How NOT to Multitask – Work Simpler and Saner

No Stress Multitasking

You’re working on two projects at once, while your boss has placed two new demands on your desk. You’re on the phone while three new emails come in. You are trying to get out the door on time so you can pick up a few groceries on the way home for dinner. Your Blackberry is going off and so is your cell phone. Your co-worker stops by with a request for info and your Google Reader is filled with 100+ messages to read. You are juggling tasks with a speed worthy of Ringling Bros. … [Read more...]

A “Mind Training” Technique That Makes You Stronger

Mind Training for Strength

The word “visualization” sometimes conjures up images of new age gurus teaching esoteric techniques for personal enlightenment and “attracting” what you want into your life. This causes many evidence-based types to scoff. However, piles of research has shown that mental imagery (aka “visualization”) can improve performance. The latest study suggests that a certain type of mental imagery can also increase your strength Olympic champions and professional athletes have used … [Read more...]

Change the World by Being Who You Are

Change the World

It’s easy to think that we don’t have an impact. It’s easy to say “I’m too small” or think that what you do doesn’t matter. That’s a lie. Every action you take ripples out into the world. Yes, you are an expression of the universe. But the universe is also an expression of You. So, what’s the fastest way to change the world? Accept yourself as you are. We fail to make a difference when we act small, and shrink to put ourselves in boxes. We only reinforce the … [Read more...]

The Dalai Lama Talks Secular Ethics in Beyond Religion (EXCERPT)

Dalai Lama Beyond Religion

Editor's note: The following is excerpted from "Beyond Religion" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. I am an old man now. I was born in 1935 in a small village in northeastern Tibet. For reasons beyond my control, I have lived most of my adult life as a stateless refugee in India, which has been my second home for over 50 years. I often joke that I am India’s longest-staying guest. In common with other people of my age, … [Read more...]

The Dash Poem

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The Dash Poem Video The Story Behind The Dash   The Dash Poem Words The Dash Poem Words have been added to create this beautiful framed print. Click to view larger and to read the poem! The Dash Poem Gifts The Dash Hardcover gift book, with gold embossed cover 96 pages, 6.75" square DVD run time: 2m:47s By Linda Ellis and Mac Anderson FREE DVD Movie Included Order The Dash Poem   The Dash Poem Framed Print High quality 8"x10" Black Lacquer wood … [Read more...]

212 Degrees – The Extra Degree

212degrees

212 Degrees Video At 211 Degrees, Water is Hot - At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. Raising the temperature of water by one extra degree means the difference between something that is simply very hot and something that generates enough force to power a machine - a beautiful, uncomplicated metaphor that ideally should feed our every endeavor -- consistently pushing us to make the extra effort in every task we undertake. 212º … [Read more...]