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Electronics on the Brain: Multitasking & Information Overload
Written by Sondra Kornblatt |
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by Sondra Kornblatt. We have created a culture where technology is eating us up and eating the attention of our brains. If you’re feeling overloaded by emails, text messages, websites, social media, computer programs, and other electronic stimulation, it’s not because you have a lacking or aging brain.Your brain was designed to efficiently process one thing at a time...
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All Devices Off: Setting Boundaries and Preventing Overload
Written by Julia Cameron |
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by Julia Cameron. Even when we are not competing with other people, we can often feel like the world around us is competing for our time, money, and attention. When I published The Artist's Way, one of the most resisted — and most productive — tools in the book was one called "Reading Deprivation." Today, when I... Apple computers expand customer base to include cats
Written by InnerSelf Staff |
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Across the River |
by Alan Harris. ?My bones are weary as I drive home from the office. I am a casualty of the business world, that whirlwind of meaningless activity leading toward a grand total of zero on the famous bottom line. No, I won't go back to my meaningless suburb. I will just walk. I will beg. I will have nothing and want nothing. Non-attachment is the time-honored way to happiness, as proven time and again in the East.
This Is Your Choice: Easy World or Difficult?
Written by Julia Rogers Hamrick |
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Easy World is your "default reality," the one you always go back to when you relax and stop resisting its powerful magnetic draw. You get to choose, ultimately, whether your Love-embodying, joy-inducing Spirit or your Difficult World–preferring, pain-mongering, fearful self is going to determine what you experience. Your Spirit has the power to... David Letterman - Jon Huntsman Rocks
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How The Healing Journey Began: Me & My Therapy Dog
Written by Jane Miller |
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by Jane Miller. Several years ago I discovered something powerful about the dogs who share many of our lives. While all dogs provide love, comfort, joy, and support, for some people, dogs actually have the ability to transform lives. The Movie Mystic
Written by Stephen Simon |
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MINORITY REPORT and THE ROAD TO PERDITION. Welcome to The Movie Mystic! The films we discuss each month in this column are not "reviewed" in the traditional sense of that word; rather, we look at "mystical messages" in films, both current and classic. More Is Less: Organize the Mess & Get Rid of Clutter
Written by Xorin Balbes |
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Clutter is making us crazy, and not just because we can’t find anything — because every bit of wood, metal, and plastic we collect is an anchor tying us to something, somebody, somewhere. So why can’t we let it go? Doesn’t having fewer, more cherished belongings that really inspire you... Creativity Needs Connection with Others
Written by Anne Paris, Ph.D. |
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Through thousands of hours of psychotherapy with artists, I have found that most are quite familiar with the experience of being artistically blocked, or of procrastinating and avoiding their creative work. The Movie Mystic: Signs (with Mel Gibson) |
by Stephen Simon. Hundreds of movies have been made about our love/fear relationship with extraterrestrials. The films either reflect our terror of these aliens as threats to our very existence or as friends who can help us reach our full potential as a species.
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Apple has expanded its outreach. In their search to claim even more of "market share", they have apparently discovered a niche market for iPad games.
by Julia Rogers Hamrick.
The Republican presidential candidate shows off his rock & roll roots with an impromptu performance.
by Xorin Balbes.
by Anne Paris, Ph.D.
