The first thing I thought when I read the headline ‘Women don’t need men anymore’ in a newspaper is: First. Who said that statement is a woman. And I was right. Second. She must be French. And I was right. Third. She is either old or a mature one. And I was wrong. Those words came out from a French… View Post
THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing and Better Living: The Creativity Myth
Quote of the day The creativity myth implies that few people can be creative, that any successful creator will experience dramatic flashes of insight, and that creating is more like magic than work. ~KEVIN ASHTON. CREATIVITY The creativity myth: creativity is not what we think it is (How to Fly a Horse), Medium WELL-BEING Elizabeth Gilbert (The Signature of All… View Post
10 Commandments of How to Choose Yourself (For Believers and Non Believers)
You can either commune with James Altucher’s commandments or not, but one thing you have to admit: when reading his book Choose Yourself! (or his blog), one feels like getting the right stimuli, even I could say getting superhuman powers, to become a Superman or a Wonder Woman, ready to save the world. No wonder why he has so many followers/readers… View Post
HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: What it Takes to Be a Writer
Quote of the day What it takes to be a writer? For starters, develop these skills… Observation, Panhandling, Imagination, Thick skin… and a little Joy. ~ELIZABETH BERG, writer. AMAZON Amazon’s new Family Library feature lets you share purchases as a household, The Verge WRITING What it takes to be a writer, Medium ENTERTAINMENT Romeo and Juliet has no balcony, The… View Post
8 Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read, According to Neil deGrasse
Neil deGrasse, an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator, when asked which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet, listed the following eight books: 1.Holy Bible To learn that it’s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself. 2.The System of the World by Isaac Newton To… View Post