Are you sure you want to write a book? This book? Get on with it then. Wow – stop right there. A book, yes. A bestseller, a masterpiece, even a novel, hell no – if that's what you're after, you're on your own. Well, I'll help you part of the way. I wrote a book last year. Nothing exciting, it's about Plato. But it's a book, and it's published. And now I'm half way through the … [Read more...]
How to Get Over the Worst Thing Ever
Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones, someone whose life is filled with sunshine and rainbows 24/7. Your family is healthy, you’ve got all your limbs, and you never burn your tongue on your soy latte. To those of you who fit this description, good for you. I don’t think you exist, but if you do, give yourself a nice pat on the back. For the rest of us mere mortals, life can … [Read more...]
Do Grades Matter? Episode 1 of 2
Two years ago, I asked myself a question that changed the way I approached my college education. Before my sophomore year, a time when I needed to get my grades up to avoid going to community college and then keep them up to get into my program, I asked myself, “Do grades matter?” Awful timing, I know. This wasn’t a question of if a college degree matters. That’s … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What Is Your 3-Layer Dream?
"What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules." - Cobb, Inception Welcome to the world of Inception, where ideas do alter reality and (thus) change the world. Oh, and no idea is safe. While not as mind-blowing and gravity-defying as The Matrix, Inception is a … [Read more...]
The Art of Being in the Flow
A lot has been said about being in the 'flow' but what exactly is being in the 'flow'? How does it benefit you in the long run? When you are in the state of flow you are in a state of optimal challenge, optimal creativity, in an alpha state, you are doing your best work, synchronicity happens, coincidences occur, things just fall into place without you having to push for it … [Read more...]