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What Is Silence?

What Is Silence?

Cage’s most famous creation, titled 4’33, is a composition with a twist: it’s a four-minute, thirty-three-second-long stretch of uninterrupted silence.

Silence, doesn’t really exist;  what we think of as silence isn’t actually silent, because it’s full of accidental sounds. By giving people silence, Cage was helping them to start actually hearing.

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Why Write About Your Day?

Why Write About Your Day?

Writing can be a way to watch yourself as if you are a stranger, giving you a fresh perspective on your actions.

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Questions To Ask While Writing An Effective Journal

Questions To Ask While Writing An Effective Journal

Try picking up a pen and paper, be sure to face up to any tough questions that arise:

  • Why did I get so worked up about this today?
  • Why do I care about impressing my coworkers?
  • How did today’s problems reveal my character?

Honestly and thoughtfully facing up to these questions will make sure that you’re getting the most out of journaling.

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Got Everything And Lost The Soul

Got Everything And Lost The Soul

Tiger Woods’s story shows that the relentless pursuit of anything isn’t worth it if we damage our souls in the process. 

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Fight Desires By Asking 1 Question.

Fight Desires By Asking 1 Question.

The Greek philosopher Epicurus had a good test for himself. Any time he felt himself being tugged by a new desire, he asked himself -

“How will I feel afterward if I actually get what I want?” 

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When Enough Is Not Enough.

When Enough Is Not Enough.

The writers Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller once attended a party at the palatial home of a billionaire. Vonnegut asked his friend how it felt to know that their host had probably earned more that same day than Heller’s book, Catch-22, had earned in its whole history. Heller replied that he had something the billionaire never would: the knowledge that he had enough. 

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Bathing With Beauty

Bathing With Beauty

There is a concept in Japan called shinrin yoku, or “forest bathing.” It’s a kind of therapy that uses nature to heal spiritual woes.

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