The best way to get out of a thinking frenzy or uncomfortable emotions is to simply step out. Huh? Yes! When you observe yourself you step out of all that s...
In our time-starved, action-obsessed approach to work, we easily drop into seeing every decision in terms of opposites. Here's why you should kick the habit.
The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why. social TIA happiness intelligence development Einstein Nobel Emotion Hemingway
I just read a really interesting article by Adele Horen in The Age, about a conference on happiness held by buddhist teaching group, the Vajrayana Institute. One of the presenters
YouTube - Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at U Mass, and he’s highly regarded for his role in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of
The Tools for Thought blog delves into a creative problem solving technique from Edward de Bono that isn't exactly new, but might be a fresh idea for recent converts
Let's say you are wrestling with a tough issue - maybe at work, at home, with your children or in your social life. You have been stuck for a while and you
If you have a crowded commute, you can make it a bit better with Hack The Day's subway and/or train survival tips. Since I'm pretty claustrophobic, I tend to avoid these kind of situations.
Global Nerdy | How to Work the Room Joey’s condenses some great tips on going from wallflower to party panda. Number one has always stood me in good stead: “1. Be more of a host and less of a guest. Make introductions and make people
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Only a Game has a fun post on the 'top 10 video game emotions' - emotions that people recognise as both present while they're playing, and enhancements of gameplay:
This site is a personal project that has as a purpose the way to find inside yourself personal power that can change everything for reaching the perfect life. Personal development and investing in your person is the most profitable investment to do.
Good personal time management skills are essential for a happy, successful career. This Mind Tools section shows you how to manage your time, maximize effectiveness and live an excellent life!
IN the fall of 2005, psychiatrist J. Anderson Thomson Jr. was treating an 18-year-old college freshman whom he describes as "intensely depressed, feeling suicidal and doing self-cutting."
We have the fastest growing brain of any animal in history. But is our cranial growth spurt coming to an end? Will our intelligence be overtaken by supercomputers?
You've got grand plans to build an empire of happiness and success in your life, right? Do you know the fast and easy way to do that, or are you taking the long road?
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The Thinking Blog is more than just a frequently-updated source of amusing facts and interesting information. It is a stream of consciousness intended to be succinct and thought provoking. A cornucopia of eclectic topics aiming to examine a range of exciting ideas, inspirational technologies and cultural curiosities. There is something for everyone; from serious to humorous, for deep and light-hearted thinkers alike.
Since there are still a big number of things we fail to understand about our brain it is somewhat understandable that such theories appear. They turn into
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The List of 100 is a powerful technique you can use to generate ideas, clarify your thoughts, uncover hidden problems or get solutions to any specific questions you’re interested in.
New evidence from a poll of parents and teachers suggests that bullies may be more likely to suffer from sleep-disordered breathing, a problem already known to cause hyperactivity.
When men look at pictures of women in the buff, where are their eyes likely to go first? Nope. Higher. Men are more likely to look at a female's face before gazing at other body parts, according to a new study by researchers at Emory University. And when /
Weblog ScienCentral reports that when you can't come up with an answer that's sitting on the tip of your tongue, you're best off forgetting about it altogether. That's because,
I don't like you. Four words we hate to hear. For some reason, we all like to be liked. No revelation there. It's how we're wired. We hate it when people
The Thinking Blog is more than just a frequently-updated source of amusing facts and interesting information. It is a stream of consciousness intended to be succinct and thought provoking. A cornucopia of eclectic topics aiming to examine a range of exciting ideas, inspirational technologies and cultural curiosities. There is something for everyone; from serious to humorous, for deep and light-hearted thinkers alike.