On my flight from Calgary to Ottawa I watched 1.5 movies both involving time travel. Meet the Robinsons was really enjoyable with a geeky inventor building confidence, eccentric characters, and themes that I like. “Keep moving forward”. Coincidentally I later started to watch the The Time Machine which is based on HG Wells book of …
Another article on attitude and how it can instantly improve our lives. Now who doesn’t want to do that?This is from the LifeHack blog which is one of my favorites for tips on how people can improve life.10 virtually instant ways to improve your life Many of our problems come from within our own minds. …
Carol Dweck’s book riffs on the importance of having a growth mindset and seeing challenges as opportunities for growth no matter what the outcome. With the imminent launch of the Apple iPhone there are a plethora of articles in the media that exhibit the fixed mindset. It is dramatic to say Apple is betting the …
The zen habits blog has some direct advice about how negative thinking can be caught and corrected before it causes negative results.You could call it the power of positive thinking – and acting! Technorati Tags: attitude
The Pale Blue Dot: The picture of Earth from 4 billion miles away. As told by Carl Sagan through some favorite films set to the music of Mogwai.(If you don’t already have the divx video plugin for you browser you can download it for free from www.divx.com) Technorati Tags: Nature, Video
An example of the types of questions that are answered online from the Quirks and Quarks science show (also on radio) is this one about why electrical plugs are polarized.Quirks_&_Quarks_electrical_plug_q&a Technorati Tags: Education
I was really surprised the other day when a wild turkey flew into our backyard briefly.It looked similar to the one shown below Apparently the eastern wild turkey can be found in the semi-wild Ottawa area.Contrary to rumors they actually can fly over a fence or two. Technorati Tags: Nature
Dave Pollard, a fellow Canadian, writes on many topics about making the world a better place.To move forward with ambitious plans it is important to anchor them to a healthy lifestyle that increases resiliency:How to become more resilient The important thing is to start and build a foundation. Technorati Tags: Health
Something to think about regarding the attitude or mindset associated with success. How to avoid a potential misconception about talent and effort to achieve the effort effect. I hope that this year’s Ottawa Senators though less talented than last year have learned some of these lessons through the adversity they have faced. Most eventual Stanley …
From Brian Kim’s blog here is a top five list of what should be taught in school. If you believe in lifetime learning it is never too late and there is no reason to only learn these things in school: Top 5 Things That Should Be Taught In Every SchoolI can’t speak for schools outside …