The Best Things in Life Are Utterly Useless
(And that's a good thing) Learn to love the uselessPhoto by Àlex Rodriguez on Unsplash. The trap of utility is one of the easiest traps to fall into if you are looking to live a better life. It is easy to fantasize about living a more productive life, living like a ruthless oil baron extracting every bit of value out of your day.
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Impressionist painter Salvador DalíSalvador Dalí, source: Artspace. Salvador Dalí, painter of The Persistence of Memory and other works, towers as one of history’s greatest surrealist painters.
Read full storyAre People Biased Against Creativity?
Creativity biasPhoto by Jon Tyson on Unsplash. This is the question Mueller, Melwanie, and Goncalo (2012) sought to answer. It seems that for every story of wild creative success, there is another about a future brilliant idea being ridiculed and viewed as absurd.
Read full storyChronic Neck Pain Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Chronic painPhoto by Žygimantas Dukauskas on Unsplash. Lying in bed, writhing. I had never felt pain like it: it was as if my head was bursting open from within. All I could do was fill the house with my screams.
Read full storyUse This 1 Minute Meditation To Supercharge Your Day With Meaning
Loving-kindnessPhoto by Eduardo Goody on Unsplash. Metta or ‘loving-kindness’ is a type of meditation that focuses on cultivating a specific state of being. The goal of metta is to reach a more open and loving place where you really feel that you want the best for yourself and others.
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