Motivation for the 21st Century (TED Talk)

I just watch this TED talk by Career analyst Daniel Pink on the science of motivation, and it really got me thinking about what motivates people.
I know many people who are entrepreneurs and running their own businesses, and doing quite well. The jobs and businesses they have are widely varied and different, but the motivation [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 5 of 5: Emotional Monitoring

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 5 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 4 of 5: Social Environment

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 4 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 3 of 5: Appreciation

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 3 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 2 of 5: Perspective

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 2 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude. Part 1 of 5: Healthy Living

This entry is part of a series, 5 Tips for a Positive Mental Attitude» Welcome to part 1 of our first multi-video series, 5 tips for a positive mental attitude. We will be releasing one video a day from Monday to Friday this week – each video will be covering a tip to help [...]

How to be more productive (so you can spend more time outdoors)

It was a really nice day outside today and working a really busy job can make it really hard to be able to get out there and enjoy days like today. I decided to kill two birds with one stone – both head out to enjoy the day AND get some work done.
In this video [...]

Maintaining long-term same gender friendships

It has been a technological battle getting this video to you guys today – we’ve had two computers breakdown and an internet connection fail on us, but Alborz was so adamant we get this video out that he travelled over 10km and battled with corporate firewalls to get this video up and running!
In this video, [...]

How to Mind Cluster

Mind clustering is something that I’ve written about before on Cognicology. Put briefly, mind clustering is a brain dumping technique you can implement to help organise and unclutter your mind. It is a great way to get rid of that nagging feeling from the back of your mind that unfinished tasks tends to amplify. Going [...]

Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy?

A video from TED (http://www.ted.com):
Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that well be miserable if we dont get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things dont go as planned.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED [...]

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