Creating ideas is essential to thrive in this fast-changing world. It puts you ahead of the pack. The problem is: how do we create ideas? The New Yorker has an excellent article about it entitled In the Air. I highly recommend you to read it if you haven’t done so. It’s an enjoyable read, and [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote about the danger of being obsessed. There I wrote that there are three states we can possibly be in: lacking focus, being focused, and being obsessed. The best state is being focused but there is always the danger of falling to either lacking focus or being obsessed states.
Having discussed [...]

A few months ago, Luciano Passuello from Litemind suggested me to read the book How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb. Having heard about da Vinci’s reputation as one of the greatest geniuses in history, I gladly did.
The author of the book examined the life and work of Leonardo [...]

In April, there were 11 posts published here on Life Optimizer. Let’s see what the best posts and comments were.
Best Posts
The two most visited posts were:

Brain Workout: 10 Free Mind Games to Exercise Your Brain
Being Your Best: Stop Comparing and Start Running

You can read the other posts on the archives page.
Best Comments
The comments I found [...]

Our brain is amazing. All scientific and technological achievements of human civilization come from the brain.
To better appreciate the magic of the brain, here are top 10 interesting facts about the human brain:
1. Your brain is the most energy-consuming part of your body. The brain represents only 2% of the body weight, [...]

This month’s theme is mind, and I’d like to start with the reasons why mind development is important. By understanding the reasons, we will be better motivated to learn and develop our mind. If we just learn what and how without learning why, I’m afraid we won’t be motivated enough.
Without further ado, here are 8 [...]