7 Little Known Ways to Drastically Improve Your Learning “The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.” - Mortimer Adler Note: This guest post was written by personal development blogger Scott Young. You can check out his website here. Whether you’re heading into exams or haven’t seen the inside of a textbook in years, how you learn is going to have a big impact on your life. Unfortunately most people have pretty ineffective strategies for learning. 1. I wrote a popular article entitled, How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying, where I detailed a process I call holistic learning. 2. You need to make the information you learn visceral. 3. If you have difficulty translating an idea into your senses, take out a pad of paper and try to draw out how the ideas fit together. 4. Another way to interlink ideas holistically and form mental pictures is to use a metaphor. 5. You can test your knowledge by using it to solve problems. 6. 7. Similar Posts “Diamonds are forever.
The Top 10 Existential Movies of All Time Browsing through my DVD collection recently I realized that I have a fairly decent selection of what can be called 'existential movies' -- philosophical films that study the nature of existence and what it means to be alive. It's debatable as to what defines the 'quintessential' existential movie, but ultimately it must speak to the human condition and reframe it in such a way that the viewer gains an enhanced appreciation of their own existence and situation in life. These are the kinds of films that you find yourself reflecting back upon time and time again as you engage in your own day-to-day life, struggles and relationships. Thus, I present to you the top 10 existential movies of all time: 10. The best of the 'last man on Earth' movies, The Quiet Earth (1985) looks at human nature and the value of social relationships through a post-apocalyptic lens. 9. The movie also acknowledges the harsh realities of modern relationships. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
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Reboot your life: 20 mental barriers you should let go of | Soul Hiker photo by admitchell08 You are in an imaginary hot air balloon. It’s just you and all of your belongings in the wicker basket. Something went wrong and you are losing altitude fast. You will hit the ground in less than ten minutes if you don’t come up with something quick. The only immediate solution is to get rid of excess weight and throw off at least half of your belongings. This happens to all of us in less dramatic circumstances. Our mental life follows the same fate. Some of them are useless ideas that drag us down considerably. So if you were in the hot air balloon situation, which of these mental barriers should we let go? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Related posts:
Figures of Speech - Teach a Kid to Argue Why would any sane parent teach his kids to talk back? Because, this father found, it actually increased family harmony. (First published in Disney’s Wondertime Magazine. The article was nominated for a 2007 National Magazine Award.) Those of you who don’t have perfect children will find this familiar: Just as I was withdrawing money in a bank lobby, my 5-year-old daughter chose to throw a temper tantrum, screaming and writhing on the floor while a couple of elderly ladies looked on in disgust. She blinked a couple of times and picked herself up off the floor, pouting but quiet. “What did you say to her?” I explained that “pathetic” was a term used in rhetoric, the ancient art of argument. Under my tutelage in the years that followed, Dorothy and her younger brother, George, became keenly, even alarmingly, persuasive. Why on earth would any parent want that? And let’s face it: Our culture has lost the ability to usefully disagree. “Mary won’t let me play with the car.” “Why should she?” 1.
10 rules for everyone | Infektia I’m a fellow reader of Galadarling.com and today Gala posted something really thoughtful that I thought I could share with you. It’s really something that everyone can relate to. Now. As you are. In all your wonderful imperfection, with all your delicious flaws, regardless of past failure or pain. Stop delaying approval of yourself. whatever that means to you. You don’t just choose an orientation & that’s the end of it. as most other people put into following trends. that you are truly living your own life. Take the moral high-ground. Change your hairstyle, date someone younger, buy a fabulous sports car, move to Paris, open a bakery, make new friends! {*style:<b> 8. Take makeup lessons, see a personal stylist, ask your hairdresser the best way to blowdry your hair & watch your manicurist carefully. Be grateful for what you have. It’s really something worth thinking about, don’t you think? Related Posts No Related Post
How to Debate Without Further Dividing People - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org by Nick Morgan | 3:27 PM May 27, 2009 How do you argue your side of an emotional, contentious issue in a way that doesn’t further divide people? President Obama’s recent speech, “Protecting Our Security and Our Values,” delivered at the National Archives on May 21, 2009, was an example of a well-argued speech that unfortunately will only inflame the debate further. The speech is a clearly constructed brief on what the Obama Administration has done to keep America safe — and how it has diverged from the previous administration’s attempts to do exactly the same thing. However you feel about the politics of the matter, if Obama was hoping to still the debate, here’s where he went wrong: Unfortunately, faced with an uncertain threat, our government made a series of hasty decisions. In other words, we went off course. Whether you agree or disagree with the analysis, you have to believe that this does not describe what the previous administration thought it was doing. The bottom line?
60 Ways To Become The Person You Love photo credit: Niffty.. Only the time and attention we give ourselves demonstrates how much we love and admire ourselves. Self love requires that we place ourselves at the top of our priority list. Self-nurturing is everything that makes us feel positive, happy and joyful. When we decide to honor ourselves with the love we need and deserve like the sun we radiate a glow, touching everything and everyone in our lives. Below are 60 ideas for glowing: 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Instead of commenting take time for yourself today!
Men at 65: New Findings On Well-Being THE secret of emotional health among older men is not a successful career, a happy marriage or a stable childhood, new findings suggest. It lies instead in an ability to handle life's blows without passivity, blame or bitterness. The findings, which contradict widely held theories about the importance of early life for emotional well-being in adulthood, are among recent conclusions of a study of 173 men who have been scrutinized at five-year intervals since they graduated from Harvard in the early 1940's. The project, known as the Grant study after the W. The researchers defined emotional health at 65 as the ''clear ability to play and to work and to love,'' and a feeling of satisfaction with life. These were among their findings: * Pragmatism and dependability are particularly important. * Many factors in early life, even devastating problems in childhood, had virtually no effect on well-being at 65. * Severe depression earlier in life caused problems that persisted. 'Lots of Surprises'
Top 15 Google Apps For Business -- InformationWeek The Google Apps Marketplace is a gold mine for businesses offering dozens, if not hundreds, of generally inexpensive, cloud-based software solutions for everything from project planning to invoicing. Here are 15 of the best. 1 of 15 SlideRocket lets you import presentations from Google or Microsoft PowerPoint or create them right within the program, and then access them from any PC, Mac, or Linux computers. Cost: free. To take advantage of the Google Apps Marketplace offerings, you need to sign up for a standard, education or Premier Edition ($50 per user account annually) account. Further reading: 12 Essential Android Apps For SMBs More Insights