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The Pause Upon Which All Else Relies
by Leo
9 Feb 2012 at 8:56am
Post written by Leo Babauta. There is one little habit I’ve learned that has changed everything else in my life. The pause. When we fail, it’s because we act on urges without thinking, without realizing it. We have the urge to eat junk, and we do it. We have the urge to check email instead [...]
The Thousand Cuts Fitness Program
by Leo
6 Feb 2012 at 10:43am
Post written by Leo Babauta. I’ve trained for marathons, triathlons, 10Ks, a 13.5-hour challenge, Ubanathlons, and more. But my favorite fitness program isn’t one where you train for a major event. It’s where you get fit by a thousand little actions. When the actions are tiny, they are easy. You have no excuse. You can [...]
The Two-Headed Beast of Successful Habit Change
by guest
2 Feb 2012 at 9:20am
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Tyler Tervooren of Advanced Riskology. I used to have a lot of bad habits. I still do, but I used to have a lot more. Here?s just a small sampling: I woke up late and went to bed early. I procrastinated on my most important work. I [...]
Create the Habit of Meditation, & the Zen Habits Premium Membership
by Leo
31 Jan 2012 at 3:03pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s something I should have created a long time ago: the Zen Habits Premium Membership, and a mini-course that’s included with it called Create the Habit of Meditation. The membership is a monthly subscription of $19.99, but really it’s a commitment to changing your life, and the tools needed to [...]
Creating Silence from Chaos
by Leo
27 Jan 2012 at 3:20pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. We are often afraid of silence, because its emptiness feels idle, boring, unproductive, and scary. And so we fill our lives with chaos, noise, clutter. But silence can be lovely, and therapeutic, and powerful. It can be the remedy for our stress and the habits that crush us. If we [...]
The Habits That Crush Us
by Leo
23 Jan 2012 at 11:26am
‘Don’t panic.’ ~Douglas Adams Post written by Leo Babauta. Why is it that we cannot break the bad habits that stand in our way, crushing our desires to live a healthy life, be fit, simplify, be happier? How is it that our best intentions are nearly always beaten? We want to be focused and productive, [...]
Learning to Sit Alone, in a Quiet Empty Room
by Leo
17 Jan 2012 at 1:49pm
‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If [...]
Life as a Conscious Practice
by Leo
13 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
‘Everything is practice.’ ~Pele Post written by Leo Babauta. When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer ? we consciously practice movements in a deliberate way, repeatedly. By conscious, repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the practice. [...]
Your Top 10 Clutter Questions, Answered
by Leo
11 Jan 2012 at 11:33am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Decluttering is a skill that you learn with practice, just like any skill. And just like other skills, there are many little questions and problems you need answered and solved as you get started. Those of you taking the Clutterfat Challenge this month are facing these problems, and I’m here [...]
Clearing Your Life for a New Year
by Leo
9 Jan 2012 at 12:55pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. Every January, people rush out and get a gym membership, set a list of goals or resolutions, and get ready to take on a new year of frenetic activity. Unfortunately, we don’t often clear space to make room for all this new stuff. The beginning of the year is a [...]
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Peak Experiences

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).


How do you know you are performing at your peak (in any activity)?
What do you feel physically and emotionally? How do you know it's a peak experience? How can you sustain or replicate your peak performance? Do you call yourself a peak performer?

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How do you know you are performing at your peak (in any activity)?
What do you feel physically and emotionally? How do you know it's a peak experience? How can you sustain or replicate your peak performance? Do you call yourself a peak performer?

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Is this good for a psych. project?
Psychology B.F. Skinner B.F. Skinner had a major impact on personality theory. He focused on what caused a person to act in a specific way. Skinner would try to understand the contingencies of reinforcement, the occurrence of rewards or punishments following particular behavior. This approach is action-oriented and applied techniques to a wide range of behaviors. Albert Bandura Albert Bandura and Richard Walters argued that personality is acquired not only by direct reinforment of behavior but also by observational learning, or imitation. Such as observational learning. His social cognitive theory recognizes the interaction called reciprocal determinism. One concept that governs our behavior is self-efficacy.As the behavior unfolds, you also development outcome expectations. Humanistic Psychology Humanistic Psychology is a school of psychology that emphasizes personal growth and the achivments of maximum potential by each unique individual. Humanistic Psychology is found on the belief that all human beings strive for self-actualization, the humanist term for realizing one?s unique potential. Abraham Maslow He became one of the guiding spirits of the humanistic movement in psychology. Psychotherapist devoped the theories of personality discussed earlier after years of working with people who couldn?t cope with everyday funstration. He also curious about people who created exceptional lives for themselves. He found that self-actulized individual?s shaere a nuber of traits. ?Realistic, ?Self Acceptance ?Spontaneity, Simplicity, Naturalness, ? Focus of Problem Centering, ? Detachment: The Need for Privacy, ?Autonomy: Independent of Culture and Environment , ? Peak experiences, ?Interpersonal relations , ? Democratic values and attitudes, ? Discrimination: means and ends, ?Good and Evil, ?Philosophical, un-hostile sense of humor , ?Creativity. , ? Resistance to enculturation: Transcendence of any particular culture, ?Imperfections, ?Values, ?Resolution of dichotomies

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Facilitators: Helping others find joy - gulfnews.com

10 Feb 2012 at 11:56am 

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Facilitators: Helping others find joy
gulfnews.com
The moments of happiness that she referred to are known as "peak experiences". When you examine these moments, you will be able to find out what defines you and identify the values you abide by, she explains. "The more you live according to these ...

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My Sundance 2012 experience - Yes! Weekly

9 Feb 2012 at 8:33am 

Yes! Weekly
My Sundance 2012 experience
Yes! Weekly
One of my peak experiences of this year's festival is being part of a standing ovation given to Sixto Rodriguez as he stepped to the microphone inside the Library Theatre for the Q&A session. Rodriguez's peaceful, humble nature was akin to that of a ...

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Bits 'N Pieces: Mountain View Jazz Band takes Windy City by storm - The Colum...

28 Jan 2012 at 7:10am 

Bits 'N Pieces: Mountain View Jazz Band takes Windy City by storm
The Columbian
Musicians tend to yearn for peak experiences ? those special performances when all the behind-the-scenes work pays off, the music just soars, and the audience proves it by jumping to its feet. The Mountain View High School Jazz Band sure enjoyed a ...



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