Start Here. By Leo Babauta I know a lot of people who fall into a slump, losing the habit of exercise, procrastinating with work, slipping into a bad diet, and generally not feeling motivated. It’s hard to get out of a slump like that. It’s hard to get going again, to get started when all the forces of inertia are against you. Here’s how to get started, in just a few easy steps. Pick one thing. With every single step, you’ll feel better.
Just announced: Dealing with Your Struggles video course. Memento Mori by Jonathan Nolan. This short story was the basis for the movie, Memento. I added the part numbers because I found myself reading it incrementally; they are not part of the original story. The italics, type, emphases, and so on are original. This was copied from the Esquire feature on it, and is also available on the DVD version of Memento. I archived both here to avoid link-rot. "What like a bullet can undeceive! " Your wife always used to say you'd be late for your own funeral.
Right about now you're probably wondering if you were late for hers. You were there, you can be sure of that. The guy in the picture, the one with the flowers? She's gone, gone for good, and you must be hurting right now, hearing the news. But you will forget—I guarantee it. Never-ending grief, never-ending anger. Maybe you can't understand what happened to you.
This is why I'm writing to you. Sooner or later you'll want to do something about it. He lies back and reads the sign taped to the ceiling again. No. You know I'm right. The Amityville Horror. Background[edit] In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into 112 Ocean Avenue, a large Dutch Colonial house in Amityville, a suburban neighborhood located on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Thirteen months before the Lutzes moved in, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. had shot and killed six members of his family at the house. After 28 days, the Lutzes left the house, claiming to have been terrorized by paranormal phenomena while living there. Book[edit] This section is based on the version of events in Jay Anson's 1977 book The Amityville Horror: A True Story. The house at 112 Ocean Avenue remained empty for 13 months after the DeFeo murders. The Lutz family moved in December 19, 1975. Father Mancuso was a lawyer, judge of the Catholic Court and psychotherapist who lived at the local Sacred Heart Rectory.
Some of the experiences of the Lutz family at the house have been described as follows: Other books[edit] Criticism[edit] Films[edit] On What Matters. On What Matters is a two-volume book of moral philosophy by Derek Parfit published in 2011. It is a follow-up to Parfit's 1984 book Reasons and Persons. The dust jacket states that the book is "about reasons, values and morality". The book is introduced by Samuel Scheffler. On What Matters defends an objective ethical theory and suggests that we have reasons to act that cannot be accounted for by subjective ethical theories. Furthermore, it attempts to present a moral theory that combines three traditional approaches in moral and political philosophy: Kantian deontology, consequentalism and contractarianism (of the sort advocated by T.
M. Parfit labels his synthesis of these three ethical theories the "Triple Theory":[3] On Parfit's view, these three criteria (a) represent the best versions of consequentialism, Kantian ethics, and contractarianism respectively, and (b) should generally agree in their recommendations. Writing[edit] Reception[edit] References[edit] Jump up ^ Mark Schroeder. Black box theory. Black box theories are things defined only in terms of their function.[1][2] The term black box theory is applied to any field, philosophy and science or otherwise where some inquiry or definition is made into the relations between the appearance of something (exterior/outside), i.e. here specifically the things black box state, related to its characteristics and behaviour within (interior/inner).[3][4] Specifically, the inquiry is focused upon a thing that has no immediately apparent characteristics and therefore has only factors for consideration held within itself hidden from immediate observation.
The observer is assumed ignorant in the first instance as the majority of available data is held in an inner situation away from facile investigations. The black box element of the definition is shown as being characterised by a system where observable elements enter a perhaps imaginary box with a set of different outputs emerging which are also observable.[5] Origin of term[edit] 3 Ways to Take Lecture Notes. Steps Part 1 Preparing for the Lecture <img alt="Image titled Take Lecture Notes Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Complete readings before the day’s lecture. Teachers assign readings so that you will be familiar with the topic being discussed in class. If you do the assigned readings before class, you’ll already know many of the background details.
Then you can focus your note-taking on key concepts. <img alt="Image titled Take Lecture Notes Step 7" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">7Consider formatting options for your notes. Part 2 Optimizing Your Note-Taking Part 3 Revisiting Your Notes Part 4. 7 Ways to Be Organized. Edit Article Keeping Everything in Its PlaceUsing a Calendar, Planner & SmartphoneMaking ListsKeeping to the ScheduleWorking Efficiently Edited by Dman0875, Brett, Manuel_Montenegro_THANKS! , Dave Crosby and 142 others If disorganization is congesting your life and you're feeling scattered and frustrated as a result, it's time to get organized. To achieve organization on the outside, you will need to take steps on the inside, by clarifying your priorities, objectives, and how you want your belongings and lifestyle arranged.
Try to keep stuff where it belongs. Know what you need/want to do, when you are going to do it, and avoid the stressful situation of not knowing what needs to be done. Ad Steps Part 1 of 5: Keeping Everything in Its Place 1Organize your space. Part 2 of 5: Using a Calendar, Planner & Smartphone 1Use a calendar. 3Try a smartphone. Part 3 of 5: Making Lists 1Write it down! Part 4 of 5: Keeping to the Schedule 1Follow through. Part 5 of 5: Working Efficiently 1Multitask. Tips. Ambassador to the Interior. Chronicling Ballet’s Pain and Passion - Slide Show.