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The Power to Unleash Your Inborn Drive

Whether you call it following your heart, a gut feeling, a hunch or intuition, Instinct-the inner knowledge bubbling up from a wellspring of wisdom within-can lead to a bigger, elephant-sized life.

Instinct has a rythm

Our instincts are the treasure map for our soul’s satisfaction. Following our instincts can make the crucial distinction between what we are good at–our vocation or skill set–and what we are good for–the fulfillment of our purposeful potential. When you’re truly engaged with...

Predicting the Future Primes Your Brain for Learning

Every time that you make a prediction, says Jane McGonigal, author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient–Powered by the Science of Gamesand video game designer, you get a little bomb of dopamine in the reward pathways of your brain.

That dopamine helps you pay closer attention, to process information more effectively, and to be more engaged with what’s going. So if you want to boost your ability to learn or get those you’re teachi...

HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: The Economics Of Happiness

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Quote of the day

Happiness, properly defined, is a sense of well-being that comes from a great sense of knowing that you’re on the right path.

~MARK ANIELSKI, author ofThe Economics of Happiness: Building Genuine Wealth

WRITING

Embrace Your Writing Style: 9 Writing and Grammar Rules Worth Breaking, The Write Life| Tweet

Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand that boundaries are necessary, especially in the realm of writing. But, what if people...

How To Resolve A Conflict Elegantly?

Every day offers moments of decision, from what to eat for lunch to how to settle a dispute with a colleague. Still larger questions loom: How can I motivate my team? How can I work more efficiently? What is the long tail anyway?

The Decision Bookpresents fifty models for better structuring, and subsequently understanding, life’s steady challenges. Interactive and thought-provoking, this illustrated workbook offers succinct summaries of popular strategies, including the Rubber Band Model for...

Does Comedy Make Comedians Crazy? Or Is It Their Therapy?

Comedians are more likely to have mental health issues than the rest of us. Is it in their nature? Or their environment? And what can they do to help the rest of us improve our own mental health? Dr. Ildiko Tabori, America’s foremost therapist for comedians, explains.

In The Laughing Cure, King combines wit with medical research to reveal the benefits of laughter and humor on physical and emotional health.

The loneliness of a stand-up comedian

Being a stand-up comedian is one of the hardest...

TUESDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: Empathy

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Quote of the day

Aristotle was especially aware of the importance of this benevolent form of self-love, when he wrote, “All friendly feelings for others are an extension of man’s feelings for himself.”

~ROMAN KRZNARIC, author ofEmpathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It

WRITING

Voices in My Head, or Conversations with Fictional Characters By Becke Martin Davis, Romance University| Tweet

Where do our heroes and heroines go, once we’ve read t...

Living a Life of Passion and Purpose

The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everythinghas inspired readers all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element. Among the questions that this new book answers are:

How do I find out what my talents and passions are? What if I love something I’m not good at? What...

How Not to be a Slave to Your Brain

One of the classic definitions of mindfulness is that it helps us avoid clinging to what is pleasant and condemning what is unpleasant. In this video, psychiatrist Mark Epstein, author ofThe Trauma of Everyday Life,relays information about the practice of mindful meditation and its many mental health benefits.

Definition of mindfulness

One of the classic definitions of mindfulness is that it helps us not cling to what is pleasant and not condemn what is unpleasant. An example would be if yo...

MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: Networking Is Not Working

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Quote of the day

When I began using my connections to benefit my clients, with theintention of becoming more of a resource than a vendor or service provider, I discovered I could accomplish all of those things in a more meaningful and lasting way. I would now network in order to provide solutions and add more value for my existing clients.

~DEREK COBURN, author ofNetworking Is Not Working: Stop Collecting Business Cards and Start Making Meaningful Conne...

How Actions Can Mislead

In Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want, leading social psychologist Nicholas Epley introduces us to what scientists have learned about our ability to understand the most complicated puzzle on the planet—other people—and the surprising mistakes we so routinely make

Our sixth sense about the minds of others suggests that there are no accidents

Walter Vance was a wonderful person who had a heart attack at the worst time possible–in the aisle of a crowded...