<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062118583758559015.post5027976627769874490..comments</id><updated>2009-10-03T02:58:32.190-07:00</updated><category term='anti-advertising'/><category term='analysis'/><category term='news'/><category term='consumerism'/><category term='synthetic happiness'/><category term='systems'/><category term='tips'/><category term='meaning'/><category term='videos'/><category term='quotes'/><category term='policy'/><category term='about'/><category term='work'/><title type='text'>Comments on Synthetic Happiness: Happiness is a chemical</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/feeds/5027976627769874490/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/5027976627769874490/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/2008/09/happiness-is-chemical.html'/><author><name>Scott Sorley</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062118583758559015.post-6461543956756046053</id><published>2009-10-03T02:58:32.190-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-03T02:58:32.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'>great post! couldn&amp;#39;t agree more.

although the...</title><content type='html'>great post! couldn&amp;#39;t agree more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;although the word contentment doesn&amp;#39;t sit well with me, as it reminds me too much of the contented masses who seek to be entertained through television and other engagements which do not even come close to questing for a holy grail. However, it&amp;#39;s just semantics. I&amp;#39;m keen on finding, instead of contentment, inner peace, awareness, and the subsequent freedom to choose what goes on in my mind. But it damn well gives me a dash of contentment too ;)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/5027976627769874490/comments/default/6461543956756046053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/5027976627769874490/comments/default/6461543956756046053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/2008/09/happiness-is-chemical.html?showComment=1254563912190#c6461543956756046053' title=''/><author><name>Isa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10455087833315339865</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_kwXckYkVNl0/SGYVKd69zSI/AAAAAAAAAAU/aADkaituXxc/S220/img_t_2513195.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/2008/09/happiness-is-chemical.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062118583758559015.post-5027976627769874490' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/posts/default/5027976627769874490' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-541217640'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062118583758559015.post-6064527175776213842</id><published>2009-02-16T12:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T12:07:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I don't know how noone has commented this brillian...</title><content type='html'>I don't know how noone has commented this brilliant text. I totally agree, and as of now I've gotta say I'm content with the ways things are. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;It definitely does not mean I am gonna stay where I am now, but instead acknowledge that things are good now, and they can be better, in some aspects and worse in others but still finding general gratification with my life. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Btw, I'm not sure if you've seen the video but I'm sure you'll like it. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/5027976627769874490/comments/default/6064527175776213842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/5027976627769874490/comments/default/6064527175776213842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/2008/09/happiness-is-chemical.html?showComment=1234814820000#c6064527175776213842' title=''/><author><name>Lalo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09632970274529541562</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.synthetichappiness.com/2008/09/happiness-is-chemical.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062118583758559015.post-5027976627769874490' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2062118583758559015/posts/default/5027976627769874490' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1004045093'/></entry></feed>
