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Once, my friend and I decided to practice gazing meditation. She was a skilled meditation teacher who had traveled to India and received something akin to an appreciation certificate from the Osho organization there. We entered my room, sat on the bed, and locked eyes. We agreed to continue the m...

It’s easy to see where the negative assumptions about uncaring “bystanders” comes from. Most people probably think of Kitty Genovese, a young New Yorker who, in 1964, was stalked, stabbed, and murdered outside her Queens apartment building while (supposedly) 38 people watched. The ...

The key points argued in the book are somewhat obfuscated by the abundance of drawn out case studies. It was not until the conclusion that anthropology’s distinction from other social sciences such as sociology or politics, became clearer. Anthropology differs from these disciplines, Engelke a...

Venus and Capricorn are contradictory. Venus is the planet of money, love, pleasure, harmony, relaxation, beauty, art, talents and even vanity and overspending money. Capricorn, instead, is the sign of hard work, professionalism, ambition, criticism, discipline, severity, seriousness, authority, the...

Why are giant statues made of bronze instead of brass? Bronze is one of the oldest known metals and has been used for sculptures since ancient times. Statues made of bronze continue to be popular today, found in parks and public spaces worldwide. But, ever passed by a giant, beautiful bronze s...

In Office 365 & Microsoft Exchange, by default, your resource mailbox won’t show your Meeting Subject. Instead, it replaces this with your organizer’s name. This occurs for privacy reasons, but it’s only the default. Most organizations opt to see meeting subjects instead. ...

It’s actually a cycle. You don’t feel good. So you don’t do anything. You keep thinking. So you feel worse. And when this goes down, you overthink like nothing. The best antidote to overthinking is ACTION. I kid you not. When you feel low, just a small step is all you n...