4 Simple Principles of Getting to Completion

Zen Habits

Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00

  1. Keep the scope as simple as possible. You don't need to do everything with this project. In fact, if you can just do one thing, that's perfect.
  2. Practice 'Good Enough'. Perfectionism is the enemy of completion. You can always make it better in the next version.
  3. Kill extra features. Similar to simplifying the scope, you'll want to try to make your creation do as little as possible. Want it to talk and walk and cook breakfast? Just try for talking.
  4. Make it public, quick. Your goal should be to get your project in some working form out to your customers/readers/public as soon as possible. In as few steps, as quickly, as easily, as simply as possible. 
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5 Interesting Ways to Improve Your Health and Happiness

Pick The Brain

Thursday, 18 February 2010 09:21

  1. Yogic Breathing. One of the five principles of Yoga is Pranayama. It is a breathing exercise that promotes proper breathing. Proper breathing in the Yogic sense is to bring more oxygen to your brain and blood, while also controlling the Prana (life force energy).
  2. Sungazing. Sungazing is an interesting concept, which involves gazing at the sun to give your body the nourishment it requires. 
  3. Sauna. Sauna has some pretty impressive health benefits. It has even been shown that taking cold showers in conjunction with a sauna challenges your immune system and reduces stress hormones. 
  4. Oil Pulling. Oil pulling is an Indian folk remedy, where you take an oil, such as sunflower oil, and you swish it in your mouth in the morning before eating anything for about 10-20 minutes. Helps against certain bacteria in your mouth.
  5. Finding Your Passion. Passion is critical to happiness and although I have found no large studies done on the effects of passion on people's health and happiness, but it has been shown that happier people live longer.
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The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow

Zen Habits

Thursday, 18 February 2010 09:11

9 simple ways you can bring yourself into flow

  1. Pick a enjoyable, challenging activity. The easiest way to enter flow is by doing something you love. The activity also needs to challenge you.
  2. Eliminate distractions. Turn off your phone, log out of twitter, switch off gmail.
  3. Think before you do. Do any research or preparation before you engage in the activity you wish to flow in. 
  4. Isolate yourself. The best way to achieve flow is alone.
  5. Let go. Give up any expectations that you have for yourself.
  6. Give yourself a time limit. Give yourself 30 minutes of uninterrupted flow time and just go at it with everything you've got. 
  7. Keep moving. Continuous motion is key to flow, don't give your mind a chance to start second guessing what you're doing. 
  8. Don't think. Switch off the part of your brain that observes what you're doing. This is your self-consciousness, your ego, your sabotage.
  9. Practice. Like any useful skill, flow takes time to master. Don't stress if you can't do it right away.
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7 Amazing Lessons from Peak Performance Coach Tony Robbins

Dumb Little Man

Thursday, 18 February 2010 09:07

  1. Focus. "One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular."
  2. Realize That Decisions Decide Destinies. "It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny."
  3. Recognize the Path to Success. "The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way."
  4. Raise Your Standard. "Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve."
  5. Major in Major Things. "Most people fail in life because they major in minor things."
  6. Do What You Know To Do. "You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action."
  7. Learn to Follow the Leader. "If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results."
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10 Dream Steps for Success—How to Bring Your Dreams to Reality

Pick The Brain

Thursday, 18 February 2010 00:00

  1. Launch Your Courage. CONCEPT: Courage to Dream
  2. Drive Your Desires. CONCEPT: Conscious Belief Systems
  3. Free Your Imagination. CONCEPT: Imagination Stimulation
  4. Stage Your Dream. CONCEPT: Enlightened Visualization
  5. Pen Your Dream Script. CONCEPT: Power of Words-Write it!
  6. Set Your Dream on Fire. CONCEPT: Ignite Dream Momentum
  7. Publish Your Dream Plan Book. CONCEPT: Connect with the "Thinking Stuff"
  8. Inspire Your Dream With Action. CONCEPT: Power of the Present Moment
  9. Awaken Your Dream with Thanks. CONCEPT: Attraction Action of Gratitude
  10. Become a Dream Achiever. CONCEPT: Live, Share, Expand Your Dreams
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