Month: December 2008

The 80 Best Lifehacks of 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes Perfect timing since 2008 is quickly coming to a close. LifeHack recently posted an article: The 80 Best Lifehacks of 2008 And so we arrive yet again at the end of another year. 2008 was at best a mixed bag – while the world was electrified by the US election and it’s promise of change,…
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FreeMind Flash Viewer Broken With Flash 10?

Reading Time: 2 minutes After some mildly confusing debugging, I finally discovered why my MindMap Viewer was not working with some configurations of Firefox 3, Flash, and Linux or Mac.  I first noticed this myself on Linux a couple weeks ago (Ubuntu / FF3 / Flash 10), and assumed this had something to do with my recent upgrade to…
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Integral Vision Mind Maps

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year I picked up a copy of The Integral Vision by Ken Wilber. I recently decided to re-read the book, and created a comprehensive book summary highlighting the key pieces of information in the book. The book summary is presented in the form of mind maps for each chapter.

12 Laws of Life

Reading Time: < 1 minute I just came across a truly excellent post by Tom at Connecting with NLP: Tom’s Twelve Laws of Life 1.     SELF-MANAGEMENT AND PEOPLE SKILLS ARE THE KEYS TO YOUR SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS. 2.     YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE. STAY THERE! 3.     WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT MOST IS WHAT YOU GET. 4.     YOU…
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Buddha on Understanding

Reading Time: < 1 minute From the Science of Oneness by Malcolm Hollick (p 163). Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh explains: The Buddha … said that in order to understand, you have to be one with what you want to understand. … The French language has the word comprendre, which means to understand, to know, to comprehend.  Com means to…
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Personal Learning Plans

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you consider yourself an autodidact, or are an aspiring polymath, then this post may be of interest.

66 Best Personal Excellence Tips

Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week I posted about LiteMind’s Personal Excellence Tips Project.  I ended up submitting an entry (#51), and have to say it was tough to pick *one* single best tip.  But, here’s what I came up with: Set aside a specific time each week for personal reflection. Having a consistent weekly review is one of…
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