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Hints for Remembering Better - StumbleUpon. The Seven Best Gratitude Quotes. {*style:<b><i> Gratitude is an integral part of a spiriual practice </i></b>*} Experiencing and expressing gratitude is an important part of any spiritual practice.

The Seven Best Gratitude Quotes

It opens the heart and activates positive emotion centers in the brain . Regular practice of gratitude can change the way our brain neurons fire into more positive automatic patterns. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. " - Marcel Proust "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. " - Thornton Wilder As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated. -- WIlliam James. How to Deal with Criticism Well: 25 Reasons to Embrace It.

“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”

How to Deal with Criticism Well: 25 Reasons to Embrace It

~Aristotle At the end of the day, when I feel completely exhausted, oftentimes it has nothing to do with all the things I’ve done. It’s not a consequence of juggling multiple responsibilities and projects. It’s not my body’s way of punishing me for becoming a late-life jogger after a period of cardiovascular laziness. It’s not even about getting too little sleep. When I’m exhausted, you can be sure I’ve bent over backward trying to win everyone’s approval. I work at minimizing this type of behavior—and I’ve had success for the most part—but admittedly, it’s not easy.

I remember back in college, taking a summer acting class, when I actually made the people around me uncomfortable with my defensiveness. After a couple minutes of verbal sparring, one of my peers actually said, “Stop talking. Looking back, I cut myself a little slack. Personal Growth 1. Lessons From Generating $22 Million Dollar in Less Than 8 Years. My life as an entrepreneur has been an incredibly fun journey filled with a lot of awesome learning experiences, and it’s only getting better.

Lessons From Generating $22 Million Dollar in Less Than 8 Years.

For as long as I can remember, “making money” has been FUN and EASY. I’ll get to how I’ve made a buncha money in a bit, but before I do… I’ll wanted to share a couple lessons I’ve learned about entrepreneurship. The following “lessons” may be slightly counter-intuitive, but trust me they are powerful. They have helped me make more money then I could ever have really cared for, and will help you make more money IF you apply them exactly as I lay them out below! So here they are… the top 3 lessons I’ve learned about making money as an entrepreneur. Lesson #1: Business Is A Game and You Are The Creator If you’ve decided to make the leap or have already made the leap to becoming an entrepreneur, the very first thing you should know is… business is a game and you are the creator. If you have heard this, then great. Fast forward to my business career.

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30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30 - StumbleUpon. In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives.

30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30 - StumbleUpon

I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site. A medley of both fiction and nonfiction, these great reads challenged my internal status quo, opening my mind to new ideas and opportunities, and together they gave me a basic framework for living, loving, learning and working successfully. If you haven’t read these books yet, I highly recommend doing so. They will enrich your library and your life. Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert – Gilbert, a Harvard professor of psychology has studied happiness for decades, and he shares scientific findings that just might change the way you look at the world.

- StumbleUpon. Mental Heuristics Page. A heuristic is a "rule-of-thumb", advice that helps an AI program or human think and act more efficiently by directing thinking in an useful direction.

Mental Heuristics Page

Some of these heuristics are age-old wisdom, bordering on cliche, but most are actually helpful. If you want something done, do it yourself Comment: Obviously true, and doing it is usually very good for your self esteem. A surprising amount of work can be done this way, and experts are not always necessary. However, there is a risk of becoming overworked if you try to do everything yourself - we all need other people after all. Never procrastinate anything you can do right now Comment: Very powerful. When you have several things you could be doing and don't know which to do: Just do any one of them! Comments: If you cannot decide between two or more possibilities, then there is a good chance that the differences don't matter.

Always assume that you will succeed If you can't find a solution, change the rules. Up to the Mental Enhancement Page.