Merce Cardus's Blog, page 108
February 16, 2015
TUESDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: What Does OK Stand For?
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Quote of the day
People repeat these legends to bolster their beliefs about society or how they would like society to be. How should we deal with such stories when we hear them? We should treat them skeptically.
~DAVID WILTON, author ofWord Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
CREATIVITY
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Interesting solutions begin with interesting problems. So reframe...
Leo Babauta On The Power Of Less: The Fine Art Of Limiting Yourself To The Essential In Business And In Life
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With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.
~RALPH WALDO EMERSON
In The Power of Less, Leo Babauta proposes a simpler life, but one in which we accomplish the things we want to accomplish.
Why less is powerful?
The problem with constantly trying to increase volume is that it doesn’t always produce the best results. Doing more things means you’re likely to do a lot of unimportant things, and you’ll be overworked and stresse...
Arianna Huffington On How To Succeed: Get More Sleep
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You wander from room to room
Hunting for the diamond necklace
That is already around your neck.
~RUMI
Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of thirteen books. In Thrive, she explains how her life
was out of control trying to build a business. She was working eighteen hours a day, seven days a week.
In terms of the traditional measures of success, which focus on money and...
MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Do Not Write A To-Do List
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Quote of the day
They are another exercise in procrastination.You know what the things are that you need to do so why not just get on with them immediately rather than delaying it by writing them down? They also encourage us to focus on the insignificant things so we can avoid doing the really big thing that often never even makes it on to the list.
~RUTH FIELD, author ofGet Your Sh!t Together
CREATIVITY
You don’t feel creative because you aren’t acting cre...
February 13, 2015
Rhonda Byrne On The Secret
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Do what you love. If you don’t know what brings you joy, ask ‘What is my joy?’ As you commit to your joy, you will attract an avalanche of joyful things because you are radiating j
oy.
Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret
come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming...
Why Music Moves Us
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Video of the day:
Odysseus’ crying ceases when Demodocus stops singing, and his tears flow once more when the song recommences. Ashamed of his tears, he covers his face with his cloak. His respond to the song is powerful.
~JEANETTE BICKNELL, author of Why Music Moves Us
Why does music make us feel happy or sad? Or angry or romantic? How can simple sound waves cause so much emotion?
In Why Music Moves Us,Jeanette Bicknell, whoteaches philosophy in Toront...
WEEKEND LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The Universe Has No Beginning
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Quote of the day
We all love a good story. We all love a tantalizing mystery. We all love the underdog pressing onward against seemingly insurmountable odds. We all, in one form or another, are trying to make sense of the world around us. And all of these elements lie at the core of modern physics. The story is among the grandest — the unfolding of the entire universe; the mystery is among the toughest — finding out how the cosmos came to be; the odds...
February 12, 2015
Elizabeth Benedict On The Joy Of Writing Sex: A Guide For Fiction Writers
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The Joy of Writing Sex
is intended to help writers craft better sex scenes.
Sex in fiction is so difficult to write
Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me, I’m A Model
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What is it like to be a model? Two stories tell us.
Fresh out of Catholic high school, Michigan girl Meghan Ward heads for the Paris runways at the tender age of 19. She had never intended to be a model. In fact, she had the typical thinking-person’s qualms about the industry, particularly the unhealthy images of women it promotes. But she had the looks, and when she was approached by a scout, she couldn’t resist the chance to sample the glamour of the...
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Men See Tattooed Women As Less Attractive And More Promiscuous
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Quote of the day
When men saw the woman with the tattoo, they judged her as less athletic, less motivated, less honest, less generous, less religious, less intelligent and less artistic than when she displayed no tattoo.Guéguen noticed one curious set of findings in this thin research area: While men see tattooed women as less attractive, they also see them as more promiscuous.
~VINITA MEHTA, Ph.D, author ofPaleo Love: How Our Stone Age...
