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Motivation -- It's Overrated!

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.07.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

We are all trying to get something done -- big or small, mental or physical, emotional or spiritual. Something's on our reinvention list that we want to tackle so how do we get ourselves to the DO IT phase vs the I-really-wish-I-had-the-motivation-to-do-it phase?

My 10-Year-Old's Jobs Program

Alan Grayson | Posted 11.08.2011

Alan Grayson

We keep handing our money over to the rich, in the vain hope that they will give some of it back. That hasn't worked, and it won't work.

Is There Such A Thing As A 'Good Divorce'?

Henry Gornbein | Posted 10.18.2011

Henry Gornbein

Are "good" and "divorce" in the same sentence an impossibility? I believe it is possible to have a good divorce. Following are some tips on how to h...

Obama's Deficit Plan May Mark Turning Point, Moody's Official Says

Bloomberg | John Detrixhe | Posted 06.13.2011

President Barack Obama's plan to cut $4 trillion in cumulative deficits within 12 years may be a "positive" for the nation's credit quality and mark a...

Resolve To Travel This Year

Carolyn Scott | Posted 11.17.2011

Carolyn Scott

We need to strike a balance in our lives, as this way we can be much more content and present in our daily lives. Not only will we be more productive, we will be healthier.

To Get More Done Faster, Be Strategic

Mim Abbey | Posted 11.17.2011

Mim Abbey

My personal record that day was greatly the result of a piece of advice my coach had given me: "Shorten your stride."

Keep Your Head in the Clouds and Your Feet on the Ground

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.17.2011

Mike Robbins

Our ability to create an authentic sense of balance with our goals and actions (i.e. dreaming vs. doing), has a lot to do with not only how effective we are in making things happen in life.

Single Payer Broadband? The Broadband Plan and The Movement for a People's Media

Tracy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Tracy Rosenberg

As we arrive at the end of the long health care reform battle with something less than nirvana, media activists are waiting with bated breath for the release of the National Broadband Plan from the FCC.

The Internet's Love Affair with WebTV

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

Information is a commodity. It's an article of trade that is valued above all other products and services. Information has always been coveted but con...

Haiti's Tomorrow May Be Rooted In Trees, Fertilizer

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph B. Treaster

The task of restoring Haiti's countryside is extremely difficult and could even be impossible. But the restoration work for a healthy countryside would provide more food and jobs, and make flooding less severe.

Big Think Presents: What's Your Plan?

Sean McManus | Posted 05.25.2011

Sean McManus

If the election of 2000 reminded us that every vote counts, 2008 has provoked a wholesale political awakening. Across the globe, US politics is, as Tina Brown might say, the big fat story.