Tag: Delayed gratification

Why Do Some Societies Prosper While Others Fail?

Commentary Why is economic output per person seven times higher on one side of the U.S.–Mexico border than on the other? Why is per capita income in Taiwan almost three times higher than it is in China? What explains the fact that the average Canadian is 12 times richer than the average Moroccan? We are…



The Big Little Word: Living Life Using the ‘If … Then’ Method

If. Now there’s a trim welterweight of a word that can put you on the canvas with a single punch, or let you step from the ring with your hands raised in triumph. “I’ve always wished I stepped off that train,” says Bruce in Daniel Pink’s book “The Power of Regret.” Bruce is remembering his…