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April 30, 2015
5 Obstacles to Creativity

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Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny–He has something to fulfill, some message has to be delivered, some work has to be completed. You are not here accidentally–You are here meaningfully. The whole intends to do something through you.
Creativityis a handbook for those who understand the need to bring more creativity, playfulness, and flexibility to their lives. Here are 5 obstacles to the creative path:
1. Self-consciousnes...
Ray Bradbury on Madmen

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If you are writing without zest, without gusto, without love, without fun, you are only half a writer. It means you are so busy keeping one eye on the commercial market, or one ear peeled for the avant-garde coterie, that you are not being yourself. You don’t even know yourself.
~RAY BRADBURY, author ofZen in the Art of Writing
You say you’re a madman. How long have you been in this state of mind? It sounds pretty wonderful
Oh. Since I was nine o...
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Become an Idea Machine

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Quote of the dayIDEAS ARE THE CURRENCY OF LIFE. Not money. Money gets depleted until you go broke. But good ideas buy you good experiences, buy you better ideas, buy you better experiences, buy you more time, save your life. Financial wealth is a side effect of the “runner’s high” of your idea muscle.
~CLAUDIA AZULA ALTUCHER, author ofBecome An Idea Machine: Because Ideas Are The Currency Of The 21st Century
CREATIVITY
Sparking creative ideas when...
April 29, 2015
The 10 Emotions of Power

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We must cultivate our garden.
~VOLTAIRE
InAwaken the Giant Within , Tony Robbins offers ten emotional seeds you can plant in your garden. If you nurture these seeds by focusing on feeling what you want to feel every day, you will hold yourself to a standard of greatness. These seeds create a life that flourishes and fulfills its highest potential.
1. Love and warmth
All communication is either a loving response or a cry for help. If someone come...
The Science of Laziness

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One of the issues with our field is when we’ve looked at activity, and what cont
rols activity, we’ve forgotten that we know very clearly there are biological mechanisms that actually influence people to be active or not Lightfoot says. You can have a predisposition to be a couch potato.
~DAVID EPSTEIN, author ofThe Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
Why are some people way lazier than others? Is there a ‘couch potato ge...
HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The Ability to Tolerate Psychological Discomfort

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Quote of the dayAmbiguous tasks are a good place to observe how personality traits bubble to the surface. Although few of us are elite soldiers, we’ve all experienced the kind of psychological distress these trainees encounter on their training run: managing unclear expectations, struggling with self-motivation, and balancing the use of social support with private reflection. These issues are endemic not only to the workplace, but also to relati...
April 28, 2015
Four Basic Steps for Effective Creative Visualization

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Creative Visualization
showshow to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive changes in one’s life.
The physical universe is energy
Physically, we are all energy, and everything within and around us is made up of energy.
One law of energy is this: Energy of a certain quality or vibration tends to attract energy of a similar nature.
Thoughts and feelings have their own magnetic energy that attracts energy of a similar nature.
When we a...
March 27, 2015
Easter Fest: 7 Most Popular Articles

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Note: The Brainfood Section will be closed from March 30 to April 5. I’ll be back on April 6. Happy Easter everyone!
These are the seven top articles of 2015 that you can catch up during the recess week.
1. Women don’t need men anymore
The first thing I thought when I read the headline ‘Women don’t need men anymore’ in a newspaper is:First.Who said that statement is a woman. And I was right.Second.She must be French. And I was right.Third.She is ei...
Welcome to The History of Museums

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In 1979, Edward P. Alexander’s Museums in Motion
was hailed as a much-needed addition to the museum literature. He offers the history of museums since the eighteenth century with a detailed examination of the function of museums and museum workers in modern society.
Welcome to the Museum of Museums
Museums have been part of human history for over 2000 years. But they weren’t always like the ones we visit today. The history of museums is f...
WEEKEND LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The War for Sand

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Quote of the dayAfter fresh water, sand is the most consumed natural resource on the planet. As a logical consequence of this exploitation, sand’s limited reserves are threatened today.
~Sand Wars
by Denis Delestrac.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Active listening, Seth’s Blog| Tweet
The kind of listening we’re trained to do in school and at work is passive listening.
What To Do When It’s Your Turn (and it’s always your turn)
AGING
With age comes not only w...