Most of the time I prefer to stick to the specific niches that I regularly write for, whether that means writing about brainpower research or financial ideas. I don’t often like to give general “self improvement” suggestions. But I just found an old file where I collected some “tips for life,” and I thought they [...]
Today’s post is a simple one; a collection of creativity quotes. Enjoy! During those rare moments of creativeness, when an ordinary person has something in common with the making of the universe, he feels a sense of transcendence, of moving beyond his daily life. What could be a greater reward? – Joseph Zinker There is [...]
It has occurred to me that angry opinions and beliefs come from doubt. To explain this I want you to consider what most people’s reactions would be if you argue that there is no water in the oceans. They will think you are strange, but even though they hold the opposing belief that there is [...]
I while back I wrote a review of Muhammad Yunus’ book, Creating a World Without Poverty (that link will take you there), in which he introduced the idea of a “social business.” These businesses are established for social purposes rather than to make a profit, although making a “profit” of sorts is often important as [...]
As you may have noticed, I often note the limitations of language. Of course being a heavy user of it, I certainly recognize its power. The problem comes when we focus more on the words and how they are used incorrectly, rather than on what the user is pointing to. This is very clear in [...]
We tend to think of “lessons” as something that we are taught in a classroom or a book. Meanwhile the most valuable lessons that life offers are often disparaged as “struggles,” “bad experiences,” “inconveniences,” or just plain “problems.” With this in mind, why not treat such problems as though they are happening for a reason? [...]
Here are six new thoughts ranging from psychology to public policy to morality. What would you think of a man who went almost every day to the same bad movie? Some people would laugh at this, or say the man had a mental problem. But how many of us revisit our own terrible internal movies [...]
If you visit my websites or this blog much, you probably know that I am a big believer in turning problems into invention and product ideas. I also believe that a persons life does not have to be determined by their background or previous experiences. The following short and true story demonstrates both of these [...]
