Comments on: Tips For Adulthood: Five Ways To Lower Your Expectations http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/ Finding Yourself in Adulthood Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:48:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hash http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-1906 Hash Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:58:45 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-1906 I'v e tried some of the advice here. Sometimes my pain persists. There are pain relief products and then there are fast pain relief products. I suffer migraines and my last one was gone in under 5 minutes with a new product called Rapiprofen. It just took like 4-5 sprays under my tongue and that's it. You can get it at rapiprofen.net I’v e tried some of the advice here. Sometimes my pain persists. There are pain relief products and then there are fast pain relief products. I suffer migraines and my last one was gone in under 5 minutes with a new product called Rapiprofen. It just took like 4-5 sprays under my tongue and that’s it. You can get it at rapiprofen.net

]]> By: delialloyd http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-577 delialloyd Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:34:38 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-577 thanks for this-very thoughtful. Never knew that about credit card debt-fasincating! (are they more indebted as a result?) thanks for this-very thoughtful. Never knew that about credit card debt-fasincating! (are they more indebted as a result?)

]]> By: Tracy http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-576 Tracy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:32:19 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-576 I am fortunate to be an American resident in Denmark. I think that Denmark is one of the happiest countries in the world because everyone has much less to worry about because of the benefits of the social service network. Danes don't have to worry about health insurance, credit card debt (credit cards have to be paid off by the end of the month, if you don't make the payment the bank will), retirement (savings into a pension come automatically out of one's paycheck). People get five weeks of vacation at least a year, work normal 37.5 hour work weeks, and are much more relaxed than in the US. I have almost never seen a Dane yell at a child, which is a very common occurence in the US. They also have the best weather of the Scandinavian countries; it isn't Spain, but it's better than Norway or Sweden. Most Americans would find the lack of choice in saving or incurring debt horrifying, and would never agree to the high debt. I am fortunate to be an American resident in Denmark.

I think that Denmark is one of the happiest countries in the world because everyone has much less to worry about because of the benefits of the social service network.

Danes don’t have to worry about health insurance, credit card debt (credit cards have to be paid off by the end of the month, if you don’t make the payment the bank will), retirement (savings into a pension come automatically out of one’s paycheck).

People get five weeks of vacation at least a year, work normal 37.5 hour work weeks, and are much more relaxed than in the US. I have almost never seen a Dane yell at a child, which is a very common occurence in the US.

They also have the best weather of the Scandinavian countries; it isn’t Spain, but it’s better than Norway or Sweden.

Most Americans would find the lack of choice in saving or incurring debt horrifying, and would never agree to the high debt.

]]> By: delialloyd http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-571 delialloyd Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:04:32 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-571 thank you, Kim! I'd love to visit-Copenhagen is on my list! thank you, Kim! I’d love to visit-Copenhagen is on my list!

]]> By: Kim Henriksen http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-570 Kim Henriksen Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:03:28 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-570 Hi Delia! I'm Danish and just wanted to comment on the "lige nu" term. "it enables you to enjoy what you have ->right now<- instead of always reaching for the next frontier." "Right now" is the correct translation! Thank you for the good read! Kim P.S. We have awesome pastries, you should come visit! ;-) Hi Delia!

I’m Danish and just wanted to comment on the “lige nu” term.

“it enables you to enjoy what you have ->right now<- instead of always reaching for the next frontier."

"Right now" is the correct translation!

Thank you for the good read!

Kim

P.S. We have awesome pastries, you should come visit! ;-)

]]> By: delialloyd http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-569 delialloyd Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:26:29 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-569 thanks for the recommendation-I'll have a look. Love your column, BTW. We writers need some humor! thanks for the recommendation-I’ll have a look. Love your column, BTW. We writers need some humor!

]]> By: Simon J. James http://realdelia.com/2009/07/22/tips-for-adulthood-five-ways-to-lower-your-expectations/#comment-568 Simon J. James Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:01:02 +0000 http://realdelia.com/?p=2263#comment-568 Many thanks for the mention Delia and I really like this piece. The pursuit of happiness, and it's capture in literary form, has been an interest of mine for a few years. The closest I have seen it detailed in an actual complete (ish) structure is detailed in the Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. It's a great read if you ever have the time. Also I have heard Richard Wiseman's 59 Seconds is potentially life changing! Good luck and stay in touch! Simon Many thanks for the mention Delia and I really like this piece.

The pursuit of happiness, and it’s capture in literary form, has been an interest of mine for a few years. The closest I have seen it detailed in an actual complete (ish) structure is detailed in the Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. It’s a great read if you ever have the time. Also I have heard Richard Wiseman’s 59 Seconds is potentially life changing!

Good luck and stay in touch!

Simon

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