Why Socialize at All?
How do you get motivated to reach out and connect with people? What gets you to overcome inertia? What makes you want to risk rejection? Is it worth it to keep sifting through so many mismatches and partial matches? What makes you exert the effort to engage with people socially? What’s your why?
I brainstormed the following list in Conscious Growth Club yesterday in a discussion thread about the motivation for doing anything of a social nature – like connecting with people online or offline, joining groups, maintaining friendships, and doing shared activities. I thought it would be worthwhile to share it here to...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Lifestyle Relationships Source Type: blogs
The Great Transformation
This is the title of a book published in 1944 by the Hungarian-American political economist Karl Polanyi. It is widely considered to be an important work in political economy, so read it if you can.But the Wikipedia summary actually isn ' t bad. Polanyi addresses many of the problems and issues that concerned Karl Marx, but with 100 years of added perspective, including of course the experience of actually existing Communism. I ' m going to run a trick play here and quote from the Communist Manifesto, which was first published in 1848. (The wordsmithing was actually mostly by Friedrich Engels, who was a better commun...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 21, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Can You Trust a Life of Fun?
During my late teens, each time I got caught shoplifting and had to deal with the consequences, my mind would dwell on what I could have done differently. I went over and over different actions I could have taken to avoid the arrest.
This helped me get better at shoplifting. Each arrest or near-arrest made me refine my techniques. I learned to shoplift more valuable items and at lower risk.
I started out stealing candy bars and cassette tapes. Several months later I was stealing video games and small electronics like telephone-answering machines – remember those? Then I progressed to larger items like TVs, cutlery ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
Can You Trust a Life of Fun?
During my late teens, each time I got caught shoplifting and had to deal with the consequences, my mind would dwell on what I could have done differently. I went over and over different actions I could have taken to avoid the arrest.
This helped me get better at shoplifting. Each arrest or near-arrest made me refine my techniques. I learned to shoplift more valuable items and at lower risk.
I started out stealing candy bars and cassette tapes. Several months later I was stealing video games and small electronics like telephone-answering machines – remember those? Then I progressed to larger items like TVs, cutlery ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
Can You Trust a Life of Fun?
During my late teens, each time I got caught shoplifting and had to deal with the consequences, my mind would dwell on what I could have done differently. I went over and over different actions I could have taken to avoid the arrest.
This helped me get better at shoplifting. Each arrest or near-arrest made me refine my techniques. I learned to shoplift more valuable items and at lower risk.
I started out stealing candy bars and cassette tapes. Several months later I was stealing video games and small electronics like telephone-answering machines – remember those? Then I progressed to larger items like TVs, cutlery ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Emotions Lifestyle Values Source Type: blogs
How IVF doctors add to the IVF patient's stress levels
A good doctor is supposed to reduce the patient ’s stress levels by providing them with reassurance but many IVF doctors end up increasing the patient’s stress . They put all kind of onerous conditions on them - that they need strict bed rest after embryo transfer ; they need to change their diet ; they need to stop going to work . All these prohibitions make a bad situation even worse , because lying in bed all day long makes the back hurt, and they feel powerless and helpless. Also, an idle mind is the Devil's workshop , and they keep on thinking negative thoughts when they are confined to bed. Their mind starts play...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - December 15, 2020 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Listening to Your Energy
I often begin my days by asking: What wants to come through? What energy wants to be expressed?
Then I listen.
Sometimes I listen with my mind or body. Sometimes I listen with my heart. And sometimes it feels like I’m listening with my spirit.
I feel like there’s a collective idea space where thoughts and feelings are always flowing, like radio waves being constantly transmitted. When I tune into that space, I often get ideas for articles. Or I could pull out bigger ideas like for a new course or workshop.
But I don’t have to aim my internal beam-forming antenna in that direction, scanning the...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Relationships Values Source Type: blogs
Listening to Your Energy
I often begin my days by asking: What wants to come through? What energy wants to be expressed?
Then I listen.
Sometimes I listen with my mind or body. Sometimes I listen with my heart. And sometimes it feels like I’m listening with my spirit.
I feel like there’s a collective idea space where thoughts and feelings are always flowing, like radio waves being constantly transmitted. When I tune into that space, I often get ideas for articles. Or I could pull out bigger ideas like for a new course or workshop.
But I don’t have to aim my internal beam-forming antenna in that direction, scanning the...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 14, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Relationships Values Source Type: blogs
When You ’ re Right and Everyone Else Is Wrong
What kind of relationship do you have with the judgmental and righteous part of yourself?
Some people may not know or acknowledge that you’re right, but you’re convinced of it.
On the outside you may have a calibration issue in terms of how much of your righteousness to share and express with the world. You can behave in a more humble way and keep those thoughts to yourself. Or you can promote your viewpoint and let people have their reactions.
But here I invite you to focus on your inner relationship with your righteousness. How do you relate to this part of you on the inside?
What is it like to be...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 11, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Relationships Values Source Type: blogs
Preparing Students in Puerto Rico for Biomedical Careers
“There’s knowledge to seize in Puerto Rico, and our program is letting students know that they have a really important role to play in solving local problems, that they are part of the solution,” says Isar P. Godreau, Ph.D., a researcher at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Cayey Institute of Interdisciplinary Research.
Dr. Godreau, along with fellow researchers Mariluz Franco-Ortiz, Ph.D., at UPR Cayey Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, and Raymond Louis Tremblay, Ph.D., at UPR Humacao, directs an NIGMS Innovative Programs to Enhance Research Training (IPERT) grant. The UPR IPERT supports undergraduates t...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 9, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Training Source Type: blogs
Goals of Being
Many years ago one of my goals for public speaking was to design and deliver my own three-day workshop on the Las Vegas Strip. I first achieved that goal in 2009. That was a goal of doing.
Another goal I had for public speaking was to develop such strong comfort with public speaking that I could feel fully present in front of an audience, so I could be spontaneous and in the moment and not feel anxiety or nervousness – just enjoyment, fun, playfulness, and connection. I achieved that goal somewhere along the way. I demonstrated it at the three-day 2015 Conscious Heart Workshop, delivered spontaneously with lots of fun...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - December 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Emotions Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Reframing Past Traumas
What is your life story? Do you feel like a victim of your circumstances? And if so, how does this affect your future? In today’s show, our guest James Sweigert, who struggled out of a traumatic childhood, shares how the power of his thoughts and the spoken word changed his life.
Are you ready to make some edits to your life story? Tune in and James will help you go from your head to your heart so you can win the game.
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Guest information for ‘James Sweigert- Reframing Traumas’ Podcast Episode
James Sweigert’s childhood was challenging, to say the least. James struggled to be se...
Source: World of Psychology - November 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Inspiration & Hope Interview LifeHelper Motivation and Inspiration The Psych Central Show Trauma Source Type: blogs
How To Make Almost Anything – Exclusive Interview with Dr. Neil Gershenfeld, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms
Dassault Systèmes’ annual Science in The Age of Experience Conference has become one of my favorite conferences. It is a platform for thoughtful and innovative discussion centered around how science affects so many aspects of our lives, as well as an intermingling of distinguished scientists, engineers, and other professionals from all walks of life and disciplines. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year the conference could only take place virtually. However, I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to grab some time with one of the main keynote speakers thanks to the Dassault team who have partn...
Source: Medgadget - November 24, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
