Posts Tagged ‘mind’

Dealing with Information Overload

In a world full of information we seem to be constantly toggling between managing all the new impressions we get on a daily basis and feeling totally overwhelmed by information overload. With the arrival of the Internet we were told that things would become easier - less paper clutter to worry about and more time to enjoy life.

But this isn’t so, as we’ve all found out in recent years… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By Monika | Tagged: information, Management, mind, organization, Productivity | 15 comments»

4 Reasons Why Curiosity is Important and How to Develop It

The important thing is not to stop questioning… Never lose a holy curiosity. Albert Einstein

Curiosity is an important trait of a genius. I don’t think you can find an intellectual giant who is not a curious person. Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, they are all curious characters. Richard Feynman was especially known for his adventures which came from his curiosity.

But why is curiosity so important?… » Continue

November 14 2007 | By Donald | Tagged: brain, creativity, learning, mind, thinking | 19 comments»

Combat Mental Entropy With These 10 Tips

Entropy in physics is a measure of disorder. The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy will tend to increase. It isn’t uncommon to see an egg break, but it is extremely unlikely that a broken egg will spontaneously reform. Entropy increases with time.

Along with physical entropy I believe we all have mental entropy. This is the amount of chaos present in our minds… » Continue

September 18 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: energy, mind, organized, stress, thinking, zen | 7 comments»

Master The Simple Science of Positive Thinking!

Just by simply spending some effort and time, staying positive every day can be easily achieved. All that is required is a fraction of your time, 10-15 minutes a day to cultivate the positive you! But first, what is really positive thinking? Do you have to be in an upbeat, cheerful and enthusiastic mood all day to be positive minded? No. Positive thinking simply means the absence of negative… » Continue

August 31 2007 | By George | Tagged: affrimation, mind, positive, subconscious, thinking | 14 comments»

7 Ways To Recognize Opportunity

It’s true, opportunity is everywhere. Being open to them can really be key to success; but how do you form a habit of recognizing opportunity?

These seven tips from Steve Olson are right on point. One I think he could have added was keeping optimistic. When you remove pessimism from any equation you begin seeing the good in all situations and opportunities in everything.

Be grateful –Being grateful is… » Continue

July 23 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: mind | 4 comments»

Learn Something New Every Day

Most of us have one or two areas of knowledge that we strive to know very well — things related to our jobs, of course, and maybe a hobby or two. But while it’s important to develop a deep understanding of the things that matter most to us, it is just as important to develop a broad understanding of the world in general.

A lot of unfortunate… » Continue

July 16 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: education, knowledge, learning, mind, thinking | 23 comments»

Nine Brain Quirks You Didn’t Realize You Had

I think the brain is most interesting when it doesn’t work the way you expect it should. Psychology often confirms our intuitions about how our minds work, but it offers quite a few surprises as well. Although some psychology buff’s will have heard a few of these before, here’s a list of quirks in your brain you probably didn’t realize you had:

1) Your short-term memory… » Continue

July 11 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: brain, feature, mind | 98 comments»

If Your Mind Was A Garden

The use of a garden as a metaphor for the mind works because it indicates the need for growth and maintainance. If your mind were a garden how would you keep it functioning? What would you plant? Does much grow or is it overrun with weeds?

Picture, if you will, a flat chunk of land with lots of water. A swamp, right? The water stays where it is because there’s… » Continue

June 26 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: mind, spirit | 5 comments»

Read The Classics To Improve Your Mind

Reading in general is an excellent tool to improve thought, memory and other brainy things; but have you considered reading more of ‘The Classics’?

John Wesley at PickTheBrain argues that more people should delve into those books written by the masters to develop the parts of your brain that might be falling behind in the midst of feedreaders and gossip sites.

5. Historical Perspective
I could argue this point myself, but why… » Continue

June 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: brain, mind, reading | 1 comment»

How To Study

The brain is a tangled web of information. We don’t remember single facts, but instead we interlink everything by association. Anytime we experience a new event, our brains tie the sights, smells, sounds and our own impressions together into a new relationship.

Our brain remembers things by repetition, association, visual imagery, and all five senses. By knowing a bit about how the brain works, we can become better learners, absorbing… » Continue

May 14 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: brain, education, knowledge, learning, Lifehack, memory, mind, studying, tips | 21 comments»

Develop Self-Awareness

The Mind Body Blog have put together a series on Awareness. It’s all about becoming attune to ourselves and developing under three states.
Your Suffering:

Everyday suffering is the easiest to ignore and the hardest to release. Think about how little things can affect your mood: waking up in the morning, choice of food, a negative comment from a spouse or friend, or physical pain.

Feeling Average:

People’s minds can… » Continue

March 2 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: emotion, mind | 3 comments»

Your Perception IS Your Reality

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” - Albert Einstein

“Everything you see or hear or experience in any way at all is specific to you. You create a universe by perceiving it, so everything in the universe you perceive is specific to you.” - Douglas Adams

Take a minute to scan your surroundings. Are you in a familiar place or somewhere new? Stop reading this, and just… » Continue

October 31 2006 | By Tony | Tagged: mind, perception, reality | 6 comments»

Snap Back to Reality

We are constantly moving forward - onward to new horizons. It seems to be the way humans are wired. Always looking towards the future.

Often we spend so much time staring at what’s coming next, that we miss what’s happening right in front of our face. Sometimes it takes a big or tragic event to bring us back. Other times it’s the pressure we feel at a given moment. Whatever… » Continue

October 13 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: mind, pressure | 14 comments»

A Geek’s Best Lifehack

A geek’s greatest hack wouldn’t be getting Vista to run as a virtual machine in OSX, nor would it be to organise his ToDo-list in bash.

It would be, in fact, a hack for the geek to take back his life - that would be the ultimate Lifehack.

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1) Make a ToVisit list of websites and restrict yourself to that list. Do not explore more than 2 links… » Continue

April 30 2006 | By Kelvin | Tagged: balance, mind, time, tips, todo, work, work-life, workflow | 21 comments»

Five excellent mind habits to develop

Many times you may hear about training your mind can make you more smart and efficient. But how? Paul’s tips has a set of five quick habits to train your mind that is worth a read if you are interested on such topic: