5 Ways To Hack Your Brain Into Awesomeness
Learn More While You Sleep So say you haven't followed that first step up there and choose to continue sleeping like other mere mortals. A very minor change in your schedule can still let you use your sleep patterns to your advantage, by making you smarter. Holy Shit, How Can I Do It? No, we're not talking about those scams where they have you put a tape recorder under your pillow and let it teach you Spanish while you're asleep. Note: "Sleep on it" is simply an expression. They did a study at Harvard that proved this technique works. No, the participants who slept on it and had 24 hours for the information to fester in their brain did the best on the test, while those who only had 20 minutes did the worst. Wasting your time, nerds, go to sleep. How Does It Work? Scientists say the ability your brain has to retain information works in three different ways: acquisition, consolidation and recall. So does this technique work with the "sleep two hours a day" system we mentioned earlier?
learning to be happy
Learning to be Happy Can we learn to be happy? Absolutely! Happiness is a process and can be achieved over time. To increase your happiness level follow the obtainable HAPPY action suggestions below: Have and set obtainable goals for yourself. Accept and forgive yourself. Practice gratitude. Praise and acknowledge the good in yourself. Yield and let others be who they are and allow yourself to be who you want to be. Learn how to increase your happiness by reading the following books on this subject. Highly Recommended Reading:
Start Your Day in 33 Different Ways
Mornings are underrated. I consider them fundamental for the whole diurnal experience. What you do in the very first moments of your morning will fundamentally and inexorably shape your entire day. Most of the time you spend your mornings by routinely performing some habits, on auto pilot. Hence, your days will routinely unfold towards you, the same way day after day, on auto pilot. Consciously inserting your intentions in these very first moments will have a huge effect. Here are at least 33 ways in which you can transform your days by only spending 5 minutes every morning. 1. I love the morning stillness and the unspoken promise of something ready to start. 2. And do nothing. 3. Point your mind to something you’re really grateful for and stay there. 4. Regardless of the current season. 5. You’re going to spot it pretty easily if you put your mind to it. 6. Write an answer to an old question, do part of a small chore, move an object out of somebody’s way. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Let go. 12.
30+ Pieces of Inspiring, Funny and Interesting Advice
Everyday, as I scour the web looking for interesting things to post about, I run across a few of these pictures. They're signs or little pieces of advice that pop up like presents on the screen. These life lessons remind me to stop and enjoy life. The remind me to step away, ask me to change my perspective or give me reason to laugh. What I love most about these signs, though, is that they touch each person in a different way. Though we're all connected and though we often share similar interests, it is our life experiences that will ultimately draw out a different emotion from each of us. Here, I've compiled over 30 of my favorite signs or posters. Also, check out30+ Pieces of Inspiring, Funny and Interesting Advice, Part II! If you have some of your own, please share them with us in the comments section! Which one is your favorite? Related:Simple Sayings, Complex Meanings By ExplodingDog (12 Total)
people around you
The single biggest advantage I’ve had in my life is that I’ve largely been surrounded by supportive people. My wife, my parents, my closest friends – all of them have always been incredibly positive towards everything I’ve ever chosen to do. My mind continually goes back to the period in my life where I was trying to convince myself to make the leap into being a full-time writer. Rather than saying it’s something I couldn’t do or shouldn’t do, all of them encouraged me to do it when I decided the time was right. Yes, they offered me input. That made all the difference in the world in my decision to become a writer and a much more present father. Photo by Daniel E. Supportive People in Your Life The supportive people in your life often make all the difference between success and failure. They tell you that you can do it rather than telling you that you can't. They encourage you to stretch yourself beyond where you think you can go. They point you upwards when things look down.
How to Use Your Subconscious to Change Your Life
“Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.” – Thomas Edison Your subconscious loves to do work while your body performs other tasks that are easy. I can prove this very easily by asking you how many good ideas you have had while driving or in the shower. When you are relaxed yet slightly distracted, your mind is often at its best. Using subconscious requests will… Improve your motivation.Help you become happier.Increase your emotional intelligence. You’ll see improvement in less than a month. My last request was… “Please give me more patience when commuting to work and allow me to even enjoy my time in the car.” Within a month I was enjoying my ride to work. My latest request is… “Let’s find creative ways to grow my blog.” I took this approach because it’s going to take a request to my subconscious and action in my waking life to make this happen. Mindset My mindset is changing by setting my subconscious on a certain issue. The 3 step request only takes five minutes:
Grief Support for Survivors of Suicide - Advice: Carl Jung
Sometimes in life, events occur that fracture the very foundation on which we stand. Our life, as we have known it, is forever changed and we find ourselves in an unexpected struggle, first just to survive and then to move forward. The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors provides healing support for people coping with the shock, excruciating grief and complex emotions that accompany the loss of a loved one to suicide. It is important to know that people can and do survive loss by suicide. This site was designed by survivors for survivors. We invite you to join our supportive community of survivors from across the world. Ronnie Walker, MS, LCPC Founder: Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors
50 life secrets
Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss.This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances.
