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Don’t believe in the hammer, just hit that nail.

dushan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:30:51 +0000

Imagine someone said: “I don’t believe in the hammer therefore this nail can’t hold the picture up on the wall.” That claim would be so ridiculous, but why? The simple fact that the picture is hanging there, holding tightly to the nail, proves that the hammer did the job it promised. It really doesn’t matter [...]

For Karma’s sake: stop that inner war!

dushan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:20:52 +0000

A war is going on and this war is being fought within you. No, I am not talking about good vs. evil – it’s way more dangerous: This is the a battle of good vs. good. And it can ruin your life. You would like to read a book, spend some time on your own [...]

Stay focused on the task at hand.

dushan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:42:52 +0000

When Levia ties her shoes while playing with a doll, drawing a picture and telling a story, I try to remind her to focus on the task at hand: Now, you are tying your shoes. Then, you will be drawing a picture or playing with your doll or whatever you wish to do. But now [...]

You are not a unique snowflake. [NSFW]

dushan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:03:42 +0000

Quote from the 1999 movie Fight Club: Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else. It’s time to grow up. Some people try to bullshit you and tell you that you are different, that your shit smells better etc [...]

10 Ideas: Learn stuff by heart and get smarter.

dushan — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:39:15 +0000

Scientists (e.g. in a 2008 study at Columbia University) suggest what learning-centered cultures have known for ages: Complex understanding, creativity and therefore awareness are best trained by learning stuff by heart. To learn stuff by heart is the classic way of training the brains of both kids and grownups. While the training effect is same [...]

The tricky question: “Who am I?”

dushan — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:54:06 +0000

The question “who am I” can feel intimidating, maybe even perplexing. Just as perplexing as if someone asked you for the first time in your life, what color your eyes were. Assuming you had no mirror or camera, it would be pretty hard to tell the color of your own eyes! Easier than the question [...]

Levia letting go

Elli — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:27:56 +0000

It was the time of the year, when the Christmas tree had to be un-decorated and moved out of the cozy living room into the cold and grey street to make place for life to continue inside the living room. (In our case Lego was waiting to be built into robots of various kinds). Levia, [...]