Richard's Reader http://www.richardsreader.com an ENCYCLOPEDIA of personal development & CONSCIOUS LIVING Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Plug into Your Hard-Wired Happiness http://www.richardsreader.com/plug-into-your-hard-wired-happiness/ http://www.richardsreader.com/plug-into-your-hard-wired-happiness/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:54:40 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=942


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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/plug-into-your-hard-wired-happiness/feed/ 0 How Do I Stop Procrastinating? http://www.richardsreader.com/how-do-i-stop-procrastinating/ http://www.richardsreader.com/how-do-i-stop-procrastinating/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:17:11 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=937 To this viewer, the second of the two techniques explained in this short video by Eben Pagan was an incredible eye-opener — a brilliantly simple yet powerful way to use the lever of accountability to instantly short circuit your procrastination loops.

Most advice for ending procrastination focuses on the ‘procrastination personality,’ and how to gradually change your innate (or habitual) tendencies over time by working on building self-discipline. Instead, Eben explains how you can create a scenario in which, in the blink of an eye, the thought of procrastinating becomes almost impossible.

Eben also mentions his “Wake Up Productive” video, which focuses more on the aspects of habit and structure in our daily lives, and how creating the framework of a routine can have a deep impact on our productivity. Definitely worth your time if you are at all dissatisfied with your current level of productivity. (You will be asked for an email address, but the video is made available immediately – you do not have to visit your inbox to activate the link – and you can unsubscribe at any time. Richardsreader has no affiliation with Eben Pagan.)

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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/the-riddle-of-experience-vs-memory/feed/ 0 Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much http://www.richardsreader.com/evidence-that-little-touches-do-mean-so-much/ http://www.richardsreader.com/evidence-that-little-touches-do-mean-so-much/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:40:59 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=927 Students who received a supportive touch on the back or arm from a teacher were nearly twice as likely to volunteer in class as those who did not, studies have found. A sympathetic touch from a doctor leaves people with the impression that the visit lasted twice as long, compared with estimates from people who were untouched. The evidence that touch can lead to clear, almost immediate changes in how people think and behave is accumulating fast.   View article at nytimes.com.

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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/spark/feed/ 0 Ninety Percent of Life is Just Showing Up http://www.richardsreader.com/ninety-percent-of-life-is-just-showing-up/ http://www.richardsreader.com/ninety-percent-of-life-is-just-showing-up/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:19:02 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=907 Being able to overcome inertia is what separates the visionaries from the crowd, the notables, the heroes, the leaders. That’s it. Simply taking action takes you from just another member of the crowd to a leader. Instantly. This seemingly simple truth had me looking for some deeper explanation. View article at pmorganbrown.com.

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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/how-you-give-your-power-away/feed/ 0 Never-Never http://www.richardsreader.com/never-never/ http://www.richardsreader.com/never-never/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:43:48 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=893 Missing is a pain

in everyplace

making a toothache

out of a day.

But to miss something

that never was:

the longest guilt

the regret that comes down

like a fine ash

year after year
is the shadow of what

we did not dare.


All the days that go out

like neglected cigarettes,

the days that dribble away.

How often does love strike?

We turn into ghosts

loitering outside doorways

we imagined entering.

In the lovers’ room

the floor creaks,

dust sifts from the ceiling,

the golden bed has been hauled away

by the dealer

in unused dreams.

- Marge Piercy

Circles on the Water, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Poem Copyright © 1971, Marge Piercy

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You will find once you know what you want to do, all uncertainty and burden will be lifted off your shoulders and you will have clear vision as to what your journey is and that journey will truly be joyful. View article at briankim.net.

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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/if-it%e2%80%99s-not-working-change-your-approach/feed/ 0 How Much Did You Pay for that Comfort Zone? http://www.richardsreader.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone/ http://www.richardsreader.com/how-much-did-you-pay-for-that-comfort-zone/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:12:39 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=882 Comfort zones feel good. They take the sharp edges off life. Comfort zones are a relaxing place to recharge, to heal, and to prepare us for our next adventure.  View article at zen-moments.com.

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]]> http://www.richardsreader.com/how-to-build-a-stronger-ego/feed/ 0 You Do Not Belong to You. You Belong to the Universe. http://www.richardsreader.com/you-do-not-belong-to-you-you-belong-to-the-universe/ http://www.richardsreader.com/you-do-not-belong-to-you-you-belong-to-the-universe/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:11:38 +0000 admin http://www.richardsreader.com/?p=876 So I vowed to keep myself alive, but only if I would never use me again for just me – each one of us is born of two, and we really belong to each other. I vowed to do my own thinking instead of trying to accommodate everyone else’s opinions, credos and theories. I vowed to apply my inventory of experiences to the solving of problems that affect everyone aboard planet earth. -Buckminster Fuller   View article at tinyapps.org.

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