Category: mind
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Off Balance On Purpose by Dan Thurmon
Dan Thurmon: Off Balance On Purpose We long for a sense of balance, a sense of completion, a sense where all of our efforts even out. Life balance is a concept that is intriguing, desireable, and I believe completely unrealistic. You will never achieve perfect balance, and neither will I which is why I’ve given…
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Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Eighteen
Do What You Love Find hard work you love doing. If I could offer my eighteen-year-old self some real career advice, I’d tell myself not to base my career choice on other people’s ideas, goals, and recommendations. I’d tell myself not to pick a major because it’s popular, or statistically creates graduates who make the…
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Top Ten Myths About Introverts
All credit: Jerry Brito Top Ten Myths About Introverts Introverts: don’t like to talk. are shy. are rude. don’t like people. don’t like to go out in public. always want to be alone. are weird. are aloof nerds. don’t know how to relax and have fun. can fix themselves and become Extroverts. Full article: Jerry…
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10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy
Try these 10 things that science says will make you happy! Savor Everyday Moments Slow down; breath; receive. Avoid Comparisons I’ve suggested that comparisons made by media, art, fantasies and dreams, draw lines in the sand and weigh on the world considerably. Put Money Low on the List A necessary evil, nothing more. Have Meaningful…
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Mamihlapinatapai
Mamihlapinatapai referes to “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to do.” The word consists of the reflexive/passive prefix ma- (mam- before a vowel) the root ihlapi (pronounced [iɬapi]), which means to be at a loss as what to do next…