Jeffrey Sachs says to Get a little more Zen.

"First I would like a return to legality," he tells me and Aaron Task in the accompanying video. "So much of the financial crisis was not only about poor judgment, but breaking the law." In addition to a real economy, "we need a moral economy -- if everybody thinks they can push every limit we're not going to have a functioning society."


For Sachs believes the U.S. can come back from the brink if we all get a little more zen — i.e. if we learn to find meaning in work, become more compassionate, and treat the earthy much better. Instead of running around like a bunch of short-term, profit-seeking idiots, we all have to be more mindful.  


We all need to be more mindful.