In a surprising twist of history, African trumpeter John Blanke found himself a favorite in Tudor England's royal court, performing for none other than King Henry VIII. Blanke, mentioned in surviving records, earned triple the wages of a servant and a pay raise, indicating his valued role as a musician.

In the Court of Kings: John Blanke's Musical Journey

Blanke likely arrived in England via Spain in 1501 with Catherine of Aragon, the future queen. Musical influences often traveled through wedding parties and dowries, making Blanke a striking member of the entourage.

The Spanish Connection: Blanke's Probable Roots

Long before Blanke's time, African musicians entered Europe through the Iberian Peninsula, documented since the Muslim conquest. Western music's multicultural roots are evident, with influences from Africa shaping song styles and even the evolution of instruments like the lute.

Multicultural Melodies: Africa's Impact on Western Music

From Ziryab's music school in 9th-century Córdoba to New Orleans jazz, the migration of instruments, song styles, and even music schools from Africa to Europe was significant. The legacy of Afro-European music may have largely vanished, but traces remain in the works of pioneers like Vicente Lusitano.

Cultural Migration: Instruments, Styles, and Music Schools

Lusitano, a Portuguese musician of African origins, lived an extraordinary life, serving as a priest in Rome and later residing in Germany as a Protestant. Rediscovered in the 21st century, <a href="https://youtu.be/0RRhiywl1Mc">his music</a> finally entered the classical repertoire 500 years after his birth.

Rediscovering History: Vicente Lusitano's Musical Journey

Western song styles became dominant because they were the most multicultural musical idioms in the world. Remember that the next time people attack this music for its lack of diversity. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Western music has always been multicultural.

Western music has always been multicultural

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Man is born to conquer nature and not to follow it.

When you think you are a body, you are apart from the universe; When you think you are a soul, you are a spark from the great Eternal Fire; When you think you are the Atman (Self), you are All.

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

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You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

The root of evil is in the illusion that we are bodies.This, if any, is the original sin.

One party says thought is caused by matter, and the other says matter is caused by thought. Both statements are wrong; matter and thought are coexistent. There is a third something of which both matter and thought are products.

As particles of matter combine in space, so mind-waves combine in time.

To define God is - grinding the already ground; for He is the only being we know.

Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Indian Hindu monk, is considered one of the most influential people of modern India and Hinduism.

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A study from Aalto University in Finland explored 27 different types of love and how they manifest in the body:
<ul>
<li>558 Finnish speakers answered questions about how they felt and how frequently they experienced these 27 types of love in their bodies.</li>
<li>The study highlights the diversity and complexity of love, showing that even within this one emotion, we experience variations in location, intensity, and controllability. It also acknowledges the inherent difficulty of defining and categorizing love due to its subjective nature. Ultimately, the research challenges a rigid view of love.</li>
</ul>

Mapping love across the body

Researchers identified 27 types of love, encompassing feelings for humans (romantic, parent-child, etc.), non-human beings (animals, nature), and abstract concepts (wisdom, country). Their approach draws on the "prototype theory of love," which suggests certain types are closer to the core concept of love (e.g., romantic love).

Researchers identified 27 types of love

Their aim wasn't to create a definitive list of all possible loves, but to investigate several key questions:<ol><li>Location: Where in the body are different types of love felt?</li><li>Nature: How does each type relate to emotional valence, physical/mental experience, and controllability</li><li>Similarity: How closely related are different types of love in terms of bodily and mental experiences?</li></ol>

All love types were felt in the head, though intensity varied. Stronger affections like true love and passionate love activated the chest more, while weaker ones like love of wisdom were mainly head-centered.

Location

Interpersonal love types were stronger than those for non-human beings or ideas. Within categories, true love, passionate love, love for life, and love for nature were strongest, while love for strangers and practical love were weakest. Interestingly, love for life and nature ranked as high as family/friend love and higher than self-love.

Self-love was the most controllable but least frequently experienced. In terms of "touch," self-love was stronger than love for life and nature, possibly hinting at its social nature.

Touch and Control

A strong correlation emerged between bodily and mental salience and valence - the more prominent a love in the body, the stronger it is felt in the mind and the more pleasurable it is. This link between body and mind suggests that love isn't just something in your head – it's a whole-body experience, and the stronger it feels physically, the deeper and more joyful it feels emotionally.

Mind-Body Link

This research challenges the focus on romantic/parental love in psychology and neuroscience, contributing to a broader understanding of love's diverse landscape. Rinne hopes this encourages both theoretical development and public discussions about love in all its forms.

A research group at Aalto University conducted a study to explore how different types of love are experienced in various parts of the body.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Mapping love: How 27 different types of love manifest in the body

<ol><li>Zephyr (n): a calm, gentle breeze.</li><li>Eunoia (n): beautiful thinking; healthy mind.</li><li>Fika (n): a moment to slow down and appreciate the little things in life. </li><li>Philocalist (n): lover of beauty; someone who finds beauty in all things. </li><li>Redamancy (n): the act of loving someone who loves you back; a love returned in full. </li><li>Aliferous (adj): having wings.</li></ol>

<ol><li>Munificence (n): the quality of being very generous. </li><li>Peiskos (n): the feeling of enjoying the warmth from a fireplace. </li><li>Querencia (n): a sanctuary where you feel safe.</li><li>Reverie (n): the state of being lost in your own thoughts; a daydream.</li><li>Beamish (adj): bright, cheerful, and optimistic.</li><li>Metanoia (n): the journey of changing your mind, heart, self, and way of life. </li></ol>

7-12

<ol><li>Paladin (n): a determined advocate or defender of a noble cause. </li><li>Ataraxia (n): a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility. </li><li>Snuggery (n): a cozy room. </li><li>Lagom (adj): not too much and not too little; just the right amount. </li><li>Selcouth (adj): unfamiliar, rare and strange, but marvelous.</li><li> Thalassophile (n): lover of the sea. </li></ol>

13-18

<ol><li>Raconteur (n): a talented storyteller. </li><li>Orphic (adj): mysterious and enchanting; beyond ordinary understanding. </li><li>Appetence (n): an eager desire or instinctive inclination; an attraction or natural bond.</li><li>Nyctophilia (n): the love of darkness or the night.</li><li>Quintessential (adj): the perfect example or representation of a certain kind of person or thing. </li><li>Apricity (n): the warmth of the sun in winter. </li></ol>

19-24

<ol><li>Elysian (adj): sharing characteristics of heaven/paradise. </li><li>Psithurism (n): the sound of the wind in the trees.</li><li>Mudita (n): delight in the happiness of others. </li><li>Bimble (v): to walk at a leisurely pace. </li><li> Librocubicularist (n): a person who reads in bed.</li><li> Incandescent (adj): emitting light; full of emotion, passionate. </li></ol>

25-30

<ol><li>Minerva (n): a woman of great wisdom. </li><li>Eleutheromania (n): a great desire or obsession with freedom.</li><li>Lacuna (n): a blank space or missing part. </li><li>Gumusservi (n): moonlight shining on water.</li><li>Cosmogyral (adj): whirling around the universe. </li><li>Copacetic (adj): in excellent order.</li></ol>

31-36

<ol><li>Elucidate (v): to make clear or easy to understand. </li><li>Puissant (adj): powerful, mighty, potent.</li><li>Exculpate (v): to clear from fault or guilt. </li><li>Verdant (adj): abundant in plants and flowers. </li><li>Aeipathy (n): an enduring and consuming passion. </li><li>Retrouvaille (n): the joy of being reunited with someone again after a long time apart. </li></ol>

37-42

<ol><li>Cathartic (adj): providing psychological relief through the release of strong emotions. </li><li>Lambent (adj): softly bright or radiant. </li><li>Moonbow (n): a rainbow caused by the reflection and refraction of the light of the moon. </li><li>Skosh (n): a small amount. </li><li>Irenic (adj): conducive to peace or moderation. </li><li>Balter (v): to dance without skill but with great enjoyment.</li></ol>

43-48

<ol><li>Candor (n): honest, open, or sincere expression. </li><li>Inchoate (adj): imperfectly formed or formulated.</li><li>Galvanize (v): to motivate action or excitement. </li><li>Pogonophile (n): a person who is fond of beards. </li><li>Serendipity (n): a string of chance events that lead to a happy outcome. </li><li>Penchant (n): a strong habitual liking of something or the tendency to do something. </li></ol>

49-54

<ol><li>Finifugal (adj): hating endings; someone who prolongs saying goodbye for as long as possible.</li><li>Resplendent (adj): shining brightly.</li><li>Burgeon (v): to begin to grow rapidly; to flourish.</li><li>Curio (n): a rare, unusual, or intriguing object. </li><li>Gadabout (n): a person who moves aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another.</li><li>Clowder (n): a cluster of cats. </li></ol>

55-60

<ol><li>Acatalepsy (n): the idea that it is impossible to truly comprehend anything. </li><li>Mizzle (v): to rain in fine drops. </li><li>Seatherny (n): the serenity you feel when listening to the birds chirp. </li><li>Onism (n): the awareness of how little of the world you will see. </li><li>Aesthete (n): a person with great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature. </li><li>Brobdingnagian (adj): giant.</li></ol>

61-66

<ol><li>Charmolypi (n): a mixed feeling of happiness while being sad. </li><li>Gloaming (n): twilight, dusk. </li><li>Hyperotomachia (n): the struggle for love in a dream. </li><li>Sonder (v): to realize that every person is living their own unique life. </li><li>Pigsney (n): a darling.</li><li>Melee (n): a confused struggle.</li></ol>

67-72

<ol><li>Rectitude (n): moral integrity.</li><li>Skookum (adj): strong, brave, or impressive.</li><li>Moira (n): a person’s fate or destiny. </li><li>Horology (n): the art of making timepieces or measuring time. </li><li>Quiescent (adj): resting in a tranquil manner. </li><li>Empyrean (adj): pertaining to the sky; celestial; formed by pure fire or light. </li></ol>

73-78

<ol><li>Clinquant (adj): glittering with gold and silver. </li><li>Saudade (n): the longing to be near someone or something that is distant.</li><li>Fernweh (n): an ache for distant places; a longing for travel. </li><li>Astrophile (n): a person who loves stars. </li><li>Arcane (adj): secret, mysterious, understood by only a few.</li><li>Alpas (v): to break free, to let loose. </li></ol>

79-84

<ol><li>Halcyon (n): a period of time in the past that was happy and peaceful. </li><li>Evanescent (adj): soon passing out of sight or existence. </li><li>Vellichor (n): the strange wistfulness of used bookshops.</li><li>Rame (v): to moan, cry or weep.</li><li>Vagary (n): an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior.</li><li>Laconic (adj): expressing much in a few words. </li></ol>

85-90

<ol><li>Meraki (adj): to do something with soul, passion, or love. </li><li>Amorevolous (adj): loving. </li><li>Effervescent (adj): vivacious and enthusiastic. </li><li>Kalon (n): beauty that is more than skin deep. </li><li>Enigma (n): a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. </li><li>Crayer (n): a former small sailing cargo boat.</li></ol>

91-96

<ol><li>Eudaimonia (n): the condition of living well.</li><li>Kopfkino (n): the act of playing through an entire scenario in your mind. </li><li>Nubivagant (adj): to move through the clouds.</li><li>Paracosm (n): an imaginary world created by a child. </li><li>Forelsket (n): the euphoria of first falling in love. </li><li>Novaturient (adj): desiring to seek a powerful change in your life.</li></ol>

97-102

<ol><li>Tacenda (n): things better left unsaid. </li><li>Soliloquize (v): to talk to yourself.</li><li>Moxie (n): courage, nerve, or determination. </li><li>Oriflamme (n): a symbol that inspires confidence, devotion, or courage. </li><li>Stardust (n): a naively romantic quality. </li><li>Komorebi (n): the sunlight that filters through the trees. </li></ol>

103-108

<ol><li>Solandis (n): a delicate flower.</li><li>Marmoris (n): the shining surface of the ocean. </li><li>Scintilla (n): a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.</li><li>Burble (v): to speak in an excited manner. </li><li>Boketto (v): the act of gazing into the distance without a thought in your head. </li><li>Ludic (adj): full of fun and high spirits. </li></ol>

109-114

<ol><li>Bashment (n): a large party or dance. </li><li>Benthos (n): the flora and fauna on the bottom of a sea or a lake. </li><li>Boffola (n): an informal joke that gets a loud or hearty laugh.</li><li>Cerulean (adj): deep sky blue.</li><li>Concinnity (n): the skillful and harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something. </li><li>Ebullience (n): the quality of being bubbly, enthusiastic, and exuberant. </li></ol>

115-120

<ol><li>Stellify (v): to turn into a star. </li><li>Burgeon (v): to begin to grow rapidly; to flourish.</li><li>Resplendent (adj): shining brightly</li><li>Peregrinate (v): to travel or wander from place to place. </li></ol>

121-124

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Project Management is based on understanding and organizing your team's tasks which, as you might imagine, are numerous and often complex.To address this, at the Paperless Movement® we've created the "Output Elements", a set of objects to help you streamline these tasks.

"Unlock the Full Potential of ICOR® Output Elements for Flawless Project Management"

The Output Elements come in two primary categories: actionable and non-actionable.The actionable ones demand execution, while the non-actionable enhance organization and clarity.

Actionable vs. Non-actionable

The only actionable Output Element in ICOR® is the "task".Tasks range in duration from 15 minutes to 3 hours.They could even be under 15 minutes. It’s what we call a “speedy”, a concept we explain further in our <a href="https://paperlessmovement.com/task-management-course/">“Task Management like a Pro!”</a> course.

ICOR® Actionable Output Elements

Every task should start with an action verb like Create, Design, Write.This ensures clarity and motivation, setting a clear outcome expectation. For complex tasks, break them down into sub-tasks.This maintains clarity and ensures each step aligns with the overall goal.

Dealing with Tasks

ICOR® non-actionable Output Elements are:<ul><li>Goals</li><li>Projects</li><li>Workstreams</li><li>Operations</li></ul>They help group tasks, keeping them aligned with overarching goals for strategic progress.

ICOR® Non-actionable Output Elements

Goals in ICOR® are more than targets; they're directional paths ensuring adaptability and focus in your project management system.Projects encapsulate specific activities with set timelines.Workstreams handle ongoing tasks.Operations cover unique tasks like admin duties.

Goals, Projects, Workstreams, and Operations

ICOR® structures Output Elements hierarchically:<ul><li>Level 1: Goals</li><li>Level 2: Projects, Workstreams, Operations</li><li>Level 3: Tasks.</li></ul>This hierarchy optimizes management and execution. See full article <a href="https://paperlessmovement.com/articles/unlock-the-full-potential-of-icor-output-elements-for-flawless-project-management/">here</a>.

Hierarchy Equals Structure

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The more I listen to this, the better my life gets:If they don’t have what you want, don’t listen to what they say. There is no greater waste of time than justifying your actions to people who have a life you don’t want.

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Being confident is very important as it leads to your success. When you are confident you truly enjoy life more and better things happen to you. You can improve your confidence levels in many different ways.

Introduction

When someone asks you whats up or how are you doing just dont say a one word anwser rather be ready to tell a good story, always keep your conversations interesting.Also be truly interested in people, doing so helps people feel like they matter to you.

Always Be Ready to Tell a Good Story and be interested in people

<ul><li>Good posture is very important in seeming confident. Make sure you sit up straight and roll your shoulders back having good posture is important</li><li>Stop worrying about what other people think rather focus on having a good time, being yourself and be interested in other people as well.</li></ul>

Practice Good Posture + Stop Worrying What Other People Think

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The mind is the entity that carries out all our psychological processes . In it flow complex and wonderful motivational, emotional, behavioral, and perceptual systems. It’s important to clarify that the mind and brain aren’t the same entity. The first wouldn’t be able to exist without the second.The mind emerges the moment a brain reaches sufficient biological sophistication. The future of psychology needs this vision, in which the mind and the brain are understood as connected, but the mind carries out its own functions.

The mind and the brain aren’t the same thing

<ul><li>The mind involves consciousness and an infinite number of cognitive processes</li><li>The brain is its biological support, the area of the central nervous system that’s the result of our evolution</li><li>The mind isn’t in a physical and concrete place but is manifested through neurological networks and develops through our experience</li><li>The brain can develop disease and suffer trauma disturbances of the mind can’t be observed. This explains why we label them as “mental disorders"</li><li>The mind modifies the brain. What we think and feel can alter the anatomy and connectivity of the brain</li></ul>

What are the subtle differences? I

The human mind works in two ways: Consciously and unconsciously. It’s the unconscious mind that’s the most fascinating, as much of what you do every day is automatically carried out by it. Thinking of the term “unconscious” almost instantly brings the theories of Sigmund Freud to mind.The truth is that this mental layer brings together all those automatic tasks that we carry out frequently and that don’t require active and conscious information processing.

Your conscious mind and your unconscious mind

<ul><li>Self-awareness </li><li>Working memory</li><li>Impulse control</li><li>Emotional self-control</li><li>Imagination and creativity</li><li>Problem resolution </li><li>Logical reasoning and reflection</li></ul>

Functions of the conscious mind

<ul><li>Intuition</li><li>Some learning, such as that which is based on the association of stimuli</li><li>Automatic processing of information, such as facial and pattern recognition, as well as received stimuli</li><li>Habit processing and motor skills. An example of this is learning to write or riding a bicycle. Once we practice enough, these activities are carried out automatically and unconsciously</li></ul>Intuition is a process that our unconscious mind carries out by storing all our experiences. Thanks to it, we make quick decisions at certain times.

Functions of the unconscious mind

The computational model of the mind started from the theory of Noam Chomsky. According to him, there are rules that explain the ease with which we all learn language from a young age. Those rules would start from our natural and automatic ability to recognize symbols. The mind isn’t seen as a computer but as a system that manipulates complex symbols. It’s comparable to the machine that Alan Turing built at the time.<ul><li>A computation is a set of rules that articulate and process each stimulus we receive</li><li>The way the human mind works is similar to a device that constantly creates symbols</li></ul>

The computational theory

Information processing theory describes the human mind as a computer in which all information is recorded, encoded, and stored.<ul><li>According to this theory, the mind is the software, and the brain is the hardware</li><li>According to this perspective, the most decisive phase is contained between the moment we receive a stimulus and the moment we issue a response. The way in which we elaborate and handle each piece of information, sensation, or experience is decisive</li></ul>

The information processing theory 

One more hypothesis about how the human mind works is that which Steven Pinker exposed in his book and which has a long tradition in psychology. According to the modular theory, the mind is organized into modules, in different specialized structures. This model draws on evolutionary psychology and says that, like our body, the mind is the result of evolution. Over time, we integrate new collections of mental domains and abilities to better adapt to the environment.

The modular theory of mind

What we think determines what happens to us. Therefore, if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.

Who directs what we think? Is the mind the same as the brain? These ideas offer all the information you need.

How does the human mind work? Who directs what we think? Is the mind the same as the brain? This text offers all the information you need.

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What you eat is how you feel 🍏

<ul>
 <li>Stay hydrated for optimal brain function.</li>
 <li>Eat a brain-healthy diet, such as foods rich in omega-3s and antioxidants 🍎🍓.</li>
 <li>Maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle 💪.</li>
</ul>

Eat Well

🕯️Remember to take breaks and stay hydrated for optimal brain performance! 💦

<ul><li>Well-rested brain retains & process information better 💤</li><li>Frequent short breaks, relaxing activities 🌴recharges 🔋 your brain.</li></ul>

Rest

<ul>
<li>Attuned to exam stimulating conditions</li>
<li>Identify knowledge gaps and work on them</li>
<li>Seek help from teachers or tutors if needed</li>
</ul>

Practice

<ul><li>Keep it short & effective 📝</li><li>Use visual aids (diagrams & pictures) helps brain to make better connections. 🖍️</li><li>Use mnemonics, mind maps, or flashcards.</li><li>Revise regularly & modify if necessary 📚</li></ul>

Note Making

Believing in yourself boosts your brainpower🪫🔋

" Exercise is for body, Meditation is for mind "<ul><li>Staying physically active [⏫ blood flow to brain & ⬇️ stress and & ⏫ concentration. 🏋️‍♂️🏃</li><li>Meditate ⬆️ (focus + memory)🧘‍♂️</li><li>🔽 stress using relaxation techniques (deep breathing, MBSR, NSDR & yoga) 🧘‍♀️</li></ul>

Stress Management

Break your routine and try new things to stimulate your brain 🔑<ul><li>Read books and articles to expand your knowledge 📚</li><li>Practice active learning by taking notes and teaching others what you've learned 🎓</li><li>Play brain games and puzzles to improve cognitive skills 🧩</li></ul>

Stimulate

Don't just memorize - make sure you understand!

Memorization = short-term retention 
Understanding = long-term learning 
<ul>
 <li>Memorization only leads to temporary knowledge</li>
 <li>Understanding allows you to use knowledge in different situations</li>
</ul>
When studying, prioritize understanding over memorization. 🧠

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