Archive for the 'Mind Body & Spirit' Category

The Two Best Nondrug Antidepressants

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Usually when we feel depressed, we think that the most efficient way to deal with it is medications. In some cases (severely depressed people), medications can be helpful and recommended. But even in this case you must be aware of the addiction risk and secondary effects. But in many cases pills aren’t the best choice. […]

Simple or Complex Approach?

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Today I read a simple but powerful little book called “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson, where I found out an interesting distinction between two kinds of brains. “Simple brains and good instincts” of mice (animals in general) and “complex brains, filled with many beliefs and emotions” of human beings.
These two kinds of brains […]

Productivity Tips – Incubating Ideas

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

I had an interesting experience that led me to some ideas about how our mind work and its productivity.
When I first started online publishing in December 2005, I read a lot about how to make this in an efficient and pleasant way. The first thing that attracted my mind as a powerful magnet was “content […]

Modeling Happiness

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

It seems that we humans aren’t too good at finding happiness, even if it’s the main reason for why we do anything.
In our pursuit of happiness, we may rely only on our own mind, especially on our imagination and memory, or we can use the current experiences of the others.
Daniel Gilbert in his new book […]