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Imagine
by guest
22 May 2012 at 9:44am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chris Guillebeau of ChrisGuillebeau.com. Imagine a life where all your time is spent on the things you want to do. Imagine giving your greatest attention to a project you create yourself, instead of working as a cog in a machine that exists to make other people rich. [...]
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 [...]

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Here is your Thursday STORY on: ADAPTING TO CHANGE: Upon reflection we see many things that we could have done better; however, although we know this to be true we don't take any notice of the message it brings. Upon reflection implies that in time after an event you can see a better course of action. Why? Because we were more detached from the anguish than that moment had brought us. If only we could introduce that calmness at the time of the torment. Of course that would be a golden quality should we possess it. But it isn't beyond our reach. We first need to see the advantages of possessing this quality and then make a goal to climb in small steps to achieve it. Intuition is another sense we often pay no attention to. This sense brings us information that we later regret ignoring. The work here is not to establish a step by step plan to establish a goal, but to let go of other influences that take us away from the guidance our intuition is bringing us. Today's story draws a parallel with intuition, some guidance is offered and the listener pays no heed to. THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER They tell the story of a mountain climber who, desperate to conquer the Aconcagua, initiated his climb after years of preparation. But he wanted the glory to himself; therefore, he went up alone. He started climbing and it was becoming later, and later. He did not prepare for camping, but decided to keep on going. Soon it got dark. Night fell with heaviness at a very high altitude. Visibility was zero. Everything was black. There was no moon, and the stars were covered by clouds. As he was climbing a ridge at about 100 meters from the top, he slipped and fell. Falling rapidly he could only see blotches of darkness that passed. He felt a terrible sensation of being sucked in by gravity. He kept falling... and in those anguishing moment's good and bad memories passed through his mind. He thought certainly he would die. But then he felt a jolt that almost tore him in half. Yes! Like any good mountain climber he had staked himself with a long rope tied to his waist. In those moments of stillness, suspended in the air he had no other choice but to shout: "HELP ME GOD. HELP ME!" All of a sudden he heard a deep voice from heaven... "What do you want me to do?" "SAVE ME." "Do you REALLY think that I can save you?" "OF COURSE MY GOD." "Then cut the rope that is holding you up." There was another moment of silence and stillness. The man just held tighter to the rope. The rescue team says that the next day they found a frozen mountain climber hanging strongly to a rope... TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND. (Unknown Author) QUOTE: "To find a fault may be easy; to do better may be difficult.' (Plutarch) [[ct]]: How To Be Happy In Islam

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22 May 2012 at 5:02pm

Clayton Christensen and How Will You Measure Your Life?
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They've moved on, but Smith is happy that Carney's moving up - Wyndham Weekly

22 May 2012 at 4:25pm

Sydney Morning Herald

They've moved on, but Smith is happy that Carney's moving up
Wyndham Weekly
''I was going to say I'd be happy to have a beer with him ? but I'm not sure that's the right expression.'' Smith does not mean to be crass in talking of a reunion with Carney over a schooner. It is merely a minor slip-up with words and he chuckles ...
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Husband, wife circus act happy to be with Ringling Bros. - Midland Reporter-T...

22 May 2012 at 4:20pm

Husband, wife circus act happy to be with Ringling Bros.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
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Size Matters: How To Network Without Getting Wasted - Above the Law

22 May 2012 at 3:38pm

Above the Law

Size Matters: How To Network Without Getting Wasted
Above the Law
So, I went to ?networking for lawyers,? ?networking for young professionals,? ?young professionals happy hour,? ?lawyers happy hour,? ?business professionals happy hour,? etc. I do not really like young professionals, business professionals or most ...

For Dads From Dads- Sorry - Ukiah Daily Journal

22 May 2012 at 11:48am

For Dads From Dads- Sorry
Ukiah Daily Journal
By Tom Buske, MSW, CSA Last month's article about choosing to be happy or choosing to be right really struck a chord with several readers, and the responses encourage me to keep writing. This month we dads can consider more aspects of this choosing; ...

The ride: Handlebar Happy Hour - DesMoinesRegister.com

22 May 2012 at 11:27am

The ride: Handlebar Happy Hour
DesMoinesRegister.com
Bikes line the sidewalk outside the patio at Goodsons Martini and Pannini during Handle Bar Happy Hour earlier this month. / Eric Rowley/Juice The clock reads 4 pm That means it's time to shut down and meet your friends for a drink to wash down the ...

Kinect Now Knows When You're Happy, Sad, Planning to Turn It Off - PCWorld

22 May 2012 at 11:03am

Kinect Now Knows When You're Happy, Sad, Planning to Turn It Off
PCWorld
This might be useful to game developers, say, to track how much time their players spend frustrated vs. happy at a moment-to-moment level. There's no word yet on whether, like HAL in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, the new Kinect SDK will be able read ...

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Devs could be happy with a taller iPhone screen - GigaOM

22 May 2012 at 9:05am

GigaOM

Devs could be happy with a taller iPhone screen
GigaOM
By Erica Ogg May. 22, 2012, 7:54am PT No Comments It's been reported multiple times that Apple's next iPhone model will have a larger screen, but just how big isn't certain. The word is now that the company hasn't yet settled on a final design, ...

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Happy Birthday, Ginnifer Goodwin! Once Upon a Time Star Turns 34 - E! Online

22 May 2012 at 5:03am

E! Online

Happy Birthday, Ginnifer Goodwin! Once Upon a Time Star Turns 34
E! Online
The very talented Ginnifer Goodwin is celebrating her birthday today, and we're almost positive it's going to be nothing short of a fairy tale. After sharing her hubby in Big Love and illustrating different ways of how to know that a guy is just not ...

What We Know Now About How to Be Happy - The Atlantic

17 May 2012 at 8:57am

The Atlantic

What We Know Now About How to Be Happy
The Atlantic
Just last month, for example, a study reported that cardiovascular health is significantly better in people who report being happier. On one level, there is an obvious explanation to the phenomenon: Happy people are more likely to engage in the healthy ...