Here is the poem by her voice, may she rest in peace.
2️⃣ How to Focus Like It is 1990
Our attention span decreased dramatically. We can only spend 2.5 minutes on a task with full attention. It may have decreased more than that since 2004.
Turn off all the notifications. Mine is open for Whatsapp only, and it is also closed for all the groups. You choose when you get distracted by notifications, not the other way around.
Try to read on paper and immerse yourself in it.
According to the article Dr. Rosen believes that the desire to distract oneself with a smartphone is due to stress. Studies have found a connection between increased smartphone use and higher levels of stress hormones such as cortisol. This increased anxiety can lead to an internal feeling of needing to check one's phone, even without any notifications.
In 2004, Gloria Mark, a professor of informatics at the University of California, Irvine, watched knowledge workers go about a typical day at the office. Using a stopwatch, she noted every time they switched tasks on their computer, moving from a spreadsheet to an email to a web page to a different web page and back to the spreadsheet. She found that people averaged just two and a half minutes on a given task before switching.
3️⃣ The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2022
We underrate the power of kindness, inside and out
In addition to these deep benefits to our bodies, a second study found that kindness is uniquely beneficial for our sense of meaning in life. Compared to three other positive behaviors—kindness toward the self, being more socially outgoing, and acting more open-minded—practicing kindness gives people higher self-confidence, more competence, and a greater sense of meaning while they’re doing it.
Our personalities changed rapidly during the pandemic:
Extraversion: We became less likely to seek out company and enjoy time with others;
Openness: We lost capacity to seek out novelty and engage with new ideas;
Agreeableness: Sympathy and kindness declined, affecting our ability to get along with others;
Conscientiousness: We became less motivated to pursue goals and accept responsibilities.
4️⃣ 27 MicroHabits
Start each workday with five long and deep breaths to calm your mind and get ready for the day ahead.
Is there something giving you anxiety? As Emma McAdams, LMFT, explains in this video, a good tactic is to spend 30 seconds to a few minutes doing the activity or being around whatever it is that’s causing the worry to give your brain a chance to adapt to it.
Vow to walk around for two minutes every hour you sit at your desk.
5️⃣ Underrated reasons to be thankful
There are a lot of reasons to feel grateful and be thankful, like your health, your partner, your marriage, your job, your dreams your creativity, you digestive and excretory system, Messi, Chet Baker, Rainer Rilke, impressionism, Epictetus, Aurelius, existentialism, chestnuts, good questions, somebody stop me.
There are some other underrated reasons in this article, take a look:
“That English and Scottish people in the 1700s got really obsessed tinkering with stuff which led to the industrial revolution, if that really is why it happened in Britain and not China or Austria or wherever, and assuming it wasn’t inevitably going to happen somewhere.”
“That some unknown miracle blend of circumstances happened to arrive in Athens in 500 BC leading a tiny city of 250k people to produce Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Euclid, Hippocrates, Pythagoras, Thucydides, Herodotus, Aesop, Solon, Pericles, Aristophanes, and Sophocles, and that it might be possible to intentionally recreate such conditions around the world today and spur incredible human flourishing, and why aren’t we working on this? (Partially wrong, Archimedes, Euclid, Pythagoras, and Herodotus weren’t from Athens but spent time there, Hippocrates had no connection to Athens, and Aesop maybe didn’t exist.)”
“That selfhood is possibly an illusion, and it’s all atoms bouncing around in the void, and there are no real boundaries between different creatures, and the idea that you are the same person you were yesterday is an illusion your brain-meat gives to you, which OK, isn’t obviously a positive thing but does give a sense of peace for those of who happen to have maxed-out existential angst stats.”
6️⃣ The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years
One topic that always interests me is persuasion. There are a lot to learn from ancients like it has always been the case for various topics.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Ethos is a rhetorical device used to establish the credibility of the speaker or writer. It refers to the perceived character, credibility, or trustworthiness of the person making the argument. In other words, it's the way a speaker or writer presents themselves to the audience and the audience's perception of that person. Aristotle believed that if a speaker's actions did not align with their words, their credibility would be damaged, weakening the strength of their argument. In a speech or presentation, ethos is the part where the audience gains insight into the speaker's credibility and qualifications.
Pathos is a technique used by speakers to evoke emotions in their audience, making the speech or presentation more relatable and persuasive. It's the element that allows the audience to connect with the speaker's passion and conviction. The inclusion of pathos in a speech or presentation is crucial as it makes the argument more meaningful and effective. Without it, the speech or presentation may lack emotional engagement and fail to connect with the audience.
Logos is a rhetorical device that appeals to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning. It is the use of reasoning, facts, and evidence to support an argument. Logos is based on the idea that an argument can be made more convincing by using rational and logical thinking. The use of logos is the way to appeal to the audience's sense of rationality, and it's the use of facts, statistics, and expert opinions to make an argument more convincing.
7️⃣ 2022 in 7 minutes, hell of a year
If you are a solid reader of this newsletter you already know I love life lessons post of other people. This is also a good one by
.Don’t give unsolicited advice.
Have friends outside of your profession.
Events, both good and bad, are more often enjoyable when they become memories.
Your choices shape your identity, not the other way around.
At funerals, people don’t talk about the accomplishments of the deceased. They talk about their character.
If you have a good idea or an interesting thought, always write it down.
9️⃣ Tool of the week : Consensus
The Consensus engine is here with the motto “ask a question, get conclusions from research papers.”
It is fun to see scientific research results on the subjects that you are curios about.
The prompt “what are the factors that lead to happy life” resulted in the papers below. Not bad. Of course it would be best if we can see the whole article, but shame on scientific publish standards.
🔟 Want to advance your career? Improve these 7 soft skills
This article can show you some skills to polish while you are climbing up rotten ladders in the corporate world.
My favs:
Grow through feedback:
"You might be tempted to just listen, say thank you, and go on about your day. But if you can be truly open to what you are hearing and ask questions to help you understand the criticism more deeply, you are more likely to fully digest it and put it to positive use. Saying 'Tell me more about that' is a great way to open up the feedback to understand the other person's perception and feedback."
Curiosity:
"Asking 'why' and 'how' in every new situation opens so many doors. You'll learn how things work and how decisions are made. You'll look for new ways of doing things. You'll have more interesting conversations. You'll have more sources of inspiration. You'll have a better reason to say yes or no to projects or opportunities."
1️⃣ 1️⃣ Film of the week
It was certainly a different experience. Losing yourself in the landscape, absurdity of war, silence of the world, feeling of death and desperateness, losing a friend, trying to mean something in the world…
Niceness doesn’t last. (or does it?)
Do you know who we remember for how nice they was in the 17th century? Absolutely no one. Yet we all remember the music of the time. Everyone, to a man, knows Mozart’s name.
+ Do you think God gives a damn about miniature donkeys, Colm?
- I fear he doesn't. And I fear that's where it's all gone wrong.
1️⃣ 2️⃣ What Are the Big 5 Personality Traits?
If you are fond of categorizing things, try this article and see what kind of a person you are on “The Big Five Personality Traits” scale.
The Big Five Personality Traits are five broad dimensions of personality that are used to describe human personality. These five traits are:
Openness: characterized by imagination, creativity, and a willingness to try new things.
Conscientiousness: characterized by organization, responsibility, and dependability.
Extraversion: characterized by sociability, assertiveness, and energy level.
Agreeableness: characterized by compassion, cooperativeness, and likability.
Neuroticism: characterized by emotional instability, anxiety, and moodiness.
1️⃣ 3️⃣ Quote of the week for your Life Philosophy
It is Rilke again. Love the questions guys. Take care.