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HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The Uses Of Enchantment

in Reads on Writing & Self-Publishing on 18/03/15

Photo Credit: tbee via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: tbee via Compfight cc

Today, as in time pasts, the most important and also the most difficult task in raising a child is helping him to find meaning in life. The child, as he develops, must learn step by step to understand himself better; with this, he becomes more able to understand others, and eventually can relate to them in ways which are mutually satisfying and meaningful.

~BRUNO BETTELHEIM, author of  The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

THE BRAIN

Driving Mr. Albert, Harper’s | Tweet

A trip across America with Einstein.

→Einstein: His Life and Universe


SCIENCE

The science of near-death experiences, The Atlantic | Tweet

Empirically investigating brushes with the afterlife.

→Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife

→To Heaven and Back: A Doctor’s Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story


PSYCHOLOGY

Why the story of Cinderella still enchants, Psychology Today | Tweet

The truths told by fairy tales and why they matter.

→The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

 

How to deal with critical people, PsychCentral | Tweet

Critical people make rude comments, judge our decisions, talk at length about what we’re doing wrong or rarely have anything nice to say. One way to deal with them is to stop being with them altogether. But this isn’t easy to do when the critical person is your boss, colleague, family member or your partner’s father.

→Impossible to Please: How to Deal with Perfectionist Coworkers, Controlling Spouses, and Other Incredibly Critical People


ARCHEOLOGY

Remains of Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, found in convent, The Guardian | Tweet

Archaeologists and anthropologists say they have positively identified fragments from the body of literary giant who died in 1616 in Madrid.

→Don Quixote


BUSINESS

I don’t have a job. I have a higher calling, WSJ | Tweet

Some employees balk as many firms–from motorcycles to accounting–step up talk about changing the world.

→Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work That Makes You Proud


MARKETING

The difference between Brandividuals & Influencers–why you need both, TopRank Blog | Tweet

Everyone is influential about something, but the ability to influence varies greatly across individuals, between different audiences and even at different moments in time.

→Influence Marketing: How to Create, Manage, and Measure Brand Influencers in Social Media Marketing


TECHNOLOGY

Finally! A flying car could go on sale by 2017, Forbes | Tweet

It’s the future promised to us by the Jetsons, Back to the Future and even as far back as Jules Verne: Finally after decades of dreaming and waiting, a company has plans to make a flying car commercially available to the public within 24 months.


WRITING

How to give your novel a kicker of a concept, Positive Writer | Tweet

Every great novel starts with a basic idea.

→The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction: Your Blueprint for Building a Strong Story

 

Feeling stuck? 7 tools for developing fresh story ideas, The Write Life | Tweet

As writers, we have a number of jobs. Putting words down on a page is only half of what goes on behind the scenes, right? There’s also the editing, the research, the continuous coffee making and, of course, coming up with ideas.

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