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Can anyone keep negative people out of their lives? A probably impossible question to answer; thinking of keeping such people out, is negativity in itself, and negativity is inherent in human nature. We see negatively aligned people all through our lives- it could be our father, mother, wife, ... Views: 577
Keeping calm in difficult situations is easier said than practised. A frantic search for solutions is usually the norm in every difficulty, be it natural, self-inflicted or those that are caused by others. Fleeing from difficulty does not solve the situation for it could recur.
From time ... Views: 527
Five Traits that mark a person have been identified and proven to be the basis of human behaviour; Curiosity and creativity, productiveness and owning up, Extroversion, Compassion and respectfulness and Neuroticism. Human beings, at one time or the other exhibit these traits in their ... Views: 556
A father with three lazy sons was losing health but was wealthy with a lot of fertile lands that needed to be tended to, to be fruitful. However he tried, he could not get his sons to the land and mow it to make it useful.
One day he called his sons to his side and said “I am failing in ... Views: 552
Humans alone are capable of dreaming, be it in sleep or while awake. Dreams during sleep could be pleasant or nightmarish where we may remember it when awake. It is because the brain does not sleep while the body does. But dreaming during wakeful hours is imagination. It is usually only about ... Views: 539
Plans are for the future and the futility of planning for tomorrow and unpredictability of tomorrow is best pictured by Omar Khayyam, a Persian tent maker, through his 21st Rubayath.
The moving finger writes and having writ moves on;
Neither all thy piety nor wit can lure it to cancel half ... Views: 533
“Food is a right; good food is a privilege; safe food is a responsibility”. This needs to be the dictum that dictates our food habits and nothing else.
Man, for survival, requires adequate food to satisfy his hunger. Nations that leave, knowingly or unknowingly, even one of its citizens ... Views: 528
With a place to sleep, food for sustenance and a companion to satiate libido, I am in the group of the vast number of beings that instinctively move in search of these to survive- the animal kingdom. When once the thought of clothing, to hide the nature, comes in, then it is one step into the ... Views: 504
Man is a product of habits and habits die hard. Habits speak on the type of life one leads. Some of our habits can provide for a better way of life, while some can be detrimental.
Habits are acts one has practised way down life. They are actions or acts that we do almost involuntarily, very ... Views: 525
Talent is defined as a “natural aptitude or skill”. Talent is personal. It may be seen to have been imbibed from the genes such as in the cases of certain hereditary skills. But hereditary skill does not manifest naturally in all individuals in a lineage. But we can see skill manifestation ... Views: 495
Demoralizing comes from the root word morale. Morale means the confidence or enthusiasm of a person or group at any given situation or time. Demoralizing thus, would then be the result of factors or acts or words from others or the self, that contribute to losing the confidence and enthusiasm to ... Views: 584
The most important gift of nature to man is he, body, mind and soul- the self. He is the only one that has been capable of realizing the beauty of the self.
With the largest brain volume vis-à-vis body size, humans have dominated the animal kingdom, very often improving nature’s intent. ... Views: 493
We all aspire to be successful in everything to do with our lives, be it our professional lives or personal. One way of achieving that is to be more productive, resulting in better professional growth and also making more time for our personal lives to do the things we love the most. The golden ... Views: 511
Many life changes are lost through the incapability to act, due to indecision and more often due to overthinking. Very often it results in procrastination that plays the villain to lost opportunities.
It is very often that a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ slips through our fingers due to ... Views: 463
In this article, you will learn how to determine your sleep rate, given by your genetics.
HOW MUCH SLEEP DO YOU NEED?
Продолжительность сна зависит от двух факторов:
Sleep duration depends on two factors:
1. Features of your heredity.
2. Features of your lifestyle.
With a perfectly ... Views: 596
Why do men need testosterone, why is it dangerous and how can you raise its level?
WHY DOES A MAN NEED TESTOSTERONE?
"Testosterone" - as we communicate with each other, we call a whole group of hormones responsible for the formation and functionality of the male body - androgens. They give ... Views: 824
Do you ever look back and think whether did you do that?
Yes, we all will make bad decisions sometimes like,
Taking a job that you are not passionate about.
Creation of products that no one needs.
Being in a relationship without being infatuated.
Buying gadgets that have only a ... Views: 481
Not all human beings can perform all their duties well planned and be productive or 24×7. Everyone once in a day will face difficulty doing their duty accurately.
Unproductive habits are common and it occurs normally. But the real success lies behind controlling these unproductive habits. ... Views: 520
We all had usually seen or heard about the articles or books that promising the 10 way to success or secrets behind success etc. like it. First of all, let me tell you to stop reading those kinds of books and articles and try to save your time.
If we search that what are the habits of a ... Views: 402
New Year’s resolution has a great ability to create a positive change in your life whether you like them or not. The start of every year is a perfect opportunity to hit the reset button and for doing something new and interesting or do things differently. But let me say articles or books about ... Views: 437
Habit is the key program in our mind and in our life. Our routine habits have a major role in our day to day life. Habits are really programmed in our mind from our early childhood. To become more successful or to become a better person or to change our life we should setup ideal habits in our ... Views: 477
How can you stop yourself from having thoughts that you don’t want to be having? Well, the answer is you can’t. The reality is that we can’t control the things that pop into our heads; you cannot stop the thoughts from popping into your head. If you can’t believe ask yourself how long have you ... Views: 395
It’s not only crucial for building wealth. When you want to learn skills and do good work, impatience is one of your biggest enemies. Waiting is one of the hardest things in life. But if you take a look around you, you may able to find people who had waited for the right opportunity. Patience, ... Views: 360
Self Improvement or Self Growth is the most important thing in our life. Our every act and thinking is to achieve the goal in life. Knowingly or unknowingly we are trying to improve ourselves by our own effort. But today we are lucky to have a number of Self Improvement Tips which will enhance ... Views: 530
Becoming a smarter and better person is a usual dream in our life. We are growing up in our mind and body every day. Every day we are gaining more experiences and we are also changing ourselves and we are becoming better and better. We usually think that getting smarter is a very easy thing that ... Views: 397
The reason why we search about productive life is quite simple. A productive life is equal to a happy life. But most of us will insist on wasting time, which makes it hard to live a productive life. If you tried and be more productive than average people, you can secure more in your carrier. ... Views: 385
Let us have an interesting question in our life!
Have a look at our life retrospectively!
Did you ever think about what you thought and said?
Do we think about our previous thoughts and deeds?
Do you feel that you had insulted somebody?
Do you feel that you had made miseries and sufferings ... Views: 487
I have seen plenty of entrepreneurs and established business leaders who believe they have to do everything on their own. Yet accepting help from others is not admitting weakness. And the same can be said in reverse.
In business, individuals regularly overlook that it is so significant to ... Views: 436
The success you are at now will be the outcome of your habits. Will Durant had said it excellently, We are what we repeatedly do; Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit.
But we can’t accept it 100, let me say that mediocrity is a result of average habit.
It means we can change ... Views: 386
We can turn on or off certain emotions in accordance with our personal choice.
OPTIMAL STATE OF CONSCUOUSNESS
A change in the state of consciousness is a completely natural thing, because it occurs every moment and is expressed in a change in the emotional background and dynamics of moods. ... Views: 474
To be frank to ourselves, we normally find that we are only partially committed to the things that we do normally. Many think that they are at least half committed, but the real fact is that the majority find themselves even less than half committed to what they normally do.
When we plan to ... Views: 329
As days, weeks, months and years are passing on, we are getting older and older. For that matter, we are gaining more experiences and lessons in life. Actually, we are getting better and better. If we look retrospectively, we are amazed to see that how we had changed? Sometimes it is very ... Views: 446
Most of the people around us face time constrain issue in their personal or professional life because of the overwhelming amount of tasks. There are people whom I know who belong to the category of “good time management skills”, who can accomplish a ton of their personal and professional tasks ... Views: 380
We normally get frustrated and disappointed and at some point angry at other people in our lives. This normally happens to each and every one of us. We do find others extremely rude, irritating, untrustworthy, hurting, not considerate and frustrating more often. Such a thing can become hurtful ... Views: 347
We have fear – it’s an emotion and that’s too normal as breathing. When talking about our greatest fears, one among such fears is the fear that we are always behind others in the race. People mostly find it frustrating while taking part in the race of life. The main issue of fear arises when we ... Views: 344
When we are going to take an uncertain path, such as choosing a new job or opportunity, entering into a new phase in life, or starting a business or something different, most of us feel a kind of emptiness. We are not able to make the right decision and some of us try to quit it due to the fear ... Views: 311
We spend a lot of time thinking over making a decision on which path to take to reach life’s goal. This can become a stumbling block in our path as we take too much time and energy simply to think and make a decision. When things go as we planned we think that all are in our control.
But when ... Views: 343
It is high time that we should understand Happiness is what we create. It is really an inner state of mind. So also health is a state that we have to develop ourselves very carefully. Health, Happiness and Well-being are the states that we really want in life. Along with that we want to be ... Views: 364
Every one of us has things that we try not to focus on. These can be the ones that we tend to avoid such as the bigger tasks or projects. Procrastination can be termed as the biggest of all the problems that most people make. Procrastination is what most of us love to do unknowingly most of the ... Views: 340
There is a mental technique that allows a person not to lose self-control in any situation.
WHAT IS STRESS TOLERANCE?
When you need to eat a worm, the most important thing is not to think about the worm. Otherwise it will vomit. It's amazing how our thoughts can determine our physiology: I ... Views: 598
We all know that, habits and behaviors form the fundamental basis of our daily lifestyle and routine. When we do something repeatedly it becomes our habit. Habits have got great implications in the quality and quantity of our life. Refined and good habits definitely lead to better outcomes in ... Views: 381
Distraction is a common feeling that most of us experience throughout the day. We are not able to keep our minds calm and we never get to focus on what we are supposed to do. We rarely try to follow our path and neglect our feeling of purpose, which is not good for succeeding in life.
Instead ... Views: 417
In search of the meaning of life, people most often turn to religion or speculative esoteric philosophy. But this is very similar to trying to calm yourself down instead of being ready to accept the world as it is, not idealizing or embellishing it. I suggest you answer the question “What is the ... Views: 467
Mindfulness is a beautiful and magical word that is powerful and has the ability to help us to be more focused, happy and it does have lots of other qualities with positive effects. If you have not heard of this word, you might get the wrong idea.
The perfect idea of mindfulness can be called ... Views: 395
The real problem we face in our life is how to change our habits? As you all know, majority of our habits and behaviors are developed from our childhood and we also occur many habits when we are growing. Really, we measure a person by the habit and behavior, the way he talks, the way he ... Views: 563
Most of us are not clear on what we should work upon and what we should focus on. Many at times we think that we are following the right path. But when we come to following our dreams and passions, we sometimes feel that we are moving in the right direction. But then after some time, we realize ... Views: 394
Human behaviour is one of the most fantastic and interesting facts. Behaviour and character are the primary quality of everybody. Our behaviour is mainly modified by various factors - Both internal & external. Our mind setup, our thinking, our concepts, Belief and the like play a great role. ... Views: 362
Each one of our lives is filled with all kinds of addictions and distractions. This can include a lot of things including social media, websites, shopping, videos, coffee, porn, sweets, soda, fries, gambling, work alcoholism, procrastinating, perfectionism, self-hate, addiction for drama, and ... Views: 397
All of us live every day knowingly and unknowingly by the particular choice that we adopt our thoughts greatly influence our actions. Do you know that, if we persistently follow one thought and act accordingly that becomes a daily routine and that becomes a part of our habits. Our habits and ... Views: 437
Time is never sufficient for any of us. We always think that we do not have sufficient time to complete our tasks because it rushes to nowhere and we are not able to catch up with it.
The first truth regarding the idea that we do not have sufficient time is not true since most of us try to fit ... Views: 401