Provided by William Darnell Sr. (Bill) from I Got A Dream In Mind No one said that stopping treatment was going to be so hard… I met with my doctor recently, and was done with therapy for lymphoma for close to a year and five months now. I hadn’t been feeling well, and I had no symptoms of cancer, nothing that made me … Continue reading Life after Cancer that they don’t prep you for
Provided by Brandi from Afrologik A lot of our “grown up” time on this planet is spent doing what we “have to do“. Working, paying bills, spending our time and energy on people and things that we probably wouldn’t choose on our own, but it’s what has to be done (adulting sucks!). If we are not careful, we can allow that tolerance of things … Continue reading Enter The Good Vibes Zone
Provided by Irina from copilariefericita In a village in Egypt lived a poor boy, which had a slow mind and a slow body. His greatest joy was to take long walks along the shore of river Nile. He did this every day. His mother was afraid that one day the boy will fall asleep and he will roll into the water and die drowned. … Continue reading The Boy with the Flute
Provided by shreyosidey from Shreyosi’s blog Now that’s a word we use every now and then. I wanted to come to your party ‘but’……… ; I would have cracked the entrance exam ‘but’……; Its very important for me to wake up at 4:00 a.m. ‘but’…….; and many more. According to grammar, ‘but’ is a conjunction used to connect two sentences or phrases. We spend our … Continue reading What the “BUT”
Provided by Anitha KC “The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts”. Marcus Aurelius Does thinking leads to thoughts or thoughts trigger our thinking? However, we do think! Thinking is essential for us to sustain ourselves. But it is enough to think based on our needs rather than becoming a victim of our own thinking. Our mind has different … Continue reading Think
Provided by Troy Headrick from Thinker Boy: Blog & Art *Troy Headrick is a thinker, writer, artist, educator, and adventurer who has lived in five countries. He writes on a wide variety of subjects and has had work published in many print and online magazines, journals, newspapers, and blogs. His autobiographical blog can be found at https://troyheadrick-thinkerboy.com/. He is working on several book projects. * … Continue reading Time Is Money
Provided by K.A.L.T from Kalt In Thought I’m sure that many of us are guilty of overthinking. We assess our every action and regret any action that brings about a not so favorable consequence. However, doing so is nothing more than pointless overthinking. Why is it pointless? It is because no matter what the consequences are, you never know whether making a … Continue reading “Pointless” Overthinking
Provided by WSB from Livin On Blog: https://livingon.home.blog/ The need to be happy is a need that consumes many, if not all people. We all want to be happy, More specifically we all want to be in a constant state of happiness. We love and fear happiness. We love happiness because it’s uplifting and takes us out of the sadness that many of … Continue reading Consider The Moments
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ If you’ve read my previous posts, you’ll know that cognitive biases shape our thinking in ways that make us feel surer of the decisions we’re making and the actions we’re taking. Last week I wrote about the Halo Effect, which is actually a type of confirmation bias – the tendency to search for or interpret information in a way … Continue reading What is Confirmation Bias?
It is 6:30pm, 29th November 2018. Allow me to introduce myself for this is my first blog post to this amphitheatre of cerebral constellations. You may know me from my own website Modern Mystic Mother from stuff and places and things. Or you may have seen my RAH-TA-TA-DA-BLAH-ZAH words (that sometimes make coherent sentences..?) in the comments of this very place. I know it seems a … Continue reading Self-introduction for the self-proclaimed expert on everything
Provided by Scherezade Ozwulo Originally posted on The Introverted Christian Ever since I could remember, I always had an affinity for older people. I, myself had an “old soul” and found it easy to relate to those not in my peer group. Older folks (seniors) told the best stories of childhood reminiscence and weaved real life morality tales that left ingrained webs that … Continue reading Does Burnout Subdue Empathy?
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ Humans are not fans of ambiguity. We don’t like being confused and, since life is confusing and people are confusing, our subconscious minds work to simplify things. One of the ways we do this is with the cognitive biases and one such bias is the halo effect. It’s a form of “all … Continue reading What is the Halo Effect?
Provided by Natalie from Big Happy Life Blog: https://bighappylife.blog/ Website: http://bighappylife.co.uk/ When I was studying for my Psychology degree, I was required to take annual exams. In the first and second years, I answered the exam questions in the order in which they were presented. I did well both years – achieving around 75% each time – never thinking for a second that the … Continue reading The Story Matters Most – Guest Post
Provided by: R S Author Bio: I am a writer by heart. it’s good to write as it is my passion. It’s my hobby to read as well as write on a wide array of topics. My topics of interest are education, lifestyle, productivity, art and craft, technology, money, productivity and motivation. On the other hand, I am interested in creative writing, poetry writing and short … Continue reading The Ultimate Plan For A Productive Week – Guest Post
I’m happy to announce you that the Pointless Overthinking team expands with two new members. I’m sure you’ve enjoyed the two posts Aspiring Author, the creator of Connecting Dots, already made for us. He is one of the new members I’m happy to welcome to this team! The newest member is Allie, the creator of Hey Mom, Now What?, who I’d also like … Continue reading The Team Expands
Provided by: Daniel Riley Recently, I have been putting a lot of emphasis on acknowledging and living in the present moment. The power of the present is real. The present moment is where everything that has ever happened, happened. Where everything is happening now. Where everything that ever will happen, will happen. The past isn’t a real place. Neither is the future. The … Continue reading The Power of the Present – Guest Post
Post provided by: temperate5cat Original title: What’s Going Through Your Mind? • How Cerebral Spinal Fluid is Created, Functions, and Returns to the Blood For a moment, let’s imagine the skull as a castle. The system of flat outer bones mortared together with connective tissues is just one example of the mind’s many physical defenses. The choroid plexus in the center of the brain, … Continue reading What’s Going Through Your Mind? – Guest Post
This is an emotional story which Lalitha, the author of A peep into my travel diaries…, wants to share with us so we can all see that we are stronger than we might think we are. Her story impressed me because it made me realize that we have amazing resources buried deep down. Her life was tough but she was tougher than that and she … Continue reading The Power of Healing – Guest Post
Affiliate Disclosure If you haven’t heard of Jocko Willink before, he is a bad-ass retired Navy Seal Commander who fought in the Iraq war. Now he is the host of a podcast, has the best soundtrack on Spotify when you just need a good kick-up-the-butt to get off your butt and has written a series of books for both adults and kids. The … Continue reading Extreme Ownership: The Life Changing Mindset – Guest Post
I want to thank all of you for being here and for sharing your valuable insights with this community and with myself. I’m more than honored and grateful for this chance of reading and responding to your comments daily. It’s one of the best parts each of my day has. I believe you deserve a better life and since this is very strongly … Continue reading Be The Guest We Need
