If you place your hand in a bowl of lukewarm water and start heating it, you’re unlikely to notice the rising temperature. Your hand adapts to the gradual change. Eventually, the water will get to a point where it’s so hot it could burn you and you will notice. But it...
Last month, I started giving my four-year-old son an allowance. He can count and asks questions about money, so I felt that it was time. But when I share this new development with others, they seem surprised. Some question the validity of the choice to give my son an...
I’m really excited about getting a new iPhone. I’m rather attached (addicted?) to my phone, so I rarely think twice about shelling out several hundred dollars to get a new one. I can even say it’s an extremely reasonable purchase to make, because I...