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Some years ago, the economist George Akerlof found himself faced with a simple task: mailing a box of clothes from India, where he was living, to the United States. The clothes belonged to his friend and colleague Joseph Stiglitz, who had left them behind when visiting, so Akerlof was eager to send the box off. But there was a problem. The combination of Indian bureaucracy and what Akerlof called “my own ineptitude in such matters” meant that doing so was going to be a hassle—indeed, he estimated that it would take an entire workday. So he put off dealing with it, week after week. This went on for more than eight months, and it was only shortly before Akerlof himself returned home that he managed to solve his problem: another friend happened to be sending some things back to the U.S., and Akerlof was able to add Stiglitz’s clothes to the shipment. Given the vagaries of intercontinental mail, it’s possible that Akerlof made it back to the States before Stiglitz’s shirts did. Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine tomorrow they will hang you, this is your last day of your life…
Imagine it intensely! Fight with the idea, you want to live forever, it should not end tomorrow neither for another 100 years!
Now start writing, what would you change in your life going backwards? Do you realize how little things come to your perception and your appreciation increases rapidly? Good! Now stand up, look around, feel total control on your life, and make those changes because I might be right, really this would be your last day!!
by TC
The best metaphor I have seen for the relationship between conscious and unconscious minds comes from Jonathan Haidt’s excellent and very readable book ‘The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science’. He likens these two aspects of our selves to an elephant and its rider. The rider represents the ‘controlled’ processes of the mind, the planning and reasoning that takes place one step at a time in conscious awareness, while the elephant represents the hundreds of automatic operations we carry out every second outside of conscious awareness. Read the rest of this entry »
Once a little girl asked me while I was trying to give her my ‘wisdom’ about life, she said; What happen to the knowledge we have, when we die?
It triggered so many thoughts, and for seconds I was speechless. I come to realize that, yes I was accumulating all these knowledge and experiences throughout my life but I never thought about it; what I am going to do with my fortune! (probably knowledge, and experience are the only things can be counted as a fortune)
After the crush effect I had from that simple!? question, I could breathe and said back; Knowledge is not yours or anyone’s. It is something you gather in the walk of life and it is better if you can share before you die. Because knowledge is one of the most rare things, like love, that does not reduce as you share it but the contrary.
She seemed like more relax after my answer, in spite of this I was crushing the walls of my mind. Yes I was kind of happy with the answer I gave but did I really practice it? If yes , was it enough? I had to find a way to share , everything I know. But wait! Even people themselves are not aware what they really know! That seemed not possible though, but
it was worth to give a try.
Decision was made few days later. I would write a book, book of my life. Why the hell people would pay attention to some else’s life? What was so remarkable in my life?! Yes nothing was story worth, so idea had expired pretty quickly. Thinking process continued until recent times and finally I decided , if I don’t have a life to make story than I will live one! . I really , intentionally would live a life that will make story for someone to read! Would it be the ‘why’ of my life?
I know it sounds extremely egoist, but rather than feeding my ego, I realised that is the only way to be able to share your knowledge and thoughts. It is not because I will not share without making my life remarkable, but the other people will pay little or no attention on what you are saying without your bold actions referring them those words are worthwhile to listen. There is a nice quote, says; “Your actions are so loud, I cannot hear what you are telling”
I really feel to share what I am discovering in my life, this is not the only way but it is a proper way to live remarkably, to do good things. It is also make you live your life backwards. All you should do is decide how you want to be remembered after you passed away and live your life to attain that image you created for yourself. Ah, don’t forget to write a book before you die 
by Tagmach
Maslow studied healthy people, most psychologists study sick people.
The characteristics listed here are the results of 20 years of study of people who had the “full use and exploitation of talents, capacities, potentialities, etc..”
Self-actualization implies the attainment of the basic needs of physiological, safety/security, love/belongingness, and self-esteem.
Maslow’s Basic Principles:
- The normal personality is characterized by unity, integration, consistency, and coherence. Organization is the natural state, and disorganization is pathological.
- The organism can be analyzed by differentiating its parts, but no part can be studied in isolation. The whole functions according to laws that cannot be found in the parts.
- The organism has one sovereign drive, that of self-actualization. People strive continuously to realize their inherent potential by whatever avenues are open to them.
- The influence of the external environment on normal development is minimal. The organism’s potential, if allowed to unfold by an appropriate environment, will produce a healthy, integrated personality. Read the rest of this entry »
Do your best to accept this or do your best to fight it: but, “You are a mind with a body”. Because you are, you have spiritual powers. And, the Spirit man (person) inside you contains powers known and unknown. Discover what they are! Ignorance, who me? Anything that seems logical to a person, who is ignorant of the facts, may seem stupid to the person who knows how to do it and does know the facts. If you make decisions because you refuse to learn the truth, that is called ignorance. But, none of us would ever do that, would we? You just might be surprised how many grow fat on ignorance. And the biggest cause of ignorance is…..you guess? Ok, it is Inertia. A person may not know the facts but he should understand that truth is truth and never false regardless of his lack of knowledge. An open minded person will continue to learn and not succumb to immobility. He will base his conclusions on the knowledge that he has. But, always ready to change them as he becomes more enlightened. It’s time to explore the powers of your mind. These powers can help you to achieve success, wealth, happiness, love and all you desire. Learn to use these powers. Don’t be afraid of them. And, Read the rest of this entry »
Ready to motivate yourself? Try some of these simple methods, and use them daily.
Why do you want to motivate yourself? Actually, just answering that question fully can be one of the better ways to get your daily motivation. Below are seven more ways that have been prove to work for others. Chances are some of them will work for you too.
1. Explain your plans. Usually, by the time I tell my wife about the newsletter I’m going to write, I’m out of my slump and back at the keyboard. Find someone that listens well, and tell them what you want to do. If it is something that you really want, this will almost always get you motivated.
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The subconscious mind is an important part of the complete human being. Did you know that an individual’s subconscious is responsible for most of their personal reality? Yeah, that sounds unbelievable but it is true to the letter. What you think, or more to the point, what you envision, will create your personal reality around you. Read the rest of this entry »
A new study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought.
The University of British Columbia investigation, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that activity in numerous brain regions increases when our minds wander.
It also finds that brain areas associated with complex problem-solving – previously thought to go dormant when we daydream — are in fact highly active during these episodes
“Mind wandering is typically associated with negative things like laziness or inattentiveness,” says lead author, Prof. Kalina Christoff, UBC Dept. of Psychology.
“But this study shows our brains are very active when we daydream — much more active than when we focus on routine tasks.”
For the study, subjects were placed inside an fMRI scanner, where they performed the simple routine task of pushing a button when numbers appear on a screen.
The researchers tracked subjects’ attentiveness moment-to-moment through brain scans, subjective reports from subjects and by tracking their performance on the task.
The findings suggest that daydreaming – which can occupy as much as one-third of our waking lives – is an important cognitive state where we may unconsciously turn our attention from immediate tasks to sort through important problems in our lives.
Until now, the brain’s “default network” – which is linked to easy, routine mental activity and includes the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC), the posterior cingulate cortex and the temporoparietal junction – was the only part of the brain thought to be active when our minds wander.
However, the study finds that the brain’s “executive network” – associated with high-level, complex problem-solving and including the lateral PFC and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex – also becomes activated when we daydream.
“This is a surprising finding, that these two brain networks are activated in parallel,” says Christoff.
“Until now, scientists have thought they operated on an either-or basis – when one was activated, the other was thought to be dormant.” The less subjects were aware that their mind was wandering, the more both networks were activated.
The quantity and quality of brain activity suggests that people struggling to solve complicated problems might be better off switching to a simpler task and letting their mind wander.
“When you daydream, you may not be achieving your immediate goal – say reading a book or paying attention in class – but your mind may be taking that time to address more important questions in your life, such as advancing your career or personal relationships,” says Christoff.
By RICK NAUERT, PH.D. Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on May 12, 2009
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