How To Think Clearly Does your mind sometimes feel like a television station you can't quite tune in? You know there's an interesting program on - or several, but everything is mixed with static. What if you could "tune in" at will, have clear thinking whenever you want it? Try some of the following.Ten Clear Thinking Techniques And Tips1. Take a walk. Science will eventually prove this to be a great way to improve...... Source : Self Esteem Women
Take This Good Luck Test Are you a lucky person? Not sure? Let's find out. Answer the following questions as honestly as you can, and then tally your score according to the simple directions at the bottom of the test.In general, do good things happen to you?1. Almost never2. Sometimes3. Often4. Very oftenAre you doing something you enjoy for a living?1. No2. Sort of3. YesAre you generally happy with the relationships you...... Similar Editorial : by Nilesh Gore. | Source : Strength Based
How To Get Lucky Do you want to get lucky? Actually, there are many very specific techniques for generating luck in your life, many based on important research that has been done in the last twenty years. One of the simplest ways to get lucky is to just start looking for good luck.You have probably noticed that if you start looking to buy a car of a certain type, they are suddenly all over. They were there before,...... Similar Editorial : by Steven Gillman. | Source : Strength Based
Getting Lucky - A Strategy Getting lucky requires a certain frame of mind. This is the good-luck-generating attitude expressed in the following quote:"If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness." - Les BrownThe Science Of Getting LuckyDuring his ten-year study of luck, professor Richard Wiseman found that lucky people use many...... Source : Strength Based
A Sense Of Humor Increases Creativity Does a sense of humor make for a more creative mind? Perhaps. There are certainly many creative and intelligent people who also like to have a good laugh. Consider the following two examples.American physicist Richard Feynman was a joint recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965, for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He is credited with the concept and early exploration of quantum...... Similar Editorial : by Luana Emmons. | Source : Strength Based
The Art Of Thinking What do I mean by the art of thinking? It may seem that powerful thinking should simply be logical, and nothing more. The ideal thinker then, might be Spock, the "Vulcan" in the "Star Trek" television show and movies. Of course, if you watch the program, you may recall that the humans aboard the spaceship had most of the solutions and new ideas. Spock only knew how to analyze.The most useful...... Similar Editorial : by Dr. Alvin Chan. | Source : Strength Based
Try This Decision Making Process Not sure what to do? Try the following seven step decision making process the next time you need to make up your mind about something important. And take notes!1. What are your immediate intuitive feelings?Make a few notes about your immediate "gut reaction." For example, if you're not sure whether to take a particular job, ask the question, "Should I take this job?" Then jot down whatever comes...... Similar Editorial : by andywest. | Source : Strength And Conditioning Journal
Creative Problem Solving With Inflection Would you like to have more creative problem solving ability? How would you like to be the one who always has a creative solution? There are dozens of techniques that can help, starting with this simple one based on word inflection. It will work in all areas, from business to science to everyday life, and starts with a simple description of the problem to be solved.I'll use an example to explain....... Similar Editorial : by Martin Mak. | Source : Strength And Conditioning Journal
Problem Solving 101 - Challenge Assumptions Creative problem solving is about finding the solutions that might normally get missed. Why are they overlooked? Often it is because we are trapped into a certain approach by the assumptions we are making. When we challenge these "hidden" assumptions, we find that there are many creative solutions that never occurred to us before.An example will help here, but first a question: Have you ever been...... Similar Editorial : by Barney Garcia. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Bad Luck - The Mistakes That Cause It There are two ways to improve the good luck / bad luck ratio in your life. One is to take steps to do those things that lead to more good luck. The other is to stop doing the things that cause bad luck. This lesson is about the latter. It is an examination of the actions, habits and thinking of unlucky people, so that you can learn what to avoid.Six Things That Cause Bad Luck1. Blaming. Blaming...... Similar Editorial : by Nilesh Gore. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Secret Of Attraction, Secret, Attraction, Law Of Attraction What is the secret of attraction? You probably know this has become one of the hottest new ideas in self improvement and spirituality. But it isn't a new idea. It is just the newest way to recycle an old idea. Old or new, the important questions are does it work as claimed, and why?A "Law" Of Attraction?Here is the basic idea: You attract more of what you think about. Keep thoughts about getting...... Similar Editorial : by Jason Rife. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
In Other Words? People use the expression "in other words" because sometimes other words are necessary to better understand something. You probably use it yourself, but how often do you actually think about the words you are using, and the effect they may have? How often do you change the words you use in order to change your perspective or get a better result?To Think In Other WordsThat the words we choose...... Similar Editorial : by Margot Van Sluytman. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Metaphors We Live By What are the metaphors we live by? Is life a journey, a game, a dream, or a movie we are watching? How do these metaphorical perspectives affect our lives? Let's take a look at a few of them.Life Is PurgatorySome people see life as a sort of purgatory to be suffered through. In fact, many religions explicitly use this metaphor. Life is suffering, they claim, and by suffering virtuously, you get to...... Similar Editorial : by Hifzur Rehman. | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Big Ideas - How To Have Them The search for big ideas starts with big questions. What's the basis of spirituality? Why can't people motivate themselves to do what they really need to do? Is there a better way to organize a city? Do we always need to understand a problem to solve it?To generate big ideas, then, whether for a book you're writing, an essay, a discussion, or just for your own intellectual entertainment, start...... Similar Editorial : by Steve Gillman . | Source : Muscle Strength Training
Pondering The Big Questions Do you ever ponder the big questions, like "What is consciousness?" or "Why do we feel motivated to do good?" Doing so really takes no more brainpower than balancing your checkbook, and although you are more likely to be satisfied and certain with the result of the checkbook balancing, thinking about these things is not just good brain exercise. It gives you insight and perspective.How do you...... Similar Editorial : by John Assaraf. | Source : Strength Training Log
