Exercising your brain, Part 2: Do different (updated)
Like my last post on exercising your brain by learning a new language, here’s another worthwhile endeavor to exercise your brain: Do something different every day. Every time you do…
Category: The Mind
Keep your brain active: Learn a new language!
As many studies show, your mind is a “use it or lose it” proposition. (see, Mental Exercise Nearly Halves Risk of Dementia, for example). That is, your mind will inexorably…
So it goes
From “Slaughterhouse-Five” (Kurt Vonnegut): “When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in a bad condition in that particular moment, but that same…
Managing Stress With Your Breath
Working with your breath is an important way to affect your mental state. It’s easy too, since you always have your breath with you. I have been using this highly…
Meditation Timer
When I started meditating it was often difficult to know when to end. I didn’t want to have to be worrying about the time. When I’d set an alarm of…
The Intense Attention of Mindfulness
I just finished a great book, “The Curse of Chalion”, that was not only a great read in the “speculative fiction” (fantasy) genre, but had a lot of bonus spiritual…
What’s Your Reason?
We all do things because we’ve always done them that way. Or maybe because that’s the way our parents did it when we were growing up. Seth Godin, on his…
The Dance of the Universe
Here’s testament to being able to find inspiration in unlikely places. I was listening to the Bob Edwards Show on a podcast (via Audible) and heard him talking with the…
Sleep update
Since sleep hacking is a popular topic, here are some updates: I have been waking up at 5AM for many months now. The last few weeks have introduced some challenges…
Being Thankful
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a great tradition without religious overtones, with no obligations for presents. It’s just about family, friends, good food, and most importantly, about taking time…