Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sunday Sentence, March 30, 2014: The Happiness Advantage

The Sunday Sentence is “simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.” author David Abrams.

Snap 2014-03-30 at 19.47.15

 

“We think: If I just get that raise, or hit that next sales target, I’ll be happy. If I can get that next good grade, I’ll be happy. If I lose that five pounds, I’ll be happy. And so on. Success first, happiness second.

The only problem is that this formula is broken…

Thanks to this cutting-edge science, we now know that happiness is the precursor to success, not merely the result.”

From The Happiness Advantage
by Shawn Achor

 

Sunday Sentence, March 23, 2014: The Swan Gondola

The Sunday Sentence is “simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.” author David Abrams.

Snap 2014-03-23 at 17.30.16

 

“That was the first time I lost her. I would come to lose her again and again.”

From The Swan Gondola
by Timothy Schaffert

 

 

 

 

 

Snotty Literati Reviews The Goldfinch by Donna Tart

donna-tartt-the-goldfinch-book-coverWe like big books and we cannot lie! Well, some big books.

Take a peek before reading Donna Tartt’s almost 800-pager, The Goldfinch, and see if it’s worth your time.