Archive for September, 2009
Supplements
Most people are going to instantly go to ideas of juice and roid monkeys with that word and a simple education in supplements can clear up this confusion. There are some very natural products that give our bodies a little bit of an edge. Not all people are going to need every supplement out there, [...]
Self-Confidence Formula
A tidbit taken from Think and Grow Rich. What I am really amazed at is just how ahead of it’s time this book is, it was written in 1937 and has Buddhist and Zen thoughts strewn throughout, is a basic blueprint for all of this positive affirmation stuff like ‘The Secret’ we have today, and [...]
The most impotant book on human psychology? Jung’s imfamous ‘Red Book’ to be Published
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html A fairly huge NYT article but then again it is about a fairly huge event happening next month. The long sequestered Big Red Leather Book written by the founder of Jungian psychology is finally to be published after being locked away from public eyes for nearly 100 years. What draws me to this psychological [...]
Our very powerful need to listen to ourselves speak
Why do we argue core beliefs with people that we have absolutely no hope of convincing, people that are just not at a state in their lives where they may be open to seeing an alternate view on things? There are certain people and certain situations that you encounter where it’s clear that you’re not [...]
My top tongue in cheek pixar-esque commercials or videos. What’s yours?
As part of a research assignment for our new PR campaign I’m out watching some of the best tongue and cheek pixar-esque commercials made over the past decade or so. You know the ones where they have the characters from the animated movie just chilling out, totally out of character, or doing an interview as [...]
Is Procrastination simply a reaction?
I’ve been procrastinating on and off for a good part of my life and I’ve gotten fairly familiar with the whole process by this point, especially the physical and subsequent emotional sensation that proceeds the onset of a procrastination session. For myself when I’m doing something and have a powerful urge to procrastinate I get [...]
Very detailed 30 minute tour through the International Space Station
Wow is about all I have to say about this. It is just inspiring to see what we have going on up there and know there are amazing individuals furthering the frontiers of humanity above our heads. If I could have one selfish goal in my life it would be to spend time up there.
