TEDxRio+20 - Gabor Maté - The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power. RSA Animate - The Power of Outrospection. Alfie Kohn - The Case Against Competition. Alan Watts: This Is IT: Become What You Are. Derrick Jensen on Identification. Conformity. I Am Fishead - Documentary Film (2011) Sam Harris on "Free Will". Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions. RSA Animate - Language as a Window into Human Nature. RSA Animate - The Empathic Civilisation. RSA Animate - The Secret Powers of Time.
RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. The Story Of Positive Thinking. We have all heard the slogans. “Think Positive!” , “Expect only the best outcomes!” , “Strive to be happy”, “Avoid negativity!” , “Put more effort in your intentions!”
“Find happiness in what you have” or “Be careful with your thoughts, think negative and you’ll attract negativity. Think positive and…” you know the drill. Positive thinking has become quite popular amongst spiritual communities and even in the business world. But let’s tune into the underlined key words that are often paired with this concept. Notice how agitated and demanding these thoughts and concepts feel in the body. Sure, we can try to avoid or shape this moment all we want and believe that this is how you create your ‘ideal’ reality.
The truth is, there can be a belief system or a suppressed emotional baggage behind our thoughts and desires. Why should we put so much effort in creating happiness? Notice how our minds have been programmed to avoid uncomfortable feelings. Observe the image above. Love, Elina. » the best goal is no goal. “With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Post written by Leo Babauta. The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seem to be deeply ingrained in our culture. I know I lived with goals for many years, and in fact a big part of my writings here on Zen Habits are about how to set and achieve goals. These days, however, I live without goals, for the most part. It’s absolutely liberating, and contrary to what you might have been taught, it absolutely doesn’t mean you stop achieving things. It means you stop letting yourself be limited by goals. Consider this common belief: “You’ll never get anywhere unless you know where you’re going.”
And there’s the rub: you have to open your mind to going places you never expected to go. Today, I live mostly without goals. The problem with goals In the past, I’d set a goal or three for the year, and then sub-goals for each month. Unfortunately, it never, ever works out this neatly. How it works Start small. The Global Brain - Peter Russell.
Why everything you believe might be wrong. A VIRUS CALLED FEAR - Student Documentary Short.