http://danielmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites/comment-page-1#comment-244494 Alan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:50:38 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites#comment-244494 <p>Affluenza by De Graaf, a book that discusses the effects of materialism, might suggest some interesting solutions.</p> Affluenza by De Graaf, a book that discusses the effects of materialism, might suggest some interesting solutions.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites/comment-page-1#comment-243553 Alan Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:50:38 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites#comment-243553 <p>Affluenza by De Graaf, a book that discusses the effects of materialism, might suggest some interesting solutions.</p> Affluenza by De Graaf, a book that discusses the effects of materialism, might suggest some interesting solutions.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites/comment-page-1#comment-242009 randy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:26:53 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites#comment-242009 <p>I've also noticed this in myself. My method of combating it is this: if the item I want to buy is "expensive", say $50 or more, I mark it down on the calendar and wait a month. If I still want it in a month, I'll get it. Probably 95% of the time I'll be like "what the hell did I want that for?" and not get it. So far so good.</p> I've also noticed this in myself. My method of combating it is this: if the item I want to buy is “expensive”, say $50 or more, I mark it down on the calendar and wait a month. If I still want it in a month, I'll get it. Probably 95% of the time I'll be like “what the hell did I want that for?” and not get it. So far so good.

]]> http://danielmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites/comment-page-1#comment-240344 randy Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:26:53 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/are-creativity-and-materialism-opposites#comment-240344 <p>I've also noticed this in myself. My method of combating it is this: if the item I want to buy is "expensive", say $50 or more, I mark it down on the calendar and wait a month. If I still want it in a month, I'll get it. Probably 95% of the time I'll be like "what the hell did I want that for?" and not get it. So far so good.</p> I've also noticed this in myself. My method of combating it is this: if the item I want to buy is “expensive”, say $50 or more, I mark it down on the calendar and wait a month. If I still want it in a month, I'll get it. Probably 95% of the time I'll be like “what the hell did I want that for?” and not get it. So far so good.

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