ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Video below summarySummary:– The brain: Back part is where you learn, front is where you do. So you can know stuff and you won’t do stuff. This is called a performance disorder. – ADHD interrupts the executive functions and can be called ‘time blindness’. It’s not an attention but and intention deficit disorder because you … Read more
Notes:When I started the book I thought that the author was so well-read, educated and informed. As I progressed in the book I realised that he’s collated information from Buddhism and other religions, name-dropped people like Viktor Frankl his work with logotherapy as discussed in Man’s Search for Meaning to Think and Grow Rich and … Read more
3 ideas that will make you see things in a very different light. The first one was from a Tim Ferriss Podcast – Chip Wilson — Building Lululemon, the Art of Setting Goals, and the 10 Great Decisions of Your Life (#514). Chip Wilson talks about how people create their future based on their past, … Read more
Detailed videos by The Sanskrit Channel at the bottom of the post. Free PDF version of the full texts in Sanskrit, English and more – Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Interpretive Translation Presented by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati www.SwamiJ.com Summary: Chapter 1: Concentration (Samadhi Pada)1.1 atha yoga anushasanam – Now, the teachings of yoga1.2 yogash chitta vritti nirodhah – … Read more
Quick story: Back in Kenya in the 90s, ABN Amro Bank released an advert that popularised the song for us. So many of us loved it so much we got the Deep Forest album. Years later I find out it’s from a real lullaby from the Island of Malaita, which is part of Solomon Islands. … Read more
You may have heard the term “narcissistic injury.” This refers to the dynamic wherein, for a narcissist, saying a simple “I’m sorry” is like saying, “I am the worst human being on earth.” Checklist (only check off traits that are expressed excessively)– Self-absorbed (acts like everything is all about him or her)– Entitled (makes the … Read more
