Great Interview on Ivy Style

jamie johnson02 Great Interview on Ivy StyleCheck out this interview with documentary film maker and columnist Jamie Johnson over at Ivy Style.

Christian Chensvold leads a great discussion with Johnson, who filmed one of my favorite makes-you-squirm-in-your-seat documentaries, “Born Rich.”

Jamie’s position as heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and an interest in history and psychology give weight to his honest observations of those born to wealth. If you haven’t seen it, “Born Rich” is an unflinching and mostly unflattering first-person examination of the wasted opportunities provided to many of society’s wealthiest children.

Jamie Johnson is a rare kind of man; raised in the lap of luxury and opportunity but driven to understand what that means how those like him fit into the world.

Sure, it’s easy to spend your time on such seemingly esoteric endeavors when money is literally no object. But wait until you see what many of his peers do to occupy their free time – you’ll probably want to hand out torches and pitchforks.

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The Price of Happiness – Via T.E.D.

This is a great lecture that I came across on T.E.D., a remarkable site I’ve had on the “Lifestyle & Creative Resources” list for some time.

This video lecture by journalist Benjamin Wallace is about the pitfalls of trying to put a price tag on happiness. He tested out a number of the world’s “best” things and has some interesting observations to share. It’s both funny and uncomfortably informative.

It actually reminded me of my post on aspirational luxury from early last year. With all that’s going on in global economics right now, I think most everyone is doing a little reassessing of their own. What brings true happiness and what is its price; does it even have a price?

Hopefully this short video will put things in a more realistic perspective. Oh, it’s also pretty funny.

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A quick link to some great "Trad" thoughts

I was checking out some fellow bloggers’ sites today and came across a wonderful post from this past October on A Duck Gets Dressed. He assembled a wonderful list of things that came to mind while pondering the term “Trad” one evening.

As another reader noted, I wish he were my neighbor. Take a few minutes and give it a read.

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