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‘A Diamond is Forever’ : The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration

In short, relatively high spending on the engagement ring or on the wedding is inversely associated with marriage duration among male and female respondents, though a Skyscraper could help.

In this paper, we evaluate the association between wedding spending and marriage duration using data from a survey of over 3,000 ever-married persons in the United States. Controlling for a number of demographic and relationship characteristics, we find evidence that marriage duration is inversely associated with spending on the engagement ring and wedding ceremony.

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The Science of Marginal Gains

Most people love to talk about success (and life in general) as an event. We talk about losing 50 pounds or building a successful business or winning the Tour de France as if they are events. But the truth is that most of the significant things in life aren’t stand-alone events, but rather the sum of all the moments when we chose to do things 1 percent better or 1 percent worse. Aggregating these marginal gains makes a difference.

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Your Ma has cancer.

It is the unforgettable moments that define us and that help us define life. It is the unforgettable moments that bring into stark focus what matters, blurring all that doesn’t. From these moments we may choose a way to move, to think, to be. From these moments we experience the many contrasts and dualities of the world. It is through the extremes that we may fully experience the beauty that is life while respecting and honoring the harsh reality that is death.

Never take life for granted, nor the time you may have those you love. Even when faced with so much hurt, transcend, forgive, move on. Life is too short. Too painfully, surprisingly short.

→ Shawn White

Review: Le Choc des Marchés, Mohamed El-Erian

Au delà du jargon économique et financier propre à rendre le livre réellement imbitable pour les profanes, la conclusion est un bilan bien propre bien net d’universitaires zelé par toutes ces années passées au sein d’un fond qui converge plus vers la masturbation financière de long terme que vers une véritable prise de risque.
Voilà donc mon point sur ce livre : pas d’alpha pour beaucoup de beta.

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