We are so scared of being bored these days. I come from a time when there was no TV, no internet, and no smartphones. We had long summer vacations but nowhere to go. We hardly had any toys, very little reading material, […]
There is a difference between passion and obsession. Passion is a positive word that leads to growth, self-improvement, and perhaps one’s purpose in life; obsession, on the other hand, has a negative connotation about it, which could lead to being out of […]
“The secret to a creatively fulfilling career lies in understanding the operations of Helsinki’s main bus station,” said Finnish-American photographer Arno Minkkinen, back in 2004. Helsinki Bus Station Theory had been circulating among photographers for years before Oliver Burkeman brought it to a […]
What is Inspiration? The Oxford dictionary defines it as: “the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.” Or “a sudden brilliant or timely idea.” Inspiration is not a skill. It can’t be learned or […]
Last week, in My Commonplace Book, I wrote Notes On Four Levels Of Consciousness, a concept I learned from Vishan Lakhiani’s book “The Code of Extraordinary Mind.” This week I want to continue with it. Just to recap: First Level Of Consciousness At the first level of consciousness, […]
In 1968, Alan Watts, a British writer, speaker, and Zen master, appeared on CBS with a group of students to teach a unique zen philosophy. He asked the students three questions: The three questions sound simple enough, but they go very deep. […]