Tag archives for Jeff Atwood

  1. You Suck at Happiness

    “Most people don’t know the basic scientific facts about happiness—about what brings it and what sustains it—and so they don’t know how to use their money to acquire it.” — E. Dunn, D. Gilbert and T. Wilson. “If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right,” Journal of Consumer Psychology. I’m…

  2. Vampires and Parenthood

    “I compare the process to becoming a vampire, your old self dies in a sad and painful way, but then you come out the other side with immortality, super strength and a taste for human blood.” Jonathan Coulton, quoted in a blog post on Coding Horror This is the coolest quotes on parenthood I’ve heard. …