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TUESDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Embracing Our Humanity With Self-Compassion

in Reads on Writing & Self-Publishing on 24/03/15

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Photo Credit: h.koppdelaney via Compfight cc

A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest–a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

~ALBERT EINSTEIN, Dear Professor Einstein * Albert Einstein’s Letters To/From Children

HAPPINESS

Does sport make us happy?, BBC Sport | Tweet

Does watching sport make us happy? That seems an easy one: when our lot win it does, when they lose it doesn’t.

→Flow in Sports: The keys to optimal experiences and performances


HEALTH

A hug a day keeps the doctor away, Scientific American | Tweet

Research demonstrates cold fighting power of hugging.

→Hug Time


PSYCHOLOGY

Writing about your emotional pain could make you feel worse, unless you do it with ‘self-compassion’, The British Psychological Society | Tweet

Some of us tend to brood over painful experiences. Others distract themselves, taking on more work, for example, or watching videos.

→Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself


BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS

Diner beware, The Atlantic | Tweet

 How restaurants trick you into eating less and spending more.


TECHNOLOGY

Estimating the impact of robots on productivity and employment, VOX | Tweet

Robots may be dangerous not only to the action heroes of cinema, but also to the average manufacturing worker. This column analyses the effect robots have had in 14 industries across 17 developed countries from 1993 to 2007. 

→The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies


SCIENCE

The troubling psychology behind how we decide who’s a scientific ‘expert’–and who isn’t, The Washington Post | Tweet

In the past few days, the climate change debate has reverted to a familiar mode: Follow the money.


STARTUPS

Revenue is the only funding your startup should seek, Entrepreneur | Tweet

Founding a company can be both incredibly exhilarating but also incredibly costly. Among the bevy of risks associated with becoming an entrepreneur, funding is one of the largest.

→Extreme Revenue Growth: Startup Secrets to Growing Your Sales from $1 Million to $25 Million in Any Industry


BUSINESS

Sneaker wars: How basketball shoes became a billion-dollar business, The Washington Post | Tweet

A huge new battlefield just opened up in the war for America’s feet.


WRITING

A sure-fire shortcut to create unique characters, Helping Writers Become Authors | Tweet

The quest for unique characters is one all writers share. And granted, it’s a tricky one, because, as we all know,there’s nothing new under the sun.

→Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story

 

Should you quit writing?, Terrible Minds | Tweet

Ahhhh. Uhhh. Whhh… ennnh whhh… well. *whistles* That’s a hot humdinger of a question, isn’t it?

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