We all face adversities. When I was growing up, I faced adversities too. The antidote to adversity to me, it was said I had to build my resilience.I didn't know what resilience was. I understood it conceptually. It was being strong.But no one could teach me [snorts] what how to practice it. So I started to improvise. [snorts] I thought being a tough guy would help me meet the adversities.So what did I do. I started to be aggressive. I started to use my aggression to face the adversity.But you see, aggressio ...

RT Kash (🐱, 🐐) (@kashdhanda)today is my 35th birthday, so here are 35 things I’d recommend to anyone:- Take less melatonin. The actual effective dose is closer to 0.5mg, not the 5mg that some pills advertise.- Do 6 cycles of 4-7-8 breathing before you speak in public to bring your heart rate down by ~10 bpm.- Buy little chocolates for your house. When you have people visiting overnight, put the chocolates on their pillows. Tiny money spent, gets a big smile every time.- Use text replacement shortcuts (e.g. ...

Reading & Literacy - The industry emphasizes that reading, unlike romanticized views, is a technology that fundamentally shapes human cognition and understanding [1] - The industry acknowledges the historical concern, dating back to ancient Greece, that writing might weaken memory [1] - The industry highlights the importance of memory in reading, viewing books as extensions of memory and crucial for rapid information processing [1] - The industry draws on the ancient monastic practice of *lectio divina* (reading as listening) to advocate for receptive reading, where the text guides the reader without pre-conceived agendas [1] - The industry suggests that reading enables conscious thinking by facilitating the assimilation and synthesis of information in the prefrontal cortex [1] - The industry posits that literacy, historically, has enabled readers to perceive and engage with the personality of the speaker/author, shaping selfhood and character [1][2] Communication Technology & Generative AI - The industry recognizes the historical importance of printed media, even in its evolving electronic forms, and suggests learning from ancient monastic reading practices [2] - The industry emphasizes the human element of reading as particularly valuable in the age of generative AI, where concerns about the future of human roles are prevalent [2] - The industry uses the metaphor of "chewing the cud" (meditation) to describe the process of breaking down and understanding information from texts, ultimately leading to contemplation and deeper meaning [1][3]

[Music] Namaste to one and all. Namaste is the Anjeli mudra in yoga. And when we bring our hands together in this fashion with the tips of our fingers touching each other, we activate the nerve centers of our brain and raise the level of receptivity, joy, awareness for the people around us and the environment around us.Most importantly, namaste helps us dissolve the ego. So I think this is the most profound and apt manner for me to begin my address on this fantastic riveting intriguing topic titled mental f ...

What if AI doesn't take our jobs away, but something else does. And what if we lose our ability to create. The word brain lot was voted Oxford 2024 word of the year describing the overconumption of lowquality meaningless online content leading to a decline in a person's mental cognitive and intellectual states.If you like to witness brain rotting action, just check out a series of skip the toilet videos. With no real meanings or plot yet is AI creator has racked up 37 million subscriptions and 65 billion vi ...

Principles for Handling Challenges - Calming down and centering oneself is crucial for dealing with pain [1] - Meditation can significantly benefit one's life [1] - Reflecting on past experiences helps understand how reality works [1][2] - Developing principles based on reflection is invaluable [1][2] Decision-Making Process - Pausing and reflecting on actions, whether painful or not, is essential [2] - Considering future scenarios when making decisions is important [2] - Writing down principles based on reflections on reality is beneficial [2]

वेरी गुड मॉर्निंग टू ऑल ऑफ यू। दोस्तों, किसी ने बहुत सुंदर कहा है। सूर्योदय और अवसर में एक ही समानता होती है कि देर करने वाले अक्सर इसको खो देते हैं। टुडे आई एम गोइंग टू टेक यू ऑन अ वेरी ब्यूटीफुल जर्नी। दोस्तों, एंड दिस जर्नी इज ऑन द पावर ऑफ़ थॉट। हाउ वुड यू फील. अगर आपको यह पता लगे कि जो डॉक्टर आपसे बात कर रहा है उसका राइट साइड ऑफ ब्रेन नहीं है। हाउ वुड यू फील. यदि आपको यह पता लगे कि जो डॉक्टर आपसे बात कर रहा है वो अपनी 80% हियरिंग खो चुका है। हाउ वुड यू फील.यदि आपको यह पता लगे कि जो डॉक्टर आपसे बात कर रहा ...

[Music] My wife Fernande and I have a beautiful daughter Clara who is three years old. Last year my wife was pregnant with our second child Ben. His arrival was way overdue. So our doctor asked us to go to the hospital every two days to monitor his well-being. On the eve of a possible C-section, we arrived at the hospital feeling anxious and worried. The doctor connected my wife to a CTG to monitor the baby's heartbeat which was quite agitated. I thought to myself, our emotional stress is affecting him. So ...

Good morning everyone. I am Arman Ahmed and let me begin with a thought I once came across from Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and a stoic philosopher. Each morning when you rise, you begin a war with your mind.Conquer yourself first and the world is already yours. When I first read that, it struck me because every morning battle begins between comfort and discipline, between excuses and action, between the weaker self and the stronger self waiting inside you to rise. And that realization led me to toda ...

[संगीत] अस्सलाम वालेकुम एवरीवन वाओ फॉर ऑडियंस इट्स एन ऑनर एंड अ प्रिविलेज एंड क्वाइट एक्साइटिंग एक्चुअली टू बी हियर टूाई टू गिव यू अ टेड टॉक इन आवर बिलवेड कराची मेरा नाम सनम है। आई एम एन एक्टर एंड आई एम जस्ट हियर टू नॉट शेयर माय स्टोरी बट होपफुली टू इंस्पायर यू अ लिटिल बिट। आई हैव हैड द प्रिविलेज एंड द फॉर्च्यून टू पैशनेटली पर्स्यू माय ड्रीम्स, माय पैशन्स फॉर अ वेरी लॉन्ग टाइम। बचपन में स्टार्ट हुआ था। एक प्रिटेंड बास्केट होता था जिसमें बहुत सारे कपड़े थे अम्मा अब्बा के, दादी के, जिसके भी, वो मैं हमेशा पहन ...