10 Ways Our Minds Warp Time How time perception is warped by life-threatening situations, eye movements, tiredness, hypnosis, age, the emotions and more… The mind does funny things to our experience of time. Just ask French cave expert Michel Siffre. In 1962 Siffre went to live in a cave that was completely isolated from mechanical clocks and natural light. He soon began to experience a huge change in his perception of time. When he tried to measure out two minutes by counting up to 120 at one-second intervals, it took him 5 minutes. But you don’t have to hide out in a cave for a couple of months to warp time, it happens to us all the time. 1. People often report that time seems to slow down in life-threatening situations, like skydiving. But are we really processing more information in these seconds when time seems to stretch? To test this, Stetson et al. (2007) had people staring at a special chronometer while free-falling 50 metres into a net. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Time is relative “Time is an illusion.
5 simple ways to increase self-confidence Self-confidence is one of the key personal qualities necessary for success. Here are 5 ways to develop self-confidence, presented in the book The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz. Use them in life, and you will certainly become successful. 1. Usually in lectures, conferences, briefings and seminars the back rows of the classroom are filled first. 2. There are many bright and talented people (sitting in the same conferences and workshops) who for whatever reason are afraid to express their opinions in order to avoid saying something stupid, not to seem ridiculous, etc. Each time a person wants to say something and says nothing, he injects himself with a portion of the poison that kills confidence. And vice versa: the more you speak, the more confident you become, so after each time you find it more and more easy to speak in public. Make rule to express your opinion in every public meeting you attend. And do not think that you will look silly. 3. How to develop self-confidence?
How to Get Your Confidence Back Getting confidence is one thing, getting your confidence back is a substantially different one. You see, people who’ve always lacked confidence in a certain area aren’t familiar with the emotion and they have a hard time grasping the associated behavior. On the other hand, people who had confidence in a certain area at some point but they’ve lost it are familiar with the emotion and the related behavior, they’ve just lost touch with them. What they need is to get those emotions to surface again. This is easier than inventing them from scratch, but it is also different in many ways and it requires a customized approach. It’s a lot easier to get a feeling of confidence when you need it if you get reacquainted with that feeling when you had it. One highly effective exercise for this is . Make the visualization as vivid as possible; remember as much of the details as you can, as if that past experience was really happening right now. The mind and the body are connected.
The Best Books to Spark Your Creativity | World of Psychology - StumbleUpon Books open up worlds we never even knew existed. Whether they address creativity directly or not, books are a treasure trove of inspiration just waiting to be tapped. For recommendations, I turned to bloggers and artists who connect to their creativity every day. Below they share the diverse books that have ignited their imaginations—which I bet will spark yours, too! “I’m a voracious reader and find most books in any genre inspiring in one way or another,” said Nellie Jacobs, a bestselling author, award-winning artist and creativity consultant. The books below have helped Jacobs think more creatively. Jacobs also suggested reading books outside genres you typically pick to help you think differently. “Learn how to write scripts, or paint watercolors, or take photographs, or create crafts. Life coach and artist Tiffany Moore agreed that seeing the world in different ways is key to creativity. What books help ignite your imagination?
Game Over 3 Here are the four pieces I'm showing at Giant Robot San Francisco's third Game Over show. All four pieces have sold, but if you're interested in seeing them in person, gallery information is here. "Triforce" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 10" x 7" - SOLD (tabletop saturation bumped back in Photoshop) "Mushrooms" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 10" x 7" - SOLD (tabletop saturation bumped back in Photoshop) "Grand Star" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 10" x 7" - SOLD(tabletop saturation bumped back in Photoshop) "Black Mage" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 10" x 7" - SOLD(tabletop saturation bumped back in Photoshop) Artwork © Lawrence Yang 2010 my blog | my site | contact
Amazing Sky lantern | Zack Travel Sky lanterns, also known as Kongming Lantern are airborne paper lanterns traditionally found in some Asian cultures. They are constructed from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell composed of a waxy flammable material. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern, thus lowering its density causing the lantern to rise into the air. The sky lantern is only airborne for as long as the flame stays alight, after which the lantern sinks back to the ground. photo source In ancient China, sky lanterns were strategically used in wars. photo source Lanna people use sky lanterns all year round, for celebrations and other special occasions. photo source During the Yi Peng festival, a multitude of khom loi are launched into the air where they resemble large flocks of giant fluorescent jellyfish gracefully floating by through the sky. photo source photo source photo source photo source photo source photo source photo source
10 Thirty-Day Challenges That Nobody Wants to Take A week ago I asked my friends on Facebook about the craziest thirty-day challenges, and I got quite a few interesting ideas. I’m posting them here today, along with my own contributions. These are all challenges that you won’t usually think about, yet some of them can be very powerful. I personally want to try some in the near future. If you want to give them a shot as well, I’d love to hear about your experience, and I’d offer you a spot here to share it if you don’t have a blog. Enough talk for now, below are 10 thirty-day challenges that nobody wants to take: No smoking, coffee or alcohol. What do you think of these challenges?
The Art of Gina Kiel - Draw As A Maniac Gina Kiel is an illustrator based in Wellington the Capital of New Zealand, and she has the ability to wield both traditional and digital media in order to create impressive work across a seemingly impossible range of styles. Check her at www.ginakiel.com Enjoy The Gallery Help us grow and remove all ads Leave a Reply RS Part17: Appreciation PART 17 Experiencing life is all a matter of perception: physical events exist only in our mental awareness of them. There is a popular Ch’an koan which asks: “if a tree falls in the woods, and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” The answer is no. What we call sound is only a disturbance in the atmosphere until it reaches something that can “hear” it, and a mind that can interpret it as a noise. “One must truly appreciate what it means to have the opportunity to exist in this form. Realizing the significance of your life, because every specific sensation is available to you only once, and never again, leads one to understand that life has great value.