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Balanced Life -- Act the Way You Want To Feel

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Philosophy, The Balanced Life, William James, Pragmatism, Psychology, Autonomy, Self-Regulation, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Although we presume that we act because of the way we feel, in fact, we often feel because of the way we act.

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Success for Dummies

Tom Morris | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Risk Taking, Vision, Philosophy, Hope, Talent, Achievement, Ventriloquism, Motivation, Las Vegas, Determination, Success, Wealth, Underdogs, Entertainment News, Persistence, Riches, Impossible Dream, Accomplishment, Confidence, Jeff Dunham, America's Got Talent, Terry Fator, Business News
Tom Morris

There is something important to be learned from Jeff Dunham's improbable rise. Passion and belief are often able to create a path forward where none may exist.

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Take The Time To Chill Out

Tara Stiles | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Shantaram, Yoga, Awareness, Philosophy, Mental Health, Relationships, Health, Well-Being, Tara Stiles Video, Meditation, Tara Stiles, Chill Out, Living News
Tara Stiles

I've always been a fan of the in-between. You know, the stuff in between the stuff. That's stuff too, right? The way we practice yoga is the way we live our life.

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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Social Networks and You

Tom Morris | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Social Media, Philosophy, Connectedness, Friends, Social Networks, Social Networking, Health, Connected, Influence, Living News
Tom Morris

We tend to become like the people we're around. Social contact is contagious. Human nature is amazingly malleable.

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Cornel West 'Living and Loving Out Loud'

Joe Territo | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Princeton-University, Philosophy, Brother-West-Living-and-Loving-Out-Loud, Philosophers, Barack Obama, African Americans, Cornel-West, New York News
Joe Territo

Princeton University's Cornel West -- the American philosopher, author, critic, pastor, actor and civil rights activist -- compares his lifestyle to the blues in his new autobiography.

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An Introduction to Kabbalah, Part 2: God Does Not Exist, God is Existence Itself

Jay Michaelson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Mysticism, Ein Sof, Yoga, Philosophy, God, Moses Cordovero, Judaism, Jay Michaelson, Kabbalah, Nonduality, Spirituality, Sefirot, Living News
Jay Michaelson

At the deepest, most fundamental level, the true reality of our existence is One, Ein Sof, infinite, and thus the sense of separate self that we all have is not ultimately true.

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What does it mean to be "Good"?

Tom Matlack | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Army, Manhood, Political Philosophy, Defining Good, Philosophy, What Is Good, The Good Men Project, Media News
Tom Matlack

Our view is that defining "good" is like defining God or beauty. It is crucially important but completely unique to the man and up to them to take responsibility for.

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On the Politics of Giving and Receiving -- Obama and the Peace Prize

MJR Montoya | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Nobel Prize, Philosophy, Politics, Globalization, Barack Obama, Obama Nobel, World Peace, Iraq, Afghanistan, World News
MJR Montoya

During the Nobel ceremonies, President Obama should graciously re-gift the prize, and he should instead recast it as recognition of those who have suffered through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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How Would the Right Know It's Wrong?

Marty Kaplan | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Science, Karl Popper, Philosophy, Right Wing, Enlightenment, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marty Kaplan

Whether they're cynical postures or sincere beliefs doesn't matter: ruthless opposition and dingbat delusions are the currency of right-wing success, and sand in the gears of democracy.

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Monopoly With Liberty and Social Justice For All?

D. Brad Wright | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Philosophy, Liberty, Social Justice, Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity, Health Care Reform, Monopoly, Equal Opportunity, Health Care, Civil Rights, Politics News
D. Brad Wright

Is the path from opportunity to outcomes guided by a set of rules that can be considered fair?

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The Overhuman

Sebastian Siegel | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Joseph Campbell, Philosophy, Wasteland, Personal Growth, Personal Health, Fulfillment, Psychology, Drive, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hero, Motivation, Spirituality, Overhuman, Living News
Sebastian Siegel

You can create happiness in moments, but fulfillment only comes from challenging yourself to rise to your potential

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The Beastie Boys, Rush and Contrapuntal Thinking

Ajay Singh Chaudhary | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rush, The Beastie Boys, Literary-Criticism, Edward Said, Philosophy, Mash-Up, Entertainment News
Ajay Singh Chaudhary

The most ambitious and more successful mash-ups often involve either a creative reimagining of one half of that equation or, perhaps even more ambitiously, of entire musical ideas from both sources.

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Don't, Please: An Atheist's Defense

Landon Ross | Posted 10.05.2009 | Living

Read More: LA Times, Religion, Atheism, The Friendly Atheist, Charlotte Allen, Christianity, Atheists, Jews, Islam, Philosophy, Judaism, Science, Muslim, Living News
Landon Ross

Charlotte Allen tries to trivialize the Atheist movement on the basis that we are boring, even if angry, fanatics who whine about being oppressed. Allen is wrong about everything; except this: I'm an Atheist, and I'm angry.

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Raising the Bar

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Spiritual Awareness, Andrew Cohen, Enlightennext Magazine, Spiritual Evolution, Philosophy, Spirituality, Living News
Andrew Z. Cohen

In our cultural climate of hyper-individualism and autonomy, it may be more important than ever to make the effort to define what authentic spiritual practice and attainment are supposed to look like.

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Writing Under the Influence, Living Under the Influence

David Finkle | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Literature, Exile and the Kingdom, Elizabeth Hawes, Philosophy, Built of Books, The Stranger, Thomas Wright, The Plague, Albert Camus, A Happy /Death, Biography, Oscar's Books, Philosophy of the Absurd, The First Man, Entertainment, Camus--a Romance, Memoir, Existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Living News
David Finkle

Although her title is an eyebrow-raiser, Elizabeth Hawes knows what she's doing. With Camus, a Romance, her new and unconventional work, she isn't simply writing a biography.

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A "Supreme Court" for Bioethics?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Medical Ethics, Abortion, Supreme Court, Politics, Philosophy, Health, Ethics, Obama Administration, Technology, Euthanasia, Sperm, Bioethics, Health Care, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

The recent decision by President Obama to disband his predecessor's Council on Bioethics raises important questions regarding the role of professional bioethicists in contemporary society.

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True Success in Times of Change

Tom Morris | Posted 06.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Setting Goals, Philosophy, Wisdom, Emotion, Focus, Planning, Intellect, Commitment, Self-Help, Success, Concentration, Change, Harmony, Character, Enjoyment, Personal Growth, Confidence, Goals, Constistency, Home News
Tom Morris

The wisest people who have ever thought about positive achievement have left us bits and pieces of powerful advice for attaining true success in anything we do.

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Do We Lack the Will to Control Our Destiny?

Byron Williams | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Philosophy, Global Financial Crisis, Reinhold Niebuhr, Politics News
Byron Williams

Those who reminisce about Reinhold Niebuhr's thinking long for a "new" Niebuhr to help us in our present day crisis.

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Education, Wonder, and Eros

Robert Rose | Posted 05.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Education, Philosophy, Values, Ethics, Style News
Robert Rose

What is truly important in human life consists precisely of those things which cannot be measured; love, decency, joy, all the great virtues and passions.

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If Aristotle Ran General Motors

Tom Morris | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Aristotle, Tom Morris, Philosophy, General Motors, Truth, Corporate America, Rick Wagoner, Detroit-Michigan, Business News
Tom Morris

Goodness is important in many forms. An automaker should care about its customers, and design cars for us that are good in many ways -- safe, reliable, inexpensive to operate, and well designed to meet our needs.

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Adventures in Modern Eating: Had Enough Of Your Plate?

Carol Maric | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Pressure, Depression, Empathy, Affluence, Fiction, Microfiction, Micro Fiction, Recession, Stress, Politics, Hunger, Health, Satire, Flash Fiction, Food, Eating, Boredom, Philosophy, Business, Management, Jobs, Psychology, Living News
Carol Maric

  " Are you hungry? " " No.   I am tired of eating.   It is so high maintenance and costs too much.   I am tir...

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The Real Crisis? We Stopped Being Wise

TEDTalks | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Social Change, Philosophy, Culture, Politics, Society, Global Issues, Busines, Ted, Tedtalks, Living News
TEDTalks

Barry Schwartz argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.

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What is the Essence of Being?

Judith Ellis | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Inspiration, Philosophy, Physics, Existence, Essence of Being, Well-Being, Being Happy, Buddhism, Living News
Judith Ellis

Words matter. Grammar becomes being; it becomes essence. With this essence, the evolution of being expands to the inanimate. But it is, nevertheless, an extension of the animate.

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Slow Food, Slow Blog... Slow Sex?

Ethan Imboden | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Philosophy, Tantric Sex, Mcdonalds, Slow Food, Slow Sex, Slow Travel, Sexual Relationships, Slow Movement, Love, South Park, Yoga, Ed Young, Twitter, Relationships, Pleasure, Porn, Pornography, Youporn, Sex, Slow Blog, New York Times, Tantra, Jimmyjane, Orgasm, Style News
Ethan Imboden

I'm suggesting that we shamelessly co-opt the Slow Food mission, bending it to the service of our more prurient predilections.

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