Category: media

TIME Magazine: America Needs to Rethink It’s Economic Model

Here is the article I wanted to discuss. The topic (“How we can fight economic inequality”) is not new, and many people write about it. The fact that the earning gap between the lowest and the highest earnings in the USA is much bigger than in Europe is equally well-known.

The idea that is not discussed very often is viewing one’s work not only as a source of income but also for its importance for independence, identity, and community.

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TIME Magazine: Ways to stay hydrated if you hate drinking water

This article is for me! I am one of those people who hate drinking water, and I do not know what is so bad about not drinking it! I am perfectly fine with my coffee, tea, and fruits :), so I do not think I will try al this methodology they suggest, but – who knows!

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TIME Magazine: How to talk about weight loss

Very good article, I have nothing to add.

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TIME Magazine: Parents Who Regret Having Children

In this Time Magazine article, R O Kwon addresses the topic that pretty much remains taboo even in the most liberal societies: not only are there people who choose not to have children, but also there are people who regret having children. She approaches this complex topic very carefully, understanding that no person in the world would wish to be this child their parents “would rather not have.” Still those parents, who regret, need to know that are not alone in the world.

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WBEZ: Sex Miseducation

I forgot that I wanted to blog about this WBEZ episode, Comparing notes on sex miseducaiton .

It was aired at the end of March, and the name of it is very telling. The WBEZ guests discussed what they were taught at their sex education classes at school, and what should be taught. Absolutely worth listening!

TIME Magazine: How To Get A Real Rest

The funny story is that although the title of that article is the one I mentioned in this post header, the URL reads “how-to-rest-more-effectively,” which sounds like a joke in relation to what this article is about. It says that not everything has to be “effective” and that one should learn just to rest, period.

I am glad that Boris didn’t see this article because he keeps telling me that I should sometimes “do nothing.” To be fare, I “do nothing” when he is around more often than at other times, but then, of course, I have to compensate for that!

I reread this article several times. Fine, rest should be enjoyable. What if the thing I enjoy most is crossing the things off my list? What if I do not feel good if I haven’t done anything meaningful during the day? Would you agree with what this article says?

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4-day Work Week

I am absolutely sure that the work week has to be shorter than 40 hours. Whether that’s fewer hours in a day or fewer days in a week – I am not so sure. This TIME Magazine article says it’s not always as good as you may think…

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TIME Magazin: How To Stop Procrastinating…

I am copying this article and thinking that none of my friends will believe that the problem described in it has anything to do with me, but it does!!!

While many things are not related to me at all, almost half of the “symptoms” are mine! I do not sleep in on weekends, and I do not “dread the next day,” but I am definitely trying to catch up with what I missed during the day and regain some control, especially when, like now, I objectively have to do more things than a day can handle. And I do shop on Amazon at very late hours.

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Before Mensplain

I had this article: Why Men Can’t Admit They Don’t Know Something by Brendan Leonard, in my bookmarks forever and never shared it; and isn’t it brilliant?! I tried it on Boris, and he had to admit his defeat (actually, I asked him whether he ever said explicitly that he was wrong – to anybody?)

Here it is – enjoy!

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TIME: A Low-Spending-Month

I have some friends who do not believe that you can make a budget by carefully planning your expenses and not wasting money. They believe that the only way to improve your situation is to find a higher-paying job. Another group of my friends is the opposite: they know how to budget wisely and know that revising your expenses is the most important part of improving your financial situation. The way they are able to save amazes me!

Of course, not enough money is not enough money, and to what extent you can improve your situation is a relative thing. There are plenty of people around me who just don’t have enough. The question remains whether you are making the most with the money you have.

When I had already purchased my new place and hadn’t sold my old place yet, and also had to invest a lot into fixing my new home, I did exactly what this article suggests: I had a low-spending couple of months. Without drastically reducing my quality of life, I was able to cut my expenses by 40%. So I believe there is a lot of truth in what they are saying here.

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