A few days ago, my uncle sent me a New York Times article about how spending money on “stuff” doesn’t necessarily make people happy in the long term. What does make people happy in the long term is spending money on experiences.

The first time I actually heard about this was in my Social Psychology course, where my professor swore to us that if we reallocated our spending towards experiences (such as going to a concert or taking a vacation) and away from goods, we would be happier. Continue reading »

My friend Charles tweeted the title of this blog the other day, so I couldn’t help but check the article out. Despite the current trend and view, did you know that the first computer programmers were women and that programming was once dominantly viewed as women’s work?

Back in the mid 1900s, computer programming was seen as a “natural career choice for savvy young women.” This was because managers viewed programming as clerical work (like filing and typing). Software was seen as less important than hardware, so women were left to do the software while male engineers focused on the hardware. But once it became apparent that programming was valuable and intellectually challenging, the field became highly masculinized. Continue reading »

I have my Mac set up such that my desktop picture changes every 5 minutes. That means that I’m constantly in search for cool wallpapers to add to my collection of rotating wallpapers. If you have a wallpaper to suggest or know of a good wallpaper website, post a link to it!

Below are my some of my current wallpapers.

Reckless Impatience by evilhome