Miscellaneous

Krishnamurti on education

Posted on January 14, 2009
I came across this quotation today from Krishnamurti's "The Function of Education" in Think on These Things and felt compelled to share: "Surely, education has no meaning unless it helps you to understand the vast expanse of life with all...

Learn a language in 2009 and improve your brain

Posted on January 07, 2009
As a linguist by training, I have always liked learning new languages. In fact, English is not my native language, Russian is. I started truly learning English when I was in high school and added a few more languages later...

"How the city hurts your brain" by Jonah Lehrer

Posted on January 03, 2009
Jonah Lehrer, the author of "How We Decide," discusses the perils and benefits of city life as they relate to the brain in his article "How the city hurts your brain ...And what you can do about it" in The...

A Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2008
People tend to underestimate how strong, resilient and resourceful they are. Trust yourself to be your Best in 2009.Happy holidays! I wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009!

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Love of Education: A Shifting Paradigm - for LeWeb08 by Robin Good (Video)

Posted on December 29, 2008
This is the video of the "Love of Education" presentation delivered by Robin Good at LeWeb in Paris. I am off to create my list of things I need to learn in 2009. What's on your list?

5 Tips to Help Busy Professional Manage Stress and Be More Productive

Posted on December 22, 2008
This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of massage careers. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com.Our world is a busy one to say the least. This is why we must find...

De-Stress Kit For the Changing Times

Posted on December 20, 2008
Doc Childre, founder of HeartMath, a leading stress research institute, has written a free booklet De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times that provides a few simple practices to help people intercept and manage stress during this period of challenge and...

Kinesthetic Intelligence: Learning through Dance

Posted on December 15, 2008
Many cultures value dance as a form of non-verbal communication. What can we learn through dance? Is it possible to use dance for self-improvement to gain deeper knowledge of ourselves as we dance or others as we watch their performance?...

Tim Brown: "The powerful link between creativity and play" (TED VIdeo)

Posted on December 10, 2008
Tim Brown, the CEO of the "innovation and design" firm Ideo, talks about the relationship between creative thinking and play at the 2008 Serious Play conference.

Emotional improv for interpersonal intelligence

Posted on December 04, 2008
I am a big fan of the the Thiagi Gameletter. If you are in the learning business, you should definitely check it out. Their mission is to "increase and improve the use of interactive, experiential strategies to improve human performance...

Release stress and weight these holidays...

Posted on December 01, 2008
We are launching a community-based free half-hour program, hosted by Sue Stebbins, Master Coach and clinical hypnotherapist, starting the second of December at 12:30 Eastern Time to GIVE People struggling with Stress and Weight and Isolation a BREAK -- want...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2008
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." -Thornton Wilder

The Girl Effect (Video)

Posted on November 24, 2008
http://www.girleffect.org

"The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety"

Posted on November 07, 2008
Researchers at the University at Albany ? SUNY are looking for participants in an online research study. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a new self-help workbook for people who are suffering from anxiety-related problems....

Meditate NYC

Posted on November 06, 2008
If you happen to be in the New York City area, you have an opportunity to explore meditation through a series of free events, workshops and meditation open houses that will take place around New York City from Sunday, November...

VOTE!

Posted on November 04, 2008
Election Protection To report an elections/voting problem, contact Election Protection Coalition at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA. You can also tweet them at http://twitter.com/866OURVOTE.

Mindfulness in Movement

Posted on October 24, 2008
If you want to bring more mindfulness into your daily life, consider matching your mindfulness practices to your dominant intelligences. According to the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University, and discussed...

Integrative Productivity Teleclass

Posted on October 21, 2008
Are you familiar with the term "situational awareness"? It is often used in the industries in which information flows fast and decisions lead to serious consequences, for example, in the military or air traffic control. In the marital arts, this...

Awareness practices for multiple intelligences

Posted on October 14, 2008
How do you stay centered when the waves of life come crashing against you? It's not easy. We all know how hard it is not to get caught up in a negative whirlpool when we feel threatened, attacked or snubbed....

Strategies to build resilience to stress

Posted on October 08, 2008
The Texas Medical Association offers ten strategies to build resilience to stress: 1. Make connections 2. Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems 3. Accept that change is part of living 4. Move toward your goals 5. Take decisive actions 6....

I am on Twitter

Posted on October 02, 2008
I finally joined the Twitter community. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/Lawsagna. As I am learning about Twitter, I thought I?d share a few links I found useful:"How Twitter Can Help at Work" by Sarah Milstein in the Shifting Careers...

Fortune Cookie

Posted on September 30, 2008
Things are never as good or as bad as they seem.

"Connecticut Lemon Law Gives Consumers a Choice" by Sergei Lemberg

Posted on September 26, 2008
Sergei Lemberg, a Connecticut lemon law attorney, is sitting in the guest blogger?s chair today. Connecticut was the first state in the nation to enact a lemon law that gives consumers recourse when they?ve discovered they?ve purchased a defective vehicle...

Personal productivity and mind body connection

Posted on September 23, 2008
In our fast-paced world, maintaining focused energy is one of the biggest personal productivity challenges. Much of the energy drain happens due to the sense of mental overwhelm and frequent information overload. This sense of overwhelm and inability to cope...

Working/Learning Carnival

Posted on September 15, 2008
Michele Martin of The Bamboo Project Blog is hosting the September edition of the Working/Learning Carnival today. The topic is how to stay motivated for learning. Check it out. You can find the information about the Working/Learning Carnival and its...

Orientation Series: 21 Steps to Becoming a Better Learner Step 21: Inspired Learning

Posted on September 14, 2008
Learning seems to be more on people's minds in September because kids go back to school. My daughter, Alexis, who is 2.5 years old went to her playschool for the first time last week. She wasn't very happy at first...

Dancing around the world (video)

Posted on September 12, 2008
A friend sent me the link to this video. It made me smile. Are you ready to dance? Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

Constructive thinking during meditation

Posted on September 09, 2008
Many people find it difficult to quiet their minds when they meditate. Some erroneously assume that they are supposed to eliminate thinking altogether. The article "Thoughts on Thinking" by Edward Espe Brown, a Zen priest and author, offers tips on...

The Complete Lawyer focuses on "The Brave New World Of Associates"

Posted on September 05, 2008
The current issue of The Compete Lawyer is dedicated to associates. There are plenty of insightful offerings from professional development to lifestyle to productivity and networking, so check it out.

"Q-tools: An approach for discovery and knowledge work" by Dave Gray

Posted on September 02, 2008
In the world of rapid information flow, asking the right questions is often more important than knowing the answers. Dave Gray offers an interesting paradigm of questions to help us process information: A prism is a question that divides information....

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