Cue The Carrier
Whatever you thought of his politics, his weekly “On Language” column provided immense pleasure to many readers including the Cowboy. Never retire indeed; his last column was two weeks ago. He will be missed.
Be Nice To Someone… For No Good Reason
The Cowboy has spent a lot of time over the last few years trying to do good things for people with no expectation of anything in return. It’s easier said than done, but the effort alone can have a positive impact on you and the beneficiary.
And the best part is that when it clicks, it’s a real kick.
Try it. You might like it.
Tough When Things Get Wooly
Are you tough? Adaptable? Do you persevere? Or do you endure?
These are questions that the Cowboy has been pondering about himself lately. What is the difference between perseverance, endurance and tenacity? If you are tenacious, can you endure?
What? Do you want more than that? Hey. It’s a Sunday night, and the Cowboy has been chasing cattle all day. You’re lucky you got me to even look at you and ask a few probing questions. Now let me get back to my view.
Happiness
Happiness and success are intertwined, at least if you define success for yourself. It is difficult to be happy without viewing yourself as successful. As the Grant Study I mentioned yesterday demonstrates, happiness is just as difficult to predict as success. Here’s a soundtrack for today’s post. Click play and read on.
Success
Joshua Wolf Shenk has an article in the June issue of The Atlantic (available online now) that provides an overview of the Grant Study, a project to determine success factors by following a group of the most promising young men researchers could find as they made their way through life. The young men in question were Harvard students whom researchers identified as being the most likely to succeed in life based on conventional standards at the time. The study has been proceeding for over 70 years.
Le Rouge Et Le Noir
The Cowboy had the opportunity to speak with the Managing Editor of The Economist this week; he even had his picture taken with him. You can see the photograph of us at the end of this post.
Roses In Spring
Simon said he wasn’t surprised by Susan Boyle, the Scottish woman who has taken Britain and the world by storm.
Do you remember the man who DID surprise Simon?
