Your brain is like a bunch of clay. You can shape it and mold it through deliberate effort. You can do this because of neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to rewire in response to learning new ideas and engaging in new activities. Any change in your knowledge, abilities, or behavior produces physical changes in the… Read More »The Clay Never Dries| Becoming Better
Isaac Newton’s first law of motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest. A similar law exists for human productivity and behavioral change: A person who is moving in the right direction tends to keep moving in the right direction, and… Read More »You Can Build Momentum| Becoming Better
Table of Contents hide Focus on your breath. Now you try. Struggling is the whole point. Mental Training Gentleness Tips for Beginners Patience Meditation is a collection of paradoxes. It is simultaneously the simplest thing to do and the hardest thing to do. It involves sitting and doing nothing, but it requires great effort. It… Read More »Meditation Made Simple| Becoming Better
“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” –Albert Einstein1 We live in a culture that prizes fame and fortune over contribution and service, so it’s understandable that many people are driven to achieve conventional success. I too am driven, in part, by the desire for money and status.… Read More »Doing Work That Matters| Becoming Better
When life gets tough, see it as an opportunity to get tougher. Don't run away from struggle. Embrace it because struggle makes you stronger.| Becoming Better
Contents hide The Mastery Path Complications Walking the Path The Pursuit of Understanding The Pursuit of Mastery Any Progress is Good Progress Recommended Works Cited Image Credits Here’s something tutors hear all the time: “I understand the math when it’s taught in class, and I do the homework, but I have a really hard time Read More| Northwest Educational Services
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better."| Mental Floss