In the last week before birth, REM-sleep amount hits a lifetime high of twelve hours a day. With near insatiable appetite, the human fetus therefore doubles its hunger for REM sleep just before entering the world. There will be no other
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“After years of experimenting, I discovered that the more I tried to exert power directly, the less powerful I became.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“If your primary objective is to bring the team into a state of harmony and oneness, it doesn’t make sense for you to rigidly impose your authority.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“That’s the essence of what it means to bring individuals together and connect them to something greater than themselves.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“In the West we tend to think of compassion as a form of charity, but I share Lao-tzu’s view that compassion for all beings—not least of all oneself—is the key to breaking down barriers among people.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“In the strictest form of Zen, monitors roam the meditation hall, striking sleeping or listless meditators with a flat wooden stick, called a keisaku, to get them to pay attention. This is not intended as punishment. In fact, the keisaku is sometimes referred to as a “compassionate stick.” The purpose of the blow is to reinvigorate the meditator and make him or her more awake in the moment.”
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
― Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
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