Merce Cardus's Blog, page 93
June 7, 2015
MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing and Better Living: You’ll Stand And You’ll Like It
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Quote of the dayNot only will standing, pacing, fidgeting, and all the other movements you can do throughout the day keep the grim reaper at bay, you’ll notice pretty quickly that you’ll be more productive, more focused, and healthier.
~KRISTEN HALL-GEISLER, author ofYou’ll Stand and You’ll Like It: A Short, Functional Guide to Office Ergonomics and the Standing Desk
WRITING & SCREENWRITING
Should you wait for writing inspiration, or stick to a ro...
June 4, 2015
Self-esteem: The Immune System Of Consciousness
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There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self
-esteem, themore likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
Nathaniel Branden’s The Six Pillars of Self-Esteemis the culmination of a lifetime of clinical practice and study, already hailed in its hardcover edition as a classic and the most significant work on the topic.
Self-esteem is a fundamental human need
There are realities we cannot avoid. One...
The Fear Of Intimacy
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Why is it that the relationships we care about most – those with our intim
ate partners – often seem doomed to fail? Why do we feel compelled to punish those closest to us who love and appreciate our real qualities? In Fear of Intimacy
, the authors bring almost 40 years of clinical experience to bear in challenging the usual ways of thinking about couples and families.
The ultimate source of happiness or misery
Interpersonal relationships are the ultimate s...
WEEKEND LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing, and Better Living: 10-10-10
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Quote of the dayIt’s vital that we keep things in perspective. The next time you find yourself caught up in self-judgment over something you did or didn’t do, ask yourself, will this matter 10 minutes from now? Ten months from now? Ten years from now? If it’s not going to matter, let it go. If it will, figure out what you need to do about it. That’s much more productive than judging yourself.
~SUZY WELCH, author of10-10-10: A Fast and Powerful Way to...
June 3, 2015
7 Alternatives To College
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Don’t want to go to college? Don’t want crushing student loan debt? Afraid you 
won’t be able to get a job otherwise?
40 Alternatives to Collegewill save you money, geet you greater experience than college would have, give you adventures along the way that you will remember forever, and grant you the satisfaction of having chosen the life you want to lead.
Kids at 18 have no idea what they want to do in life. The world is a very bi...
Julian Treasure On 5 Ways To Listen Better
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In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, “We are losing our listening.” In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure, author of Sound Business
shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening — to other people and the world around you.
Listening as making meaning from sound. It’s a mental process, and it’s a process of extraction
We are losing our listening. We spend roughly 60 percent of our commu...
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing, and Better Living: The Bilingual Edge
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All babies come into the world with a gift for languages. From the day they are born, they begin to learn the language that surrounds them. In this way, every baby is a citizen of the world with full and equal capacity to learn any of the planet’s six thousand languages.
~KENDALL KING PhD, author ofThe Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language
WRITING & SCREENWRITING
Writing a salable personal essay: 5 Key questions to a...June 2, 2015
On Calmness Of Mind: A Jewel Of Wisdom
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As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
The aphorismAs A Man Thinketh
in his heart so is he, not only embraces the whole of a man’s being, but is so comprehensive as to reach out to every condition and circumstance of his life. A man is literally _what he thinks,_ his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts
The sum of a man’s thoughts are his character. His character influences the conditions and circumstances of his life. Ever...
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother, And Me
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Sarah: What’s it like, Dad?
Dad: I don’t know. I guess sometimes it turns out that everything you thought about how the future would be just isn’t true.
InTangles: A Story About Alzheimer’s, My Mother, and Me
,Sarah Leavitt reveals how Alzheimer’s disease transformed her mother, Midge, and her family forever.
This memoir consists of three parts broken up into mini-vignettes; things unfold chronologically, for the most part.
Part One begins as a...
HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing, and Better Living: The Myths of Happiness
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Quote of the dayNothing in life is as important as you think it is while you are thinking about it.
~SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY, author ofThe Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does
WRITING & SCREENWRITING
6 Tips on what to do with those great writing ideas, Live Write Thrive| TweetEverybody has advice on where you can find ideas for your next book and what to do if you run out of inspiratio...
