Happiness in this World » compromise http://www.happinessinthisworld.com Reflections of a Buddhist Physician Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:24:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Art of Microcompromise http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2010/03/07/the-art-of-microcompromise/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2010/03/07/the-art-of-microcompromise/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:00:44 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=4679 “What do you want for dinner?” I asked my wife.

“I don’t know,” she answered.  “What do you want?”

“How about hamburgers?”

“No, I don’t want hamburgers.”

“What do you want then?”

“I don’t know…pasta.”

“I’m a little sick of pasta,” I said.  “How about pizza?”

“I’m really in the mood for pasta.”

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