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Doing ourselves no favours

Posted July 10, 2009 by Jacques Rousseau

Many take a somewhat fundamentalist view on morality, where “being good” is a matter of maximising adherence to absolute principles. This may be a mistake that results in decreased happiness for all.

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A flight too many

A flight too many

Posted May 26, 2009 by Jacques Rousseau

After leaving Cape Town at noon on Saturday, I finally arrived in Lake Tahoe at around 9pm (SA time) on Sunday. That’s too much flying for one weekend, and not an experience I’ll want to repeat anytime soon, especially considering that American toddlers are even noisier than normal ones. Furthermore, American parents seem somewhat reluctant [...]

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