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The Little Guide to Contentedness
by Leo
18 May 2012 at 1:31pm
‘He who is contented is rich.’ ~Lao Tzu Post written by Leo Babauta. There has been little in my life that has made as much an impact as learning to be content — with my life, where I am, what I’m doing, what I have, who I’m with, who I am. This little trick changes [...]
The 9-5 Guide to Staying Active
by guest
15 May 2012 at 9:00am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Matt Madeiro of Make Every Day Count. Let?s see if this rings any bells. When the clock hits 8, I sit. I plop back in my rolling chair, crack open the laptop on my desk, and spend the next nine hours with my butt glued firmly to [...]
Three Little Habits to Find Focus
by Leo
10 May 2012 at 11:42am
‘Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the trap of the Internet — a wonderful empowering tool that can fill your day with distractions, [...]
How to Live Well
by Leo
7 May 2012 at 1:59pm
‘Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.’ ~Seneca Post written by Leo Babauta. I’m not a rich man, nor do I fly around the world and drink champagne with famous people in exotic locales, nor do I own a sports car or SUV or a yacht. And yet, [...]
What I?ve Learned About Learning
by Leo
3 May 2012 at 9:07am
‘We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.’ ~Lloyd Alexander Post written by Leo Babauta. I am a teacher and an avid learner, and I’m passionate about both. I’m a teacher because I help Eva homeschool our kids — OK, [...]
The 39th Lesson
by Leo
30 Apr 2012 at 9:05am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Today (April 30) is my 39th Un-un-birthday, and as usual, the day is a good day to pause and reflect. Last year I wrote 38 Life Lessons I?ve Learned in 38 Years, and people seemed to find some use in it. This year, I thought I’d share an additional lesson [...]
How to Fail at Habits
by Leo
24 Apr 2012 at 11:28am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Before I learned how to change habits, I was stuck. I kept trying to change various habits — running, eating healthier, waking earlier, getting out of debt, ending procrastination — and I kept failing. I got very good at failing, in fact. Looking back on those days, given the power [...]
Webinar: How I Used the Power of Bad Habits to Change My Life
by Leo
23 Apr 2012 at 8:00am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Yesterday I conducted a free webinar, “How I Used the Power of Bad Habits to Change My Life“, and the video is below. The webinar was held Mon. April 23), and in it I talked about my struggle with bad habits, why bad habits are so powerful, and how I [...]
Crazy Talk: The Do-What-You-Love Guide
by Leo
19 Apr 2012 at 11:36am
‘Everything you can imagine is real.’ ~Pablo Picasso Post written by Leo Babauta. When I wrote the first words of this blog, more than five years ago, I had no idea those few keystrokes would change my life. I thought I was doing nothing more than reflecting on the changes that had been happening in [...]
Why We Overplan
by Leo
17 Apr 2012 at 8:40am
‘A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.’ ~Lao Tzu Post written by Leo Babauta. There is something about my mind, and many people’s minds, that is overly optimistic. We think we can do so much each day, and so we overplan. We fill our plans with so much, confident [...]

 

 

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All About Ego

Here is your Sunday STORY on: THE LOVE OF WISDOM: Various studies have shown that if you enjoy your work and work for joy, it has a positive effect on your health and aging. That of course is following a medical survey, but within WISDOM it is sensible to be aware that too much stress for example can cause health problems. So here we have the CAUSE and EFFECT theory. If we have a career that gives us ill-health we should seriously consider the value of that position. In other words source out the reason for the stress and try and either eliminate it or come to terms with the problem and try and reduce its impact upon your health. Today's illustration is an excerpt from a book. It explains that following a serious incident with health we can remain positive or we can allow its implications to destroy what life we have left. 'A stitch in time saves nine, ' a proverb we can use to help us with our health. If we ever have warning signals that our job is too stressful. We need to reduce the stress or eliminate it. This is WISE. In Wisdom we need to see the beauty of this statement and act. We can see the CAUSE and need to act to save our health from deteriorating. This is not some new glaring piece of news you are hearing, but a timely reminder that WISDOM travels throughout every aspect of our life. If we know what is WISE then we ought to actively apply it. Adversity can strike us all, but the fight against it must be positive. POSITIVE ACTION DURING REHABILITATION Duni Chand was a business executive in his early fifties who suffered a sudden heart attack. His cardiac evaluation and long-term prognosis were excellent. Despite the assurance that he had only a minor, uncomplicated attack and was making an excellent recovery, he simply couldn't get over the mental shock of "having a heart attack." Neither psychotherapy nor physiotherapy helped him during his rehabilitation period. He was somehow convinced that he could no longer lead an active, productive life, and he gave up all efforts in this direction. He started suffering from depression and felt he was growing old rather fast. As a matter of fact, he soon began looking much older than his age, and asked for early retirement from his job. Then there was Shyman Aunder, about the same age and holding a comparable position, who suffered a rather similar heart attack. Although his long-term prognosis wasn't quite as good as Duni Chand's, he returned to work after two months and said, "I like my job better than ever before. It may seem surprising but it is true that I work fewer hours now but achieve more. I'm no longer rushing for the deadline; somehow I just seem to plan things better. I'm more productive, and I enjoy life. I find time to relax and look around; I have time to stand and stare. I never knew the world was so beautiful." Speaking of his wife, Shyman Sunder said appreciatively, "Earlier I never took time to see her lips enrich as she smiled, or her eyes brighten as we talked." (An extract from "Your Life Is In Your Hands." By Krishan Chopra M.D.) QUOTE: "We need quite time to examine our lives openly and honestly... Spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order." (Susan L. Taylor, U.S. Journalist). [[ct]]: All About Ego

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Papelbon, and alter ego Cinco-Ocho, can't wait for Sox-Phillies series

18 May 2012 at 3:21pm  By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff PHILADELPHIA Former Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon often fell into his Cinco-Ocho character as...

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Old legs find some new life

18 May 2012 at 12:20am  Celtics Garnett leads aging Big Three By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA - Kevin Garnett turns 36 tomorrow, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor. Garnett knows all the ageist labels attached to the Boston Celtics. How they're called The Over The Hill Gang, and the wisecracks about flashing AARP cards before they check into a ...

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Jonathan Papelbon Presents 'Different Kind of Crazy' in Closers Role (Video)

17 May 2012 at 10:54pm  The red Sox will see Jonathan Papelbon on Friday for the first time since the All-Star closer left during the offseason. Papelbon had some interesting things to say about his former club on Thursday and he appears to have even developed a new alter-ego, "Cinco." NESN Red Sox analyst Dennis Eckersley broke down Papelbon's attitude and overall pitching style during Thursday's segment of NESN Daily ...

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Lack of Superfight Is All About Ego

9 May 2012 at 7:37pm  There have been plenty of reasons tossed about for why Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have not fought. Disagreements over drug testing and money and accusations that one fighter is ducking the other, are all popular explanations.  However, it is not for any of these reasons?at least not at the root. Dig deep enough into these obstacles, and you'll see it is all about ego: big, giant ...

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For the best shot at an Emmy, let go of ego

3 May 2012 at 11:08am  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - There's only one hard-and-fast rule of Emmy submissions: Set your ego aside. That might sound counterintuitive in a process that's about rewarding rich and famous people for doing their jobs exceptionally well. But as Emmy contenders submit their best work this week, those who have been through the process told TheWrap, again and again, that flexibility is key. Not just ...

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Religious contest is all about ego?
You defend what you have inherited to prove yourself to be greater than the rest. There is no certainty that what one believes in is right and yet we do it. In all probability none of the religions is worth a dime... while we have far better issues to be debated this identity thing keeps us hugging on to our particular texts... how does one explode this?

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Which group are more egotistical - Theists or atheists?
Religious folks sometimes like to say that atheism is all about ego, because we rely on our own reason and conscience rather than submitting to what is supposedly the word of a god. However, it seems to me to be *massively* more egotistical to think that you are the Special Creation of a deity, that you're spoken to by god himself, and that the entire universe exists just for your benefit, than to accept that you're just the accidental product of an undirected natural process in a vast unthinking universe, with no special significance. What do you think?

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What is the benefit of having someone think exactly like you?
Is it all about ego?

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