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		<title>Is It Fair?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of talk about what is &#8220;fair&#8221; today. Well, what is &#8220;fair&#8221;? County Fair vs. Country Fare and State Fair vs. Stated Fare A fare is a fee &#8211; like the one many who want others to be &#8220;fair&#8221; want to &#8220;benefit&#8221; from for &#8220;free&#8221;. A fair is a gathering &#8211; to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Creativity and Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creativity and innovation is not about adding more pieces &#8211; but connecting, uniting, and integrating until something new emerges (and functions better). A few ways to start thinking more creatively include: * defining the purpose and intent * masterminding and brainstorming * using both divergent and convergent thinking * asking both open (fishing) and closed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mind Your Own Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you mind &#8211; your own mind &#8211; and your own busyness? What about others? Is your mind your own? What about your busyness &#8211; whether you own it or not? To mind is to pay attention to and care for. A mind is a terrible thing to waste &#8211; with occupation and busyness that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding GOLD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gold may be valuable to store &#8211; but gold is not a store of value. Gold does have intrinsic properties that make it valuable &#8211; but gold does not have intrinsic value. There is no fixed measure of value. There are standards for gold, but gold is not (always) the standard &#8211; especially by which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A window may allow us to see</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apoptosis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[planned obsolescence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An item need not actually be broken to no longer be usable. Often this is by design. Apoptosis is the biological term for programmed cell death. It serves a positive purpose. Without it, cancer results (in uncontrolled and often unending growth and development – that ultimately results in the death of the entire person rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Less is sometimes more</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Income]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your neighbor may be a millionaire &#8211; without you even knowing it. Many millionaires, and even billionaires, live a far more frugal life than most people imagine. By paying more attention and less money, they are often able to keep, invest, and appreciate more of their money (than other people &#8211; who may even &#8220;earn&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Practice of Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Impact]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practice does not make perfect. Practice can, however, make many things “permanent”. It is often less important how long, or how often, something is practiced than just how, since HOW is WHAT is being reinforced (in practice as a habit). Mental rehearsal is often as, if not more, important than physical practice. Before practicing, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to Retail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social signals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many products we buy are really social signals first &#8211; and material objects second. Our social-primate brains evolved to pursue one central goal: looking good in the eyes of others &#8211; especially those who might protect or mate with us. Buying impressive products in a money-based economy is just the most recent way to fulfill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Silver Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oren Pardes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Often considered the “poor man’s gold”, silver has been climbing the investment and demand charts since its discovery thousands of years ago in Anatolia, now modern day Turkey. Silver’s unique properties make it ideal for thousands of applications found in every day life. Silver is not only the best conductor of electricity of all metals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time and Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Currency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People often say that “time is money” is money – but it is not. Unlike money, time cannot be “saved” nor can anyone ever get “more” of it. Unlike either money or behavior, time can also not be “managed”. It takes (or costs) time to earn, “manage”, use, lose, and everything else associated with money. Time is sometimes thought of as being “spent” – but it merely passes whether or how it is “experienced”. ]]></description>
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