my journey of discovery

"Sunk costs are the investments that you’ve put into something that you can’t get back out. They are..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:56 -0500

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Sunk costs are the investments that you’ve put into something that you can’t get back out. They are the years you spent training for a profession you hate, or waiting for your commitment-phobic boyfriend to propose. They are the thousands of dollars you spent on redecorating your living room, only to find that you hate living in it. Once you’ve realized that you probably won’t succeed, or that you are unhappy with the results, it shouldn’t matter how much time and effort you’ve already put into something. If your job or your boyfriend have taken up some of the best years of your life, it doesn’t make sense to let them use up the years you’ve got left. An ugly living room is an ugly living room, no matter how much money you spent making it so.

As studies by behavioral economists like Daniel Kahnemen and Dan Ariely show, people are generally loss-averse. Putting in a lot, only to end up with nothing to show for it, is just too awful for most of us to seriously consider. The problem is one of focus. We worry far too much about what we’ll lose if we just move on, instead of focusing on the costs of not moving on: more wasted time and effort, more unhappiness, and more missed opportunities.

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- The Atlantic: How to Walk Away

(via elizablr)

overindulgentgirl: 2013 Chicago Festival Guide It’s already...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:52:10 -0500

overindulgentgirl:

2013 Chicago Festival Guide

It’s already that time of the year for the best season in Chicago: Street Fest Season! Get out your koozis and friends for day drinking, art, music, people watching, cover bands and some 90’s one-hit-wonders play that “one song” that everyone knows (“It’s been….one week since you looked at me…”) and trust me, these band go great with vodka lemonades. Chicago Fest Season 2013!

*Disclosure: There are many more, as this is just a highlighted list.

May

25-26th: Belmont Music Fest (Lakeview)

30-June 2nd: Maifest (Lincoln Square)

31-June 2nd: Do Division (Wicker Park)

June

1-2: Lincoln Live (Lincoln Park)

7: Taste of Greece (West Loop)

7-8: Ribfest (Lakeview)

7-8: Blues Fest (Loop)

8-9: Wells Street Art Fair (Old Town)

8-9: Old Town Art Fair (Old Town)

14-16: Taste of Randolph (West Loop)

15-16: Sausage Fest (Wrigleyville) Hello, Abe Froman?

20-23: Chicago Craft Beer Festival (Old Town)

22-23: Pride Fest (Boystown)

23-24: Green Music Fest (Wicker Park)

28-29: Old St. Pat’s World’s Largest Block Party (West Loop)

29: Summer On Southport (Lakeview)

29-30: Chicago Country Fest (Lincoln Park)

29-30: Lincoln Park Arts and Music Festival (Lincoln Park)

30: Pride Parade (Boystown)

July

5-7: Windy City Rib Fest (Uptown)

6-7: Taste of Lakeview (Lakeview)

6-7: Rock Around the Block (Lakeview)

10-14: Taste of Chicago (Grant Park)

12-14: Windy City Smokeout (River North)

19-21: Pitchfork (Union Station)

20: Sheffield Garden Walk (Lincoln Park)

27-28: Taste of Lincoln (Lincoln Park)

27-28: Wicker Park Fest (Wicker Park)

August

2-4: Lollapalooza

3-4: Chicago Summerfest (Wrigleyville)

7-11: Tall Ship (Navy Pier)

10-11: Retro on Roscoe (Roscoe Village)

10-11: Halsted Market Days (Boystown)

17-18: Air and Water Show (lakefront/wherever you can see the planes)

22-25: Festa Italiano (Little Italy)

24-25: Bucktown Arts Fest (Bucktown)

30-Sept 1: North Coast Music Fest (Union Park)

September

6-8 Windy City Wine Fest (Grant Park)

7-8 Guinness Oyster Fest (Roscoe Village)

27-29: Oktoberfest (Lincoln Park)

IMPORTANT!!!!!!

Mi novio del bote. Had so much fun with this cutie. One of many...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:16:16 -0500

Mi novio del bote. Had so much fun with this cutie. One of many boyfriends I managed to accumulate. Haha!

Bachata on the boat!!!! (don’t mind the giant stain on my...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:19 -0500

Bachata on the boat!!!! (don’t mind the giant stain on my dress)

Wish I was back there right now, doing this very thing. This reality of cube life BLOWS!

#chicago

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:09:16 -0500

#chicago

Dinner tonight. #sweetsandsnacksexpo

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:29:04 -0500

Dinner tonight. #sweetsandsnacksexpo

Gloomy beauty. #chicago #mycity

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:33 -0500

Gloomy beauty. #chicago #mycity

That time I ate a sour cream and onion cricket. 😩...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21:45 -0500

That time I ate a sour cream and onion cricket. 😩 #sweetsandsnacksexpo

Lindt chocolate and wine pairings. #nca #sweetsandsnacksexpo ...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:58 -0500

Lindt chocolate and wine pairings. #nca #sweetsandsnacksexpo (at McCormick Place)

Hancock. #chicago

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:22 -0500

Hancock. #chicago

Loving the red, purple and yellow tulip combination! #spring

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:47 -0500

Loving the red, purple and yellow tulip combination! #spring

"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:13:43 -0500

““Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.””

- Alexander Pope (via luciwithani)

at Palmer House Hilton

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:36 -0500

at Palmer House Hilton

Red win poached eggs on sourdough toast with bernaise sauce,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:27 -0500

Red win poached eggs on sourdough toast with bernaise sauce, prosciutto, and an arugula salad. Always and forever delicious! #brunch (at The Publican)

Publican bloody’s… amazing. (at The Publican)

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:43:21 -0500

Publican bloody’s… amazing. (at The Publican)

Amazing Sunday with amazing people! #brunch (at The Publican)

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:38:49 -0500

Amazing Sunday with amazing people! #brunch (at The Publican)

Spring morning in #Chicago

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:55 -0500

Spring morning in #Chicago

Siempre en mis recuerdos y sueños. #dominicanrepublic #paradise...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:51:26 -0500

Siempre en mis recuerdos y sueños. #dominicanrepublic #paradise #takemeback

Paella cook-off competition on the beach. I was the head chef of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:30:06 -0500

Paella cook-off competition on the beach. I was the head chef of my team, and my team WON! Also… Picasso. Always a gem. #dominicanrepublic

In my mind this is where I am, standing right there on that...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:34 -0500

In my mind this is where I am, standing right there on that dock, instead of cooped up in my cube. 🌴☀😎 #dominicanrepublic