“Whenever I was confronted in the schoolyard, I found some way to avoid the fight. I ran for it. I backed down. Psychologically and emotionally, that isn't a low-cost course of action for most boys. You avoid a physical beating, but you pay a real social and psychological cost for it. Those moments of walking away from fights, even though I knew it was the rational and civilized thing to do, cost me tremendously.” WayRealMomentsActionFightingCoursesFoundSocialPayBoysWalkingCostLowsRationalPsychologicalRanThings To DoCivilizedWalking Away Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Spending more time with friends and family costs nothing. Nor does walking, cooking, meditating, making love, reading or eating dinner at the table instead of in front of the television. Simply resisting the urge to hurry is free.” DoeReadingFrontsTelevisionWalkingCostEatingTablesCookingDinnerSpendingUrgesMore TimeMaking LoveFamily And FriendsResistingMeditatingLove Of ReadingTimes With FriendsEating Dinner Book:In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed Source: In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed
“Look, if you have somebody who doesn't have health insurance, who doesn't have a doctor or dentist, and in order to deal with their cold or flu or dental problem, they go to an emergency room - in general, that visit will cost ten times more than walking into a community health center.” IfsLooksProblemOrderCommunityRoomsDealsColdWalkingCostTenDoctorsEmergenciesFluDentistDentalEmergency RoomCommunity Health Author:Bernie Sanders