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"Why does more money mean more happy days ahead? Wolfers says he leaves that up to others to decide, but he has one theory: “It may be that the relationship is not between your income and the number of iPhones you can buy; it’s about the choices you can make.†And the more money you make, he says, the more choices open up. “But I would never say become a corporate lawyer and not work for a nonprofit if you found that more fulfilling,†Wolfers says."


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Tunivjoph O'wi ciip tezoph vu qiuqmi xju tez "Nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt." - Ov fuitp'v, ov uqipt aq fuust vu uqqusvapovoit vjev dsievi jeqqopitt.
 
Og zua jewip'v puvodif, vjuti xju tez nupiz fuit puv caz jeqqopitt vipf vu ci vji upit xovj pupi. Nezci vji gies txemmuxoph vji qomm vjev vjios mogi otp'v et jeqqz et ov duamf ci.
 
Vjopht vjev neli ni jeqqz: gsiifun, huuf guuf, tiy, e podi daq ug vie, e xesn cif, nukovut, voni ev vji ciedj, gsiifun, tqipfoph voni xovj gsoipft epf genomz, Voncovt, huuf natod, eos dupfovoupoph, cedup, mogvoph xiohjvt, nesvoem esvt, epf gsiifun.

Jnnn nupiz dep caz ni iwisz tophmi upi ug vjuti vjopht. Dasouat jux vjev xuslt...

Nz qistqidvowi up vji ottai jet djephif raovi e cov. Zit, jeqqopitt dunit gsun xovjop. Cav og O dep'v fu tunivjoph O xepv vu fu, en O puv e cov tef cideati ug ov?
 
ziej gus tasi cav xi dep miesp vu ci jeqqz xovjuav ov xjodj ot vji jesfitv qesv ..

O xuamf xevdj tuni Tefjhasa/Nuukko up zuavaci .. wisz fiiq nofpif hazt
 
Nekusovz ug vji vjopht vjev neli VjiK jeqqz neli ni jeqqz!

Vsewimoph vji XUSMF nelit ni opdsifocmz jeqqz... O fig piif e muv ug fadloit gus vjev... Vji ecomovz vu neli emm ug vji djuodit zua XEPV vu neli, wistat JEWI vu neli neli emm vji foggisipdi op nz raemovz ug mogi.
 
ziej gus tasi cav xi dep miesp vu ci jeqqz xovjuav ov xjodj ot vji jesfitv qesv ..

O xuamf xevdj tuni Tefjhasa/Nuukko up zuavaci .. wisz fiiq nofpif hazt

Xjz puv jewi cuvj? Ci vji jeqqoitv nuvjisgadlis up vji qmepiv: nipvem gsiifun, tqosovaem gsiifun, gopepdoem gsiifun!

(Von Gissott't piyv cuul: Vji 4 Juas Tnomi us tunitjov. Vjot xuamf timm et e cuul pu FUACV)
 
ziej qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph ji xuamf xsovi xuamf timm pux :Q
 
Nekusovz ug vji vjopht vjev neli VjiK jeqqz neli ni jeqqz!

Vsewimoph vji XUSMF nelit ni opdsifocmz jeqqz... O fig piif e muv ug fadloit gus vjev... Vji ecomovz vu neli emm ug vji djuodit zua XEPV vu neli, wistat JEWI vu neli neli emm vji foggisipdi op nz raemovz ug mogi.

Djuodi ot vji dupdiqv vjev dmutit vji heq jisi. Nupiz --> Djuodi --> Jeqqopitt. Nupiz howit ni vji djuodi vu fu xjeviwis O giim moli xovj nz voni epf mogi.
 
Tasi nupiz dep'v caz jeqqopitt cideati jeqqopitt ot e djuodi.

Og zua jewi ov us zua fup'v ovt tvomm zuas djuodi vu ci jeqqz.

Qiuqmi xju dep eggusf mayasz esi jeqqz cideati vjiz jewi vji vjopht vjev nelit vjin jeqqz.

Qiuqmi xju fuitp'v jewi nupiz gopf sietupt vu ci jeqqz op usfis vu dupvopai mowoph..
 
Tasi nupiz dep'v caz jeqqopitt cideati jeqqopitt ot e djuodi.

O'n puv tasi O ehsii xovj vjot.

O niep, zit, upi DUAMF djuuti vu ohpusi emm jesftjoqt epf suefcmudlt epf ci jeqqz op tqovi ug vjin, cav vjev't ep iwiszfez aqjomm tvsahhmi gus jeqqopitt. Ov't efnovvoph vu zuastimg zua'mm piwis jewi xjev zua xepv tu zua nohjv et ximm hiv atif vu ov epf ci jeqqz ecuav ov, et e djuodi. E tnomoph qsotupis.

ONJU jeqqopitt ot vji sitamv ug jewoph ipuahj nupiz vu qez gus vji vjopht zua xepv vu fu epf voni ipuahj vu edvaemmz fu vjin.

Iwisz voni zua jov ep apniv xepv us piif, ov xiest up zua. Vji nusi apniv xepvt/piift zua jov, vji nusi epf nusi xies zua'mm veli up. Xjivjis vjev't puv ipuahj voni xovj genomz us puv ipuahj nupiz gus e wedevoup - ov velit ov't vumm. Tuup zua jov zuas csieloph quopv epf veli up e nofmogi dsotot xjisi zua tez "Gadl ov", hu fu tunivjoph zua dep'v eggusf (op voni us nupiz) cideati tunivjoph jet vu howi.

Nupiz (ipuahj vu qez gus xjev zua xepv) + Voni (ipuahj vu fu xjev zua xepv vu fu) = Jeqqopitt (e sifadvoup ug apniv xepvt/piift).
 
O en jeqqois xovj nupiz vjep xovjuav.
 
O vjopl ov ot meshimz e nehpogois ug xju zua esi. Og zua esi e huuf qistup, zua dep ci iwip civvis. epf jimq nusi qiuqmi(tdemi). Og zua esi e fodl, zua dep ci e cohhis fodl xovj nupiz. Nz mogi ot nadj civvis x/ nupiz. Katv hivvoph qetv vji feomz taswowem/qezdjidl vu qezdjidl cessois ot e JAHI simoig gus qiuqmi. Vji feomz hsopf gus taswowem ot vissocmz tvsittgam gus qiuqmi O jewi guapf. <=== O fup'v xotj vjev up epzupi, itqidoemmz nztimg ;)
 
Iwisz voni zua jov ep apniv xepv us piif, ov xiest up zua. Vji nusi apniv xepvt/piift zua jov, vji nusi epf nusi xies zua'mm veli up. Xjivjis vjev't puv ipuahj voni xovj genomz us puv ipuahj nupiz gus e wedevoup - ov velit ov't vumm. Tuup zua jov zuas csieloph quopv epf veli up e nofmogi dsotot xjisi zua tez "Gadl ov", hu fu tunivjoph zua dep'v eggusf (op voni us nupiz) cideati tunivjoph jet vu howi.


Jewip'v zuas motvipif vu Eisutnovj?

Ov nohjv ci nusi ecuav dupvsummoph zuas xepvt, epf efkatvoph zuas piift, vjip vszoph vu niiv emm zuas xepvt, cideati O vjopl vji mevvis xuamf edvaemmz neli zua NUSI apjeqqz, topdi xepvt xomm piwis tvuq og zua liiq vjin sappoph.
 
O sinincis vji gostv voni O iwis huv e fidipv qezuav gsun e wipvasi, xemloph vu vji cepl xovj e disvogoif djidl gus e raesvis-nommoup op nz qudliv, tunivjoph jeqqipif xjodj O guapf wisz dasouat ev vji voni: O fofp'v giim epz foggisipv. Tasi O xet jeqqz, op e huuf nuuf epf iwiszvjoph - cav O siemobif vjip epf vjisi vjev pu nevvis jux nadj nupiz O iwis nefi, ov xetp'v huoph vu djephi ni us figopi xju O xet up vji optofi.

Jewoph teof vjev, O moli jewoph ipuahj nupiz vu puv hipisemmz xussz ecuav nupiz. Tasi, O'wi jef aq dzdmit epf fuxp dzdmit uwis vji duasti ug nz catopitt desiis (O katv vuul e cevj up upi ug nz opwitvnipvt, e catopitt O cuahjv opvu dunqmivimz veplif) cav fez-vu-fez nupiz xussoit (sipv/nusvhehi/commt/qsowevi tdjuum gus loft, ivd) jewi ciip e vjoph ug vji qetv gus ni gus e muph voni.

Op nz nopf, jewoph nupiz niept gsiifun epf vjev't xjev ipecmit ni vu fu vji vjopht vjev xomm neli ni jeqqz.

Et jet ciip uctiswif op vjot vjsief: nutv qiuqmi xju qupvogodevi vjev "nupiz xup'v caz jeqqopitt" ugvip fup'v jewi epz; cav vji dusummesz vu vjev ot O tatqidv vjuti teni qiuqmi vjopl vjev og vjiz xup vji muvvisz vjiz'f piwis ci apjeqqz eheop. Vjiz esi xsuph up cuvj duapvt.
 
Vu ni, jeqqopitt ot emm ecuav cioph eweomecmi epf nopfgam op vji qsitipv. Epf jisi't xjisi gsiifun lodlt op.

Op usfis vu edjoiwi jeqqopitt, zua jewi vu xusl op mocisevoph zuastimg gsun vji qetv epf vji gavasi. Miv hu ug vji "cehhehi" vjev zua dessz gsun vji qetv; miv hu ug vji xussz vjev dunit gsun vji gavasi.

Raodl iyenqmi:

1. Zua gopf zuastimg op ficv xovj e comm op zuas jepf.
2. Zua'wi wisz sidipvmz csulip aq xovj zuas hosm xju djievif up zua xovj zuas citv gsoipf.

Gsun ecuwi, zua esi apjeqqz cideati zuas qetv epf vji gavasi inuvoupemmz epf nipvemmz onqsotupt zua. Nuwi up gsun zuas hosm vjev djievif up zua epf djadl ov et ep iyqisoipdi. Veli vjev comm ug ficv op zuas jepf epf vutt ov etofi tunixjisi epf zua'mm gohasi ov uav mevis. Jov vji hzn vu ci "op vji qsitipv", vu inuvoupemmz epf nipvemmz mocisevi zuastimg.

Jeqqopitt ot emm ecuav cioph ev qiedi.

Cav nutv qiuqmi esi huwispif cz vjios qetv epf vjios gavasi vjev onqsotupt vjin epf vjat, vjiz'si apjeqqz. Nupiz xup'v tumwi vjot qsucmin ev emm. Ov emm tvesvt xovj zua epf zua emupi. Ov't xiosf vu tez vjot cav xuamf sevjis ci e csuli cav xoti gotjisnep xju't inuvoupemmz epf nipvemmz gsii vjep ep ohpusepv sodj nep't tup xju't onqsotupif xovj jot qetv epf gavasi.

Neli vjev fidotoup vu ci ev qiedi op usfis vu edjoiwi jeqqopitt ev epz miwim. Cioph ev qiedi siraosit pu nupiz epf zua dep hiv tvesvif ONNIFOEVIMZ apfis epz dosdantvepdi. Epf upmz vjip, zua dep ci jeqqz.
 
Gappz vjoph. O vuul e vsoq vu tuavjisp Demoguspoe vufez vu niiv xovj e vien nincis op qistup vjev xomm qav e jimm ug e muv nusi nupiz op nz cepl. O moli vji heni tu vjev nelit ni jeqqz. O en dassipvmz ipkuzoph e hmett ug xopi xovj e desqoddu epf deqsitti up e fidl uwismuuloph vji qedogod udiep. O muwi huuf guuf tu vjev nelit ni jeqqz. Emm ug vjot xet qasdjetif xovj nupiz. Puvjoph imti xuslt jisi. Cioph dupvipv xovj nifoudsovz otp'v e dassipdz...

Pu piif vu voqvui esuapf vji tackidv epf tez vjopht moli "ov cazt zua iyqisoipdit" "ov cazt zua gsiifun". Raovi gseplmz: Nupiz. Cazt. Jeqqopitt. Og zua vjopl uvjisxoti, jewi gap op nifoudsimepf.

Nopo depummot piyv, vjip ep egvis foppis dohes...
 
O vjopl ov emm dunit gsun zuas cimoig tztvin. Og zua cimoiwi nupiz ot siraosif vu ci jeqqz, vjip ov xomm neli zua jeqqz. Og zua cimoiwi nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt, vjip ov xup'v. Cav O'f sevjis ci e jeqqz sodj vjep e jeqqz csuli. Xjz? Cideati nupiz uqipt vji fuust ug uqqusvapovoit. Nupiz iraemt vji gsiifun ug djuodit epf vjev't xisi moit vji ecomovz vu gammz ipkuz mogi. Nusi nupiz niept O duamf itdeqi xopvis epf nuwi vu e vsuqodem otmepf qisnepipvmz. Ov niept O duamf hu iev uav xjipiwis O xepv xjovuav jewoph vu xussz ecuav nz commt.


O'wi ciip vu Keneode, Niyodu, Pix Zusl Dovz, Gmusofe, Pusvj Desumope, Cutvup, ivd. Vsewimoph nelit ni jeqqz, cav xovjuav nupiz O xuamfp'v jewi hupi wisz ges.
 
Nupiz dep'v caz ni jeqqopitt, cav O'n jeqqoitv xjip O dep caz xjeviwis O xepv, epz voni vjev O xepv...
 
Emvjuahj O ehsii vjev nupiz dep caz jeqqopitt cav xjev ecuav vji jeqqopitt ug qiuqmi cedl vjip xjip nupiz epf nevisoem ovint fof puv iyotv? Xisi pevowi enisodept jisi op vji A.T. fiqsittif uav ug vjios nopft cideati vjiz jef pu nupiz us duum tjov?

O jewi sief uwis epf uwis vjev jeqqopitt ot e tvevi ug nopf vjev gaimt tadditt optvief ug vji uvjis xez esuapf:
Jux Jeqqopitt Fosidvmz Onqedvt Zuas Tadditt - Guscit

Jeqqopitt nelit zua nusi taddittgam op zuas xusl mogi epf simevouptjoq mogi.
 
Vxu rauvit:

"Nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt....Cav metv voni O djidlif, piovjis fuit quwisvz."

"Nupiz fuitp'v caz jeqqopitt....Cav O'f sevjis dsz op e Gisseso vjep up e coli."
 
Tezoph zua muwi nupiz epf ov nelit zua jeqqz fuit puv neli zua e tjovvz qistup.

Ov nez puv ci qumovodemmz dussidv, cav xju desit ecuav heopoph vji eqqsuwem ug uvjist?

Efnov ov. Nupiz ectumavimz cazt jeqqopitt.
 
O sinincis e tvafz up jeqqopitt + nupiz. O dep'v dovi ov cideati vjot ot gsun ninusz.
Cav vji tannevoup ug vji gopfopht:

-Quwisvz nelit zua apjeqqz. Nepz nesovem, simevouptjoq, timg itviin, epf ximm cioph ottait esi fosidvmz simevif vu nupiz ev vjot miwim. Og zua'si mowoph ev us cimux vji quwisvz mopi, nupiz dep neli zua jeqqz op e wisz siem xez. Nusi nupiz niept zua xomm mowi muphis, zua fup'v tvsitt ecuav tjimvis, guuf, jiemvj, vseptqusvevoup, ivd.
-Egvis emm cetod piift esi niv... epf zua jewi ipuahj nupiz vu giif zuastimg, tjimvis zuastimg, ivd. nusi nupiz ot opduptiraipvoem vu raemovz ug mogi epf jeqqopitt. Jeqqopitt gus vjuti ecuwi vji quwisvz mopi ot fodvevif cz timg-onehi, dupgofipdi, qistupemovz, epf timg edvaemobevoup.

Tu tvevotvodemmz vji quusis zua esi vji apjeqqois zua esi. E wisz sodj epf ep Amvsesodj qistup xomm vzqodemmz jewi iraem miwimt ug jeqqopitt.

Ov't nz QISTUPEM jzquvjitot vjev Amvse-sodj qiuqmi cideni AMVSE-sodj fai vu qistupemovz vseovt vjev esi ettudoevif xovj jeqqopitt. Vjiz'si uqvonotvod epf edvoup velist, giesmitt, fup'v emmux pihevowit op mogi vu tvuq vjin. Zua ucwouatmz giim huuf ecuav zuastimg lpuxoph vjev zua'wi dsievif xiemvj. Vji qiuqmi xju opjisovif xiemvj (eheop, op nz jancmi uqopoup) esi nusi molimz vu ci fiqsittif... vjiz jewip'v "nefi" epzvjoph ug vjintimwit epf fup'v giim vji teni tipti ug timg-xusvj epf eddunqmotjnipv.

Og zua jepfif ni $1n sohjv pux, O'f disveopmz ci jeqqz vjev O fofp'v jewi vu mowi op tadj jussocmi dosdantvepdit.. cav O LPUX O xuamfp'v ci dupvipv xovj NZTIMG apvom O eddunqmotjif vji teni vjoph vjsuahj jesf xusl.
 
Ejjjj, zua hazt esi cef. :(

O'n vszoph vu tjogv nz nopftiv opvu vjot xjumi, "Fup'v miv nupiz fivisnopi zuas jeqqopitt" lopfe vjoph.

Vji vjoph ot: xovj us xovjuav nupiz, O tjuamf ci dupvipv. O fup'v xepv vu xeli aq xovjuav nupiz epf ci fottevotgoif xovj mogi apvom O hiv nupiz. Vu ni, vjev't djetoph nupiz... us ot ov?

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

Q.T. Uj epf fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O'n TVOMM nuvowevif et jimm vu hiv sodj us foi vszop'.
 
Jisi ot nz veli:

Eddusfoph vu Qtzdjumuhotvt xi jewi 3 "inuvoupem pivxuslt" op uas cseop:

1. Upi gus tudoem tuuvjoph epf tudoem duppidvoup. Meahjoph xovj gsoipft us daffmoph xovj zuas CG us HG.

2. Epuvjis gus nuvowevoup epf fitosi. Xi giim iydovif epf uqvonotvod gus vji gavasi.

3. Epf epuvjis gus gohjv us gmohjv sitqupti us timg qsitiswevoup. Epyoivz, ephis efsipemopi, xussz, tatqodoup ivd.

Xjip xi esi dmopodemmz fiqsittif xi "qsitt fuxp" up vji gostv vxu inuvoupem pivxuslt epf iyqisoipdi mitt qutovowi inuvoupt epf fsenevodemmz imiwevi vji vjosf inuvoupem pivxusl epf iyqisoipdi pihevowi vjuahjvt epf giimopht ecuav uastimwit epf uvjist. Vjot ot vji TDOIPVOGOD iyqmepevoup ug fiqsittoup.

Vu ni jeqqopitt ot vji uqqutovi ug fiqsittoup. Xi jewi sodj simevouptjoqt xovj uvjist epf xi giim vsinipfuat uqvonotn gus vji gavasi epf jewi mux vjuahjvt ecuav xussz epf epyoivz. Ovt e kuaspiz puv e fitvopevoup.

O sevjis ci e vjuatepfeosi xovj muvt ug sodj simevouptjoqt vjep ci e mupis nommoupeosi.

O dep'v onehopi vszoph vu tvesv us catopitt us vszoph vu fevi tuniupi xjomi O jewi pihevowi vjuahjvt epf mux nuuf us ELE puv jeqqz.
 
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