cost to 1. help the world and settle that inner need to help, 2. learn about the world, and. 3. gain real experience to better yourself for where ever you end up.
I do think people can be happy, I just don't think they will be happy, without making a life involved with helping others. And not just their families and friends, but with anyone they come across, and by seeking/keeping their options open.
Apr 19 2014: well, if people find happiness despite being aware of horrible things in the world, that suggests to me they have thought critically about happiness and still been able to find it.
It seems worth saying that we can appreciate someone who does a job that contributes to society whether they do it to help others or not. For example, a farmer may only raise food to make money to pay his own bills. But still, the food he raises is something we all need.
Sometimes people can help others for the profit motive. For example, a farmer who decides to shift to organic food-raising may only do it because he can make more money, yet he is contributing to positive change.
It seems to me many people have a helpful spirit but maybe don't have the skills or motivation to put so much real help out in the world. You do have to have, or acquire, skills to help on any issue, and you have to be motivated, some people are more going to be leaders on any issue, and some people are more going to be followers.
Apr 22 2014: I do not think 'critical thinking' is what prevents a consciously aware individual from not getting dismayed by the current state of the world - I think it's another irrational state of mind; the deluded assurance that things will get better, even without any evidence of such. (Making 'assumptions' more so advanced biases.)
Like your farmer example: That person is trying to make a living (make wages and income), but, we [not that we necessarily overlook that fact] prize him for the fact he is farming. No deeper concerns for what he is growing, how he is growing, etc. We are content at the fact of 'he is a farmer' because we relate 'farming' with benefit.
However, expanding such an example, there is a double-edge sword to being a farmer also: If they do not grow corn, for instance, they risk losing their farms due to lack of government aid. AND when they do grow corn, their other crops suffer. Again we are supporting the farmer, but not necessarily supporting his choices of crops (which he had none).
There are always dimensions of reality which we do not consider, but if considered would change our perspectives and grant a newer (perhaps higher) awareness. And whatever one may call this process (metacognition or enlightenment) it does not seem to be pleasant when pushed 'beyond a certain line or limit.' As if we are programed to limit our desire to investigate the truth when it becomes clear "the more you know, the more you don't know and you get depressed'. It seems to me, at least.
I think we are naturally social creatures with the drives to be altruistic and become happy from that. However, our systems do not align with that. Religions and politics prevent humans from being human by means of 'capping our knowledge' and not allowing us to be creatively independent, which would result in politics and religions anyways, but ones where they are designed to help people be people and not fill in the gaps of society with their lives...
Apr 22 2014: so what is the line one would hit that would make it impossible to be happy? For example, should I be unhappy because there was once a Holocaust that killed six million Jews that took place before I was born?
Our society is set up to force people to be altruistic whether they like it or not? Because even if you don't give to charity, you do pay taxes, and a lot of those taxes go to social programs that help people. But really, Nicholas, lots and lots of people have an orientation towards helping others already, where are you coming from, are you suggesting there is a high percentage of people who have no orientation toward helping others, what percentage do you think it is? What exactly do you consider helping others anyway, I never for example see a starving person who I could give food to, everyone I see on the streets of America looks reasonably well-fed, even the homeless people.
Apr 28 2014: I like to give time before I respond - but since the conversation is ending soon I will respond quicker (or feel free to e-mail me).
Well you can do a few things Greg, you can create deluded thoughts: "Everything can only get better before they become worse" or "As long as you think positive, positive things will come."
However, if you are like me and are in constant existential crisis (due to the actual state of the world) you find happiness in knowing people would be better if they were given the opportunity. So I stopped blaming humanity and others (cultures, religions and/or traditions), and I began to blame education systems and how we teach people. And it allows me to misdirect all the angst I would have for life and drive it towards learning how to better educate children (or anyone else). Another outlet is writing and social networks in order to get some thoughts shared.
In short: Finding a series of procedures, methods and/or interest to benefit others in manners which make you a more well-rounded individual.
Society (at least Euro-Americana) is not set up to be altruistic - we have designed economies and politics to be lead by capitalism, which is designed to let the winners keep winning (money makes more money). We have chances to develop financially, but the chances of a middle class citizen rising in class status is near impossible - the system is not meant for that to happen, hence 'middle class'.
A true way to help?
Start businesses in third world countries. Schools. Factories. Employ the people. Provide products they would not normally get in their areas (nutritionally). Be a social entrepreneur; a mentality where the money you make isn't necessarily 'not for profit' but for profits to allow more people to make profits.
Your business in Peru or Ecuador won't make you "rich" by first world standards, but, you will be 'rich' by that countries standards. With more ability to help.
Seeing the world as open-sourced is the key.
Apr 28 2014: well, Nicholas, I maintain that most people get some happiness out of life and it is already partly based on helping others. I mean, do you not think a lawyer helps other people? A doctor? A farmer? Do you not think you and I are helping each other by participating in this TED conversation? I don't see why it has to be third world people that we help.
By the way, what is an "existential" crisis as opposed to just a crisis?
In your intro, did you claim that our happiness comes from small aesthetic pleasures? Surely you can't think that's the only source of happiness? Happiness comes from a thousand substantial things, how you conduct yourself, who you meet, what you say to them, what you do for them, what they do for you. What is your bio, anyway? What do you fill your time with? I hope that is a source of substantial happiness to you?
Apr 28 2014: It must be a situation of 'speaking past one another'
It's all relative of course and we are speaking in generalities. However, if I were to be a skeptic - no, all lawyers are not helping others unless they are paid. Doctors do not always help others who are high risk and low reward - "health insurance?". A farmer does not necessarily produce to 'help' others, but to provide services for others, they would not have otherwise. Same goes for doctor and lawyer. A job position does not denote their innate desire to help others. While I agree that is in our natural to be altruistic, i does not mean that is the measure of our culture as it exist today.
Substantial happiness, at least what you made example of, is momentary happiness.
Indeed I will be happy when I meet a like minded person, but does not mean they will create a platform for me to be happy for the rest of my life - that is up to me ultimately.
Happiness is both an external and internal dilemma, both a momentary and lifelong concern. At which points and dimensions are we better off being happy than others? When is that happiness biased or misguided?
These questions are the reason for my conversation. As a person, and what is my own personal happiness, would that not be further biased to add into a conversation about happiness? How can we fairly discuss emotion if we have emotions about the topic?
I think the knowledge of happiness haphazardly (by being the opposite of sadness, created by fear in ignorance) is what causes some of the most destructive forces in humanity. Involving topics of religious fundamentalism and nationalism - via wars, crusades and politics.
While I also think knowledge of happiness is what we should all struggle to question and find for ourselves to aid others to do the same.
While we are naturally designed to be altruistic (social altruism) I argue we do not act on that nature as often as we should. Making a job-choice no more than any other choice we make.
Apr 29 2014: well, why does it have to be either/or, Nicholas? Why can't a doctor or lawyer be well-compensated financially and be partially motivated by making money, yet also feel good about and be dedicated to helping people?
If you are happy in your career, how is that momentary happiness, you are happy 40 hours a week, for 30 or 40 years, why momentary?
Yeah, the religion question you raise is interesting, I'm afraid at this moment I can't think what to say about it but feel pressure as the convo is slowly closing. I don't understand religion myself, in theory it is ridiculous and yet it seems to give genuine, practical benefit to people. Are you religious?
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Thats one thing from 'Throne of the Four Winds' changed. Now they really need to change hefty amount from Al'akir. Its really buggy and theres really some annoying things happening on the fight that can cause wipes.
For example there is "platforms" on the stage and if you get thrown off and suddenly hit the platforms you die because it wont give you the "spin around in air back to area". Really? Thats hardly part of the mechanic there.
Tank avoiding tordano wall? Yeah np the boss starts to RANDOMLY melee the melee DPS for no reason, he seems to do that randomly sometimes too. No, that was not aggro at all. He just swats one of the melee and you get combat log "Al'akir melee hits you".
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Too good not to share: I turned 45 this week and had my birthday party last night. Here's the cake that my wife and kids put together for me. My daughter couldn't bear to see me decapitate it ;)
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Chris Beneke and Randall Stephens: Why Republicans and Academics Need Each Othertags: Republican Party, GOP, Chris Beneke, Randall Stephens, academics
After its bruising defeat in the 2012 presidential contest, the Republican Party finds itself at a crossroads. The Grand Old Party's support has eroded precipitously among white women, Latinos, and nearly all voters younger than Clint Eastwood.
But the demographic shift isn't the party's only problem. Embarrassed by election-forecasting blunders and awkward clashes with basic science, the Republican Party has solidified its standing—to quote the chairman of the Republican Governors Association—as "the stupid party." When the former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum proclaimed that "we will never have the elite, smart people on our side," he expressed a widespread sentiment.
A lot of the "smart people" to whom Santorum was referring, however, belong to institutions suffering from their own demographic troubles and reputations for intellectual narrowness. We mean, of course, America's colleges. A winter of discontent has also settled upon their green quadrangles as the realization dawns that the number of affluent families with high-school-age children is shrinking and that net tuition may be peaking....
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Of course you can also just make cards on your own and send them to me to have them included. I'll find a place for them to fit in (probably).
Each participant can basically make as many cards as they want - as long as they make sure all cards are returned to me in the end.
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Last week I was sick. Well, I just told about this to my colleagues and few of my friends. No no no, it's not a serious disease, though. But it scared me enough. Doctor said that I have to be on bedrest for 10 days. My condition is getting better now. Many responds I got from my friends, most of all, I got warm words. And it really heals my soul :) But there's a respond that made me feel a lil bit of pain. Let's say that I was too sensitive at that time. But hey, first words that came out of your mouth were the truth, right? I do joking all the time, but I can make a difference which one should be taken to my heart. Ahhh why so serious...? Well.. I still thank to God for people surround me :)
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The ordeal began with one word: Ascended. During Guild Wars 2's Lost Shores event two weeks ago, ArenaNet introduced a new intermediary gear tier bestowing superior stats and a clearly defined upgrade path from Exotic items—a vertical progression structure many players felt betrayed the developer's design manifesto set forth years ago. In a Reddit AMA thread (via Eurogamer), ArenaNet co-founder Mike O'Brien reiterated his position and appealed to the community for understanding.


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Denise started her midwifery career in 1980 in the Santa Cruz Hills of California. Herself the mother of three children, Denise has felt passionately about her calling as a midwife from the beginning of her career. Denise opened her Sandpoint practice in 1985 and has since delivered hundreds of happy, healthy babies in the area.
Denise is certified with the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) as a Certified Professional Midwife and is also an Idaho Licensed Midwife. When Denise isn't busy catching babies, she enjoys the beautiful Idaho outdoors via kayak, bike, or hammock, and hunkering down to knit.
Krysta Freed
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When she's not shuffling paper at the office, she can be found on the trails running or riding bikes with her daughter.
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Pros: Nice mild-med flavor all the way to the stub. Finishes very nicely. Cons: Poor construction as the wrapper came apart in several places. I should have inspected the stick when it first arrived but kept in the cellophane in the humi. Otherwise I would have returned this 2nd. When I went to puff it, I noticed a 1/2 hole missing in the wrapper about mid way, the veiny binder pushing its way up. First thought was of a healed tree limb. Holding it sideways this magnum appeared rolled by an amateur with rolling peaks and valleys. Burn was uneven; runs, evens out then runs again. Draw was on the tight side too. I like a full mouth of smoke but not when my cheeks pull inwards to get it. When I decided to buy this stick ratings were in the high 9's. I see now that it has dropped considerably. Needless to say, I was disappointed with the overall quality of this stick.John in Santa Barbara, CA June 6, 2009
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Nice taste and draw. Consistently burns up the side and falls apart halfway through. I'll stick with the RobustosLarry in Staten Island New York April 15, 2009
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A sweet-smelling Kate Walsh stepped into The Grove Wednesday to chat with Mario Lopez. The "Private Practice" star recently launched a fragrance line for women, called Boyfriend. Mario leaned in to get a whiff from Kate's neck and gave his approval with an "Ooh!"
Kate revealed the inspiration behind Boyfriend. "I had this idea a long time ago 'cause I missed... you know, my boyfriend that I had broken up with years ago -- I missed his fragrance. I missed his scent, so I thought what if I had a boyfriend-in-a-bottle... wouldn't that be cool? So I made it myself and it's a combination of masculine and feminine; it's a guy's scent on a girl's skin. That's the whole concept."
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The couple married in September 2007 at the Ojai Presbyterian Church a few hours outside of Los Angeles.
Katherine Heigl hosted a baby shower for mom-to-be Ellen Pompeo -- and Pompeo was joined by the women of "Grey's Anatomy" to celebrate her daughter's impending arrival!
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Pompeo and her husband Ivery are expecting a little girl in October.
"Dancing with the Stars" hunk Gilles Marini is in Monaco spending a little time with one of his biggest celeb fans, "Private Practice" stunner Kate Walsh at the Monte Carlo Television Festival!
Gorgeous ruby-haired actress Kate Walsh is featured on the cover of May's Michigan Avenue magazine. The "Private Practice" star is in the midst of a very public divorce, and Kate is revealing how she's staying strong.
The 41-year-old is keeping busy and using her time to help others. She says, "I'm doing some volunteer work, but I don't want it to be about publicity. Like anybody, I have moments of feeling very low -- disenchanted or discouraged -- and one of the best ways out of that for me is to be of service."
Walsh says in order to have inner strength, "you have to have some kind of spiritual life." She remains close with her brother, friends, and a higher power. She confesses, "I have God and I have faith."
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"Private Practice" star Kate Walsh's divorce has taken a nasty twist - and now a protective order has been requested against her ex, Alex Young!
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