11 Books on Positive Psychology

Good resource to try to learn more about positive psychology.

ThriveGlobal.com: 11 Psychology Books That Will Improve Your Work and Life

Nine ways to improve your meetings

Nine Common Sense Rules for Getting the Most Out of Your Meetings

Ray Dalio

TED talk

1. Make it clear who is directing the meeting and who it is meant to serve.
2. Make clear what type of communication you are going to have in light of the objectives and priorities.
3. Lead the discussion by being assertive and open-minded.
4. Watch out for “topic slip.”
5. Enforce the logic of conversations.
6. Be careful not to lose personal responsibility via group decision making.
7. Utilize the “two-minute rule” to avoid persistent interruptions.
8. Watch out for assertive “fast talkers.”
9. Achieve completion in conversations.

Kairos time

Business Insider with a great article.

Two types of time according to the Greeks:

• Chronos (measured by the ticking clock)
• Kairos  ("in the moment")

Kairos, on the other hand, has a spiritual implication, a sense of significance. It represents time “in the moment,” giving everything into that moment and receiving everything it has to offer. On Kairos time, you are truly present, not rushing toward the next thing.

Live like Kairos

Business Insider: Ancient Greeks and two ways of time

Ten questions that can change your life

Interesting premise. Solid questions, too!

The Next Web: 10 questions that can dramatically change your life

1. What would this look like if it were easy?
2. What can you to reach your ten year goal in the next six months?
3. If this was my last day on Earth, will I be proud of this?
4. What's on the other side of fear?
5. Is this a 'Hell Yeah'?
6. What's the one thing I could do that if completed, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary?
7. If not now, when?
8. How do I protect the downside?
9. Is this what actually happened or is this my own story?
10. What if I did the opposite?

Here's why you might have an upset stomach

Good story in the NY Times on what might have caused your most recent bout of tummy trouble.

NY Times: What to Blame for Your Stomach Bug? Not Always the Last Thing You Ate

Portable pitching mound

http://coachchaz.blogspot.com/2010/09/building-portable-pitching-mound-for.html

AI Games

Wired gives a preview of new AI games. One of them will automatically harmonize with notes you play. Another takes your line drawings and tries to guess what you were attempting to picture.

WIRED: AI Games