The document provides wisdom and inspirational lessons for living life. It advises to cherish what you have before it's gone, understand that life must be lived moving forward even if it can only be understood looking backward, and that everything in life is temporary so both good and bad times will pass. It also notes that destiny is a choice achieved through action rather than chance, and offers additional proverbs about taking the first steps of long journeys and preparing for challenges.
The document discusses 10 life lessons learned from watching Star Trek, summarized as follows:
1. Avoid dressing in red shirts to prevent being killed like many redshirt crew members.
2. Think independently and avoid being assimilated like the Borg who form a hive mind.
3. Cute ideas like tribbles can become problems if not properly managed.
3. Focus on what really matters rather than trivial debates.
This document summarizes the results of a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in Hong Kong. The study had 21 participants who completed pre- and post-testing and a 5-month follow up with 13 participants. Testing showed significant reductions in psychological symptoms as measured by the SCL-90-R psychological symptom inventory. At the 5-month follow up, most participants reported continuing mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga weekly and applying mindfulness to daily activities. Participants also reported improved health attitudes, behaviors, and ability to handle stress.
(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Geo (with WOEIDs)Gary Gale
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"(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Geo (with WOEIDs)"; presented on March 10th. 2010 at the London Twitter DevNest 7, at the Sun Customer Briefing Centre in London.
The document shares three lessons. The first is about showing kindness to everyone regardless of status. A professor tests his students on the name of a maid, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to all people. The second lesson describes an act of kindness across racial divides helping a woman in need. She is able to see her dying husband because of this help. The third lesson tells a story of a boy who gets a simple ice cream instead of a more expensive sundae so he can leave a tip, moving the waitress to tears. The document encourages appreciation for life's blessings and helping brighten others' days.
This document contains reflections on various topics such as the impermanence of the body, the dangers of addiction to technology and distractions, the importance of cooperation and communication, accepting different opinions without reacting negatively, being wary of deception from others, learning from adults' behaviors, relying on reason rather than superstition, using stress relief techniques for modern life, controlling the ego, and perceiving things accurately rather than assuming. The overall message encourages growing in wisdom.
The document provides wisdom and inspirational lessons for living life. It advises to cherish what you have before it's gone, understand that life must be lived moving forward even if it can only be understood looking backward, and that everything in life is temporary so both good and bad times will pass. It also notes that destiny is a choice achieved through action rather than chance, and offers additional proverbs about taking the first steps of long journeys and preparing for challenges.
The document discusses 10 life lessons learned from watching Star Trek, summarized as follows:
1. Avoid dressing in red shirts to prevent being killed like many redshirt crew members.
2. Think independently and avoid being assimilated like the Borg who form a hive mind.
3. Cute ideas like tribbles can become problems if not properly managed.
3. Focus on what really matters rather than trivial debates.
This document summarizes the results of a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in Hong Kong. The study had 21 participants who completed pre- and post-testing and a 5-month follow up with 13 participants. Testing showed significant reductions in psychological symptoms as measured by the SCL-90-R psychological symptom inventory. At the 5-month follow up, most participants reported continuing mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga weekly and applying mindfulness to daily activities. Participants also reported improved health attitudes, behaviors, and ability to handle stress.
(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Geo (with WOEIDs)Gary Gale
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"(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Geo (with WOEIDs)"; presented on March 10th. 2010 at the London Twitter DevNest 7, at the Sun Customer Briefing Centre in London.
The document shares three lessons. The first is about showing kindness to everyone regardless of status. A professor tests his students on the name of a maid, emphasizing the importance of paying attention to all people. The second lesson describes an act of kindness across racial divides helping a woman in need. She is able to see her dying husband because of this help. The third lesson tells a story of a boy who gets a simple ice cream instead of a more expensive sundae so he can leave a tip, moving the waitress to tears. The document encourages appreciation for life's blessings and helping brighten others' days.
This document contains reflections on various topics such as the impermanence of the body, the dangers of addiction to technology and distractions, the importance of cooperation and communication, accepting different opinions without reacting negatively, being wary of deception from others, learning from adults' behaviors, relying on reason rather than superstition, using stress relief techniques for modern life, controlling the ego, and perceiving things accurately rather than assuming. The overall message encourages growing in wisdom.
According to neuroscientist Richard Davidson's research:
1. Meditating Buddhist monks showed much greater brain activation and better organized neural connections in the prefrontal cortex compared to student volunteers.
2. This suggests mental training through meditation can physically change the structure and function of the brain.
3. Davidson's previous research found the left prefrontal cortex is associated with happiness, and the monks' brain activity was especially high in this region.