personal growth
6 Weird Habits Of Successful People - OPEN Forum
We call people weird because they do things differently than we would. Seth Godin wears those brightly colored but mismatched socks. Steve Jobs’ work uniform was a black turtleneck and jeans. Look around and you can see the obvious differences in a lot of successful people. What most business owners don’t see when they look at successful people are the habits they’ve developed. Leonard DaVinci slept two hours at a time in four-hour intervals.
The Science of Lucid Dreaming and How to Learn to Control Your Dreams
by Maria Popova Trekking the continuum of sleep and wakefulness in a journey into metaconsciousness. As if the science of sleep and the emotional function of dreaming weren’t fascinating enough in and of themselves, things get even more bewildering when it comes to lucid dreaming — a dream state in which you’re able to manipulate the plot of the dream and your experience in it. But how, exactly, does that work and can you train yourself to do it?Anaïs Nin on the Meaning of Life & the Dangers of the Internet (1946)
by Maria Popova “We believe we are in touch with a greater amount of people… This is the illusion which might cheat us of being in touch deeply with the one breathing next to us.” Last week’s widely reverberating meditations on the meaning of life by cultural icons like Charles Bukowski, Annie Dillard, Arthur C.
Dharma Seed - Joseph Goldstein's Dharma Talks
Although deeply rooted in the Vipassana tradition of Theravada Buddhism, I enjoy working with various skillful means from different Buddhist schools to help convey the essence of all practice, the one dharma of liberation. This essential dharma includes the wisdom of non-clinging, the motivation of compassion to practice for the benefit of all beings, and the potential for liberation within us all. Given the speed and complexity of our culture, the Buddha's teachings offer a much-needed means to slow down, a way to create some inner calm. We need to touch base with this place of tranquillity in order to allow our bodies and minds to unwind. We then have the chance to see more deeply and profoundly the nature of our lives, how we create suffering and how we can be free.T he Bible tells us that God created Adam and Eve just a few thousand years ago, by some fundamentalist interpretations. Science informs us that this is mere fiction and that man is a few million years old, and that civilization just tens of thousands of years old. Could it be, however, that conventional science is just as mistaken as the Bible stories? There is a great deal of archeological evidence that the history of life on earth might be far different than what current geological and anthropological texts tell us. Consider these astonishing finds:
The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts
This evening, I bumped into a guy I know, who talked to me about a project he’s working on. Turns out that he could use a template for this project. Basically, he needs a jig. A jig is a three-dimensional object that serves as a template: Slide the unaltered main part into the jig, use the guides on the jig to attach the relevant bits in exactly the right place, slide the newly altered part out of the jig, and boom! Done!
Wanderings in the Labyrinth
Yesterday while we were sitting outside enjoying the beautiful day, I became aware of an incessant chirping and discovered a baby robin hopping along the side of the deck calling for his mother. This little fledgling was one of the cutest little things I ever laid eyes on. We were concerned for his welfare and waited anxiously for one or both of his parents to return, but to no avail. Finally, Keith decided to place him in the large honeysuckle bush hoping that the nest was buried unseen, deep within the branches.
Monday's Musings
by Lori Deschene “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill
What We Want to Give
Live your best Life - Oprah.com
Byron Katie has a simple, completely replicable system for freeing ourselves of the thoughts that make us suffer. Here are four questions to ask yourself to get started. On her Oprah Radio show, Oprah talks with spiritual teacher Byron Katie about how to make the most of your life with her transformative process called 'The Work.' In her darkest hour, Byron Katie, now a spiritual mentor to millions, discovered that life isn't half as painful as we make it. With the help of four simple questions, she shows Caitlin Flanagan how t...
Philosophy: Guide to Happiness
We tend to accept that people in authority must be right. It’s this assumption that Socrates wanted us to challenge by urging us to think logically about the nonsense they often come out with, rather than being struck dumb by their aura of importance and air of suave certainty. This six part series on philosophy is presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton, featuring six thinkers who have influenced history, and their ideas about the pursuit of the happy life.
by Maria Popova Why prestige is the enemy of passion, or how to master the balance of setting boundaries and making friends. “Find something more important than you are,” philosopher Dan Dennett once said in discussing the secret of happiness , “and dedicate your life to it.” But how, exactly, do we find that? Surely, it isn’t by luck. I myself am a firm believer in the power of curiosity and choice as the engine of fulfillment, but precisely how you arrive at your true calling is an intricate and highly individual dance of discovery.
How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love
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