This list is making its rounds today. It's a list of life advice filmmaker Werner Herzog gives aspiring filmmakers. But it's better than that. This is advice you can apply to damn-near anything in your life. Most of these seem sensible, if not downright brilliant. Always take the initiative. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting … [Read more...]
How to Prevent Brain Atrophy
When it's all said and done, everything about you derives from your brain. So keeping your brain in tip-top shape is of vital importance. One aspect of brain health is its size. It's just like a muscle -- if it's getting smaller, you must be doing something wrong. Brain atrophy happens. And it's not good. In light of that, let's talk about brain atrophy prevention. Below are … [Read more...]
The Skeptic’s Guide to Meditation
Count me a hopeful skeptic. Look, I know that meditation is good for you. I know that mindfulness is a good thing. I'd like to think I've practiced and demonstrated both over a span of several decades. But I also know that hippies and Enya fans meditate. And that ain't for this dawg! Seriously, here are some highlights from a very good meditation infographic I found over … [Read more...]
How to Beat Procrastination
In the video below, Social Triggers' Derek Halperin gives an easy solution on how to beat procrastination. Beating Procrastination - Put Some Skin in the Game Why does anybody--I mean YOU--procrastinate? It's because there are no stakes. You have nothing to lose if you don't do something. Well, you do have something to lose but it's not bigger than just doing the damned … [Read more...]
10 Productivity Exercises to Keep Your Brain in Check
I found this over at the Todoist blog. In it, the author, Taylor Martin, talks about burnout and how he's preventing that now. Excerpt and Summary from 10 Exercises That Will Keep Your Brain Active during the Day The true reason for the burnout is a combination of a couple things: extremely long hours, excessive (and sometimes impossible) workloads, weeks of unmanaged stress … [Read more...]