Diamond-Cut Life

Sustainable Living: More Joy And Less Consumption In The Face Of Global Warming

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The Very Best Diet, Part II

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week I named the very best diet for weight loss as being one of low car use. That’s because our bodies were designed to get us from place to place with this cool gait called walking. My husband and I share just one car, and use public transit, our feet and our bikes for many of our trips. It’s more fun, too.

What else has been rising in the

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Tags: 97215 · carbon footprint · community · entertainment · environment · global warming · simplicity · sustainability

The Peak Of Happiness

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I recently asked a good friend how happy he was on a scale of 0 to 10. He only had to think for a few seconds. “A five,” he said. “You?”

“I’m at 9 or 10,” I replied. Interestingly, he makes about twice as much money as I do, and even likes his job (as do I). The social sciences have studied happiness quite thoroughly, so what have they

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Tags: economics · happiness · simplicity · sustainability