Merce Cardus's Blog, page 97
May 19, 2015
What Do We Want To Know?
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Ulysses: Know the whole world.
~SHAKESPEARE, Troilus and Cressida
In Curiosity
, Alberto Manguel dedicates each chapter to a single thinker, scientist, artist, or other figure who demonstrated in a fresh way how to ask “Why?”
Leading us through a full gallery of inquisitives, among them Thomas Aquinas, David Hume, Lewis Carroll, Rachel Carson, Socrates, and, most importantly, Dante, Manguel affirms how deeply connected our curiosity is to the readings tha...
May 11, 2015
Don Miguel Ruiz on The Four Agreements
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom are essential
steps on the path to personal freedom.
The agreements you made with yourself
There are thousands of agreements you have made with yourself, with other people, with your dream of life, with God, with society, with your parents, with your spouse, with your children. But the most important agreements are the ones you made with yourself. In th...
Love, You Are Doing it Wrong
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To be tender is to accept the loved one’s weaknesses.
Philosopher Yann Dall’Aglio writes about love in the digital age. His two books,A Rolex at 50: Do you have the right to miss your life?
andI love you: is love a has been?explore the challenges and triumphs in the modern era, where individualism and consumerism reign. His work is a declaration of his faith in love, a major feat for a skeptical philosopher.
The eternal problem of love: how to become...
MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing & Better Living: Watching Reality TV Might Help Bring Out the Best in Us
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Quote of the dayIn the same way that horror fiction is seen by some scholars as providing a safe way for us to rehearse and simulate dealing with mortal threats, perhaps we’re attracted to cringe comedy and reality TV as a way to hone our ability to appreciate and understand other people’s social tribulations.
~DR. CHRISTIAN JARRETT, author ofGreat Myths of the Brain (Great Myths of Psychology)
WRITING
How to write about your family…without getting...May 8, 2015
Think and Grow Rich
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Think and Grow Rich
has been called the “Granddaddy of All Motivational 
Literature.” It was the first book to boldly ask, “What makes a winner?” Here are the 13 principles to be one of them:
1. Desire
Ensure that your wants become Desire, Hill proposes taking some time to develop a clear and concise statement of that Desire. It is important, he argues, to be very specific. If the Desire is to have money, the amount of money must be specified or...
Try Something New For 30 Days
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Remember that the power of a habit isn’t actually in the individual execution, but inthe consistency. It is far far worse to skip doing something than to just do a horrible job of it.
~TYNAN, author ofSuperhuman By Habit: A Guide to Becoming the Best Possible Version of Yourself, One Tiny Habit at a Time
Is there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted ta...
WEEKEND LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The Obstacle Is The Way
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Quote of the dayWe forget: In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given.
~RYAN HOLIDAY, author ofThe Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
FREEDOM
Rowan Williams: can we ever be in charge of our own lives?, NewStatesman| Tweet
The debate over freedom is a complex, extended one.
May 7, 2015
Wayne Dyer on Excuses Begone Principles
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Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself–must go over t
he whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.
~RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
In Excuses Begone!,Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health. Here are the seven principles:
The first principle: Awareness
Breaking old habits requires not...
Tony Robbins on Why We Do What We Do
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Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.
~TONY ROBBINS, author ofUnlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Ac...
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The Tao of Twitter
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Quote of the daySystematically surround ourselves with people likely to want to know us, learn from us, and help us.
~MARK SCHAEFER, author ofThe Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
How to get smarter, Barking up the wrong tree| Tweet
Wouldn’t you liketo know how to get smarter? Of course.I’ve looked at the science on the subject many times in the pastand there are some simple methods—like, believe...
