Does the size of your fishbowl matter? Could less choice actually mean greater happiness? Just listened to a talk by psychologist Barry Schwartz,author of The Paradox of Choice, given at the TED conference two yearsago. Got me thinking on one possible insight from Amish society:Â more restrictions and fewer choices don’t necessarily mean less happiness. It may actually mean the reverse. TED speaker Barry Schwartz…
I just Googled ‘amish news’ and it seems the Amish are getting some polarized coverage these days. If they’re not being lauded as an example of how we should all be more forgiving, they are under fire as heartless puppy abusers. What’s the real deal? Besides stating the obvious that we should look at the individual and not the whole, the Amish seem to exhibit…
Busy Amish mom Lovina Eicher writes a weekly column from her home in a Michigan Amish community. It’s carried in over 130 papers across the country. This week she shares some thoughts on spring cleaning and how Amish and non-Amish kids get along. Kevin Williams, Lovina’s editor, also runs an interesting blog-and-news site on the Amish.