Category Archives: Personal Development

Nurturing insight

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Ben Harack

Nurturing insight by using what we know about human attention and our own experiences. Continue reading →

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Father of Inspiration

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Jacenta Murch

I gave the most enthusiastic applause I could muster – without breaking something – and focused on keeping my heart from bursting open with pride. This experience is usually one saved for watching children at Christmas concerts or graduation ceremonies, … Continue reading →

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Forgetting who we are

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ben Harack

Our identity exists at the core of everything that we do in life. Our sense of self, as hard as it is to discuss in language and science, is fundamental to everything we experience. How is it possible then, to … Continue reading →

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Excellence relies on opportunity and hard work

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Ben Harack

I recently read the book “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell. The book focuses on people whose abilities and successes are so far outside the scope of normal experience that our society tends to consider them lifeforms that are fundamentally different than … Continue reading →

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Reading Books – The Good AND The Bad

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Ben Harack

Despite the growing power and spread of the Internet, there are still some reasons that I often prefer to read books. Unfortunately, I have slowly begun to comprehend the scope of the problems with books as they are today. In … Continue reading →

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The Misleading Nature Of All Media Forms

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ben Harack

How media misleads us I love to read and watch TV shows and movies, but I have lately come to believe that everyone should be made aware of how misleading all media forms can be. Here I will talk about … Continue reading →

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Life Changing Book on Time and Life

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Ben Harack

I recently finished a fascinating read. The Time Paradox is a book by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd about how our personal perspectives of time have a tremendous effect on how we live our lives. You have have heard of Zimbardo … Continue reading →

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Getting a Feel for Kinesthetic Learners

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Jacenta Murch

Kinesthetic learners are people who learn best through movement, touching, and feeling. Our schools could do a better job of teaching all children if they incorporated what we know about kinesthetic learning. Continue reading →

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