tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855139.post4828912786562155820..comments2009-02-10T21:34:17.508-08:00Alychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02683526202960312347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20855139.post-25691467331900708332009-02-10T21:34:00.000-08:002009-02-10T21:34:00.000-08:00I was feeling rather low these past few weeks, then saw Laura Rowley's post on Yahoo Finance...<BR/><BR/>She recommended we all "avoid money porn" and I decided to take her advice.<BR/>======================<BR/>"Kevin McKinley, a Wisconsin financial planner, author, and host of the public radio program 'On Your Money', advises clients to tune out the market play-by-play, as well as news stories about layoffs or the economy.<BR/><BR/>"Do not watch the ‘money porn' television channels," he wrote in an email. "Nobody knows for sure how this is going to turn out, or what's going to happen next. Understand that many of the people who are telling you that the end is near are the same ones who in 2007 were telling us that good times would never end."<BR/><BR/>Lyubomirsky and other researchers have found that diverting attention can break a cycle of rumination and lead to clearer decisions. "If you're dysphoric, pay direct attention to something neutral or something positive," then focus on reappraisals and revised goals, Lyubomirsky says."<BR/>===========================<BR/>All I can say is thanks Chris, you made me smile today.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02943130052093380381noreply@blogger.com