NYT article on the folly of doing something just b/c it's a deal
Kapur-How India became America (NYT 3-11-12)
Friedman on Moody and Nogrady's book about energy & consumption
David Brooks, "The Experience Economy" (NYT, 2/15/11)
In a post-industrial economy we think we can improve our lives w/o producing more wealth
Dan Ariely 5 min clip on how we value what we do/make ourselves