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Pronunciation of Rune Names and Sounds. Wim Hof. Loud applause sounded many times by Dutchmen, Germans, Americans and Chinese as the Iceman broke another record.

Wim Hof

Wim Hof is better known internationally than in his own country for constantly breaking his records in the cold. He appeared on, German, American and Chinese television stations breaking his record by sitting in a cylinder filled with Ice cubes up to his neck. Wim has shown what the human body is capable of once you find the flow within your physical and mental state. Although The Iceman still finds his challenge in improving his current performances, he especially sees his new challenge in passing on his method to others to give everyone the opportunity to reach out and do more than what they thought they were capable of.

By the right training and exercises you can make your inner nature stronger and prevent disease. How to Exit the Matrix. Abstract Privacy and anonymity have been eroded to the point of non-existence in recent years.

How to Exit the Matrix

Our personal, private information is stockpiled and sold to the highest bidder like so much inventory at a warehouse. National Security Letters are written to make countless requests for records from our search engines, libraries, and book stores with no court oversight. Email and especially searchable data is practically unprotected from anyone who might ask to have it.

All our electronic communications are tapped. These are dark times. How we got to a legal state where this all this activity is the accepted norm, I'm not quite sure. I believe this view is wrong. 40 Hilarious Proverbs Every Introvert Lives By. 7 Skills To Become Super Smart. People aren’t born smart. They become smart. And to become smart you need a well-defined set of skills. Here are some tips and resources for acquiring those skills. Memory. Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills. The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills.

Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills

You just have to know where to look. Sure, you can use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to search for sites where you can learn new skills. Watch One of the Clearest, Most Helpful Explanations of Story Structure Ever. There are countless voices out there explaining various methods for unpacking your narrative.

Watch One of the Clearest, Most Helpful Explanations of Story Structure Ever

Plot points, acts, and Hero's Journeys -- so many concepts. Which one do you choose? That's actually a bit of a trick question, because there's no one structural paradigm that wins out over the others. When it comes to screenwriting, rules and rigidity don't really translate well -- I suppose not even when it comes to structure. However, unless you're working on an avant-garde or experimental piece of cinema, having a clear structure is ideal in order to help your audience understand what's going on in your story. Pathways to Bliss: Joseph Campbell on Why Perfectionism Kills Love and How to... “Where the myth fails, human love begins,” Anaïs Nin wrote in her diary in 1941.

Pathways to Bliss: Joseph Campbell on Why Perfectionism Kills Love and How to...

“Then we love a human being, not our dream, but a human being with flaws.” Indeed, just like perfectionism kills creativity, it also kills love — the more we mythologize and idealize the person we love, the more disillusioned and disheartened we grow as we come to know their imperfect humanity which, if untainted by these blinding ideals, is the very wellspring of true love. Oliver Sacks on Storytelling, the Curious Psychology of Writing, and What His Friendship with the Poet Thom Gunn Taught Him About Creativity and Originality. By Maria Popova “The act of writing is an integral part of my mental life; ideas emerge, are shaped, in the act of writing… a special, indispensable form of talking to myself.”

Oliver Sacks on Storytelling, the Curious Psychology of Writing, and What His Friendship with the Poet Thom Gunn Taught Him About Creativity and Originality

Who we are and who we become is in large part the combinatorial product of the people and ideas we surround ourselves with — what William Gibson so memorably termed our “personal micro-culture” and Brian Eno called “scenius.” The more different those people are from us, the more they expand the echo chamber of our own mind, the more layered and beautiful the symphony of the spirit becomes. Nowhere is this self-expansion via relationship more evident than in the friendships between great artists and great scientists, one of the most heartening examples of which is the friendship between legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks and the poet Thom Gunn.

Watch Free Documentaries Online - DocumentaryWIRE. Watch Free Documentaries Online. Top Documentary Films - Watch Free Documentaries Online. If this doesn't open your eyes nothing will. Anunnaki - The Documentary. Time Travel - What Our Government Knows & Hides [Documentary] 2016. 300+ Mind Expanding Documentaries. Source: www.diygenius.com | Original Post Date: January 12, 2014 – I watch a lot of documentaries.

300+ Mind Expanding Documentaries

I think they are incredible tools for learning and increasing our awareness of important issues. The power of an interesting documentary is that it can open our minds to new possibilities and deepen our understanding of the world. On this list of mind expanding documentaries you will find different viewpoints, controversial opinions and even contradictory ideas. Critical thinking is recommended. Watching documentaries is one of my favorite methods of self-education. I hope you find these documentaries as enlightening as I did! [1] Life In The Biosphere Explore the wonder and interconnectedness of the biosphere through the magic of technology.