Archive for November, 2009

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 20, 2009

Note: This is a guest post from Mark Harrison of Thirty Days to Change Your Life
Many years ago, I came across a book by Anthony de Mello called Awareness. De Mello was an Indian Jesuit priest whose writing was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church. To me, he is a great source of inspiration, and [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 14, 2009

In The Importance of Being Smart, I wrote how smart people can achieve much more – with much less effort – than those who just work hard. There’s a comment there by Frode that I’d like to discuss:

… lazy people seem to be smarter, as they use a lot of brain energy on finding an [...]

By Donald Latumahina (follow me on Twitter) , November 5, 2009

Note: This is a guest post from David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek
I live in the future. No, this isn’t a McFly-moment, it’s a always-have-my-thoughts-in-the-future moment. And it’s a problem.
Living with your mind focused on the future causes you to miss out on the now and our lives are made out of [...]