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Real Food Rehab: Rules For Living Well

Dana Joy Altman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Living Well, Finding Your Own North Star, Individualism, Authenticity, Self-Expression, Rules for Living, Martha Beck, Real Food, Beauty, Quality, Texting, The Balanced Life, Living News
Dana Joy Altman

I do believe in knowing what you value most and using that as a rudder to guide your life. So here are some rules for living, exactly as I wrote them two years ago.

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Individualism Run Amok

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Criticism, Success, Fame, Free-Market, Individualism, Fortune, Democracy, Self-Loathing, The Balanced Life, Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I was surprised to read the other day that in some cultures if you are asked 'how are you?' the answer never begins with the pronoun 'I' but rather with a 'we' as in 'we are fine or not fine'.

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Do You Live in a Box?

Lisa Guest | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Politics, Joan of Arc, God, Group Think, Erica Jong, Sex, Individualism, Thinking Outside the Box, Living News
Lisa Guest

I have a persecution complex. I'm afraid of speaking my truth. I don't believe in mainstream. I'm not impressed with fluff or fun or fanfare.

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America's Number One Sucker Confronts Health Care Reform

Philip Slater | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Republicans, Anti-Government, Individualism, Politics News
Philip Slater

Republican and Libertarian freeloaders are perfectly happy to drive on government-built roads, or call a policeman or fireman when they need him. They just don't want to pay for all this 'bureaucracy.'

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China vs. Japan: Two Cultures, Two Responses to Crisis

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Asian Future, Layoffs, Japanese Culture, Advertising, Economic Crisis, Response to Crisis, Chinese Culture, Individualism, Financial Crisis, New Generation, Asia, China, Japan, World News
Tom Doctoroff

What explains the dramatic difference in how Japanese and Chinese people absorb the financial crisis?

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Why Individualists Are More Vulnerable to Dictatorship

Philip Slater | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Authoritarianism, Collectivism, Individualism, Politics News
Philip Slater

After the Olympics last fall David Brooks wrote a thoughtful article comparing individualism and collectivism. He cited studies showing that individu...

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