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July 18, 2016
Why Humans See More Colors than Dogs, but Fewer than Birds and Insects
“In the nineteenth century, with Maxwell’s Synthesis of the Laws of E[image error]lectricity and Magnetism, physicists started to realize that what we perceive as light is deeply understood as a kind of disturbance of electric and magnetic fields.” Frank Wilczek, author of A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature’s Deep Design,says. “That gave us a new concept of the possibilities of perception of light, that show us we’re missing a lot.”
In fact, there is a lot to light that we as humans can’t see.
“What w...
An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
I’m a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and
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for voices not shouting to be heard. Becoming Wisechronicles some of what I’ve learned in what has become a conversation across time and generations, across disciplines and denominations. Becoming Wise I’ve organized my reflections around five of these raw materials, basic aspects of the human everyday, which I’ve come to see as breeding grounds for wisdom. My own understanding and experience of these things have...
July 17, 2016
Brain Food: The Key to Mental and Cognitive Health Is Diet — This Diet
Like the rest of the human body, our brain depends on good nutrition. In fact, it’s where everything starts and from where everything flows. Lack of certain vitamins can lead to drops of mood, cognitive ability and physical functionality. For these reasons, when getting a psychiatric evaluation it makes sense to call a nutrition intervention to make sure slumps in vitamin and nutrition levels aren’t the cause of common mental diagnoses such as depression and anxiety.
Drew Ramsey, MD and auth...
Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable
Marketers have been talking (and working) on the 5 Ps for centuries, but Marketing gurú Sean Godin considers that something disturbing has happened.
Remarkable Marketingis the art of building things worth noticing right into your product or service.
Purple Cowis about why you need to put a Purple Cowinto everything you build, why TV and mass media are no longer your secret weapons, and why the profession of marketing has been changed forever.
Why you need the Purple Cow
The old rules don...
July 14, 2016
LinkFest ~ Best Reads on Writing, Screenwriting & Self-Publishing: Go Deeper
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7 Reasons you need story theory| HELPING WRITERS BECOME AUTHORS Jus[image error]t as in fiction itself, the writer’s life is marked by several major turning points–perhaps the most important of which is discovering story theory.
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July 13, 2016
You’re the Architect of Your Own Brain
Ruby Wax put her comedy career on hold a few years ago in order to research ment[image error]al illness and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy at Oxford. It’s there that she first encountered neuroplasticity: the ability to rewire your brain just by changing the way you think. Wax, who sports a Master’s in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, now travels the world promoting mental health awareness and stigmatization. Her new book is titled “Sane New World.“
About eight years ago in the U.K....
Stopping And Looking Deeply
In How To Relax, Thich Nhat Hanh says that when we relax, we “become calm water, and w[image error]e will reflect reality as it is. If we’re not calm, the image we reflect will be distorted. When the image is distorted by our minds, it’s not the reality, and it causes lots of suffering.” Relaxation is essential for accessing the tranquility and joy that lead to increased personal well-being.
BREATHING
You are probably breathing in and out right this moment. If you can close your eyes for a moment, do so...
July 12, 2016
Why Are Our Hearts and Minds Such Easy Targets for Con Artists, Holy Men and Cult Leaders?
What is the difference between a cult and a religion? Perhaps not much. There ar[image error]e a lot of questions in this world, and people start asking at a young age. When a baby with a rattle bangs it on the table, it learns that the rattle makes noise. The baby is fascinated by cause and effect. That’s why they like to pull your hair and feel the tension in the strands. It’s why they are always throwing things from their high chairs.
Not everything is quite as simple – the older you get, the larger a...
Master The Art Of Time Management
Timehack encompasses all of that – from the basic grocery list to meditation for clarit[image error]y of mind, and projects that are undertaken for the simple enjoyment of them. It will also look at theories by a variety of business theorists, psychologists and philosophers, because the more things are different, the more they are the same. All of these things deal with developing a positive life/work balance that can improve productivity and have the potential to increase enjoyment of life.
Things you c...
July 11, 2016
How To Command an Audience
Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to [image error]sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. TED Talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking. TED―which stands for technology, entertainment, and design―brings together the world’s leading thinkers.
There are a number of myths surrounding public performance tha...
