Holistic Thinking to Optimize the Connections between the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Aspects of our Lives |
Newsletter - January 5th,
2014 - Volume 2, Issue 1 |
The Think Smarter World philosophy is about using Holistic Thinking to integrate and optimize the four major
aspects of our lives - the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. These four areas are strengthened and expanded by understanding and implementing Interconnectedness through the tools of Systems Thinking, Proactive Access to Knowledge, Mind-Body Harmony, and Unity Consciousness. When all four areas are in balance and well developed, we successfully reunite Heart and Mind and upgrade our lives to 'Human 2.0’ - a new level of human
achievement, happiness, and good health.
TSW Posts from the Past Week |
Links worth Investigating |
- Empathy and Academic Success. Daniel Goleman and Peter Senge provide educators with a rationale for incorporating three core skill sets in the classroom—understanding self, other, and the larger systems within which we operate—and show why these competencies are needed to help students navigate a fast-paced world of increasing distraction and growing interconnectedness. Mindful.org
- Watch 60 Years Of Climate Change In 15 Seconds. After NASA scientists analyzed data from 1,000 meteorological stations from around the globe, they found a strange
pattern. FastCompany
- The Power of Thoughts and Beliefs is starting to be recognized in educational re-design. Mind/Shift
- The Living Matrix -
2009 documentary on the latest research on the holistic approach to health through understanding the energy fields within and around the body. The film brings together academic and independent researchers, practitioners, and science journalists whose work reveals scientific evidence that energy and information fields, not genetics, control health and wellbeing. [this is on GaiamTV - subscription required - the best money you will spend in 2015, I
promise].
Proactive Access to Knowledge and Wisdom |
- The Exact Amount of Time You Should Work Every Day. A University of Toronto study showed earlier this year that Employees with the highest levels of
productivity worked for 52 minutes with intense purpose, then rested up, allowing their brains time to rejuvenate and prepare for the next work period.
- Which country does the most good for the world? TED talk by Government Policy Advisor Simon
Anholt. Simon has created the “Good Country Index” to identify the countries that do the most for humanity and in the talk he discloses which country has achieved the top slot for 2014 (it will surprise you as well as other countries in the top 30). See the entire list at: http://www.goodcountry.org/overall where you can also view what defines a “good country”.
Websites / Ideas Worth Exploring |
NES Health - http://www.neshealth.com - If you’ve watched Star Trek, then you were sure to have been impressed how Dr. McCoy diagnosed all his patients with a hand held scanner and was immediately able to know what
was wrong with them. There is a company called NES Health that has made a device that does the same thing and is based on the principles of reading the Human Bio-Energetic field. The device is in use around the world with over 4,500 medical practitioners.
"If we were to quote the most well-known equation in all of science it would be Einstein's E=MC^2. And in this equation we see that
matter equates to-and is essentially made up of-energy. Yet if you were to ask how that energy gets formed into all the different kinds of matter in the universe, you would note that matter is, in essence, organized energy. Information is the organizing principle. Hence when looking at biology and medicine, we cannot just look at the biochemical nature of the body. We must also look
at the energy and information of the body. Because, at this level of biophysics, the source of health in the body (as well as its deterioration) is clearly evident: properly organized information and energy within the body equates to overall wellbeing and an "optimal blueprint" for homeostasis and health. When either the information or energy within the body becomes distorted, health deteriorates.
One way to consider
this is to look at the body's natural efficiency. Nature has developed very efficient techniques that allow the body to perform its numerous life processes with very little energy consumption. When health becomes compromised (including physical, emotional, and psychological health), one of the basic common characteristics in all cases is that energy usage becomes less efficient within the body, i.e. energy is wasted.
Therefore, a primary measurement we use for wellbeing is how efficiently each system and sub-system of the body is using energy. Because we have been able to directly measure optimal energy efficiency in each part of the body, our technology can easily detect areas of concern. In these ways the human body-field can be likened to the body's master operating system-the software that runs our hardware. “
You can download a free 100 page e-book on the Human Energy Biofield on their website. NES is scientifically proving that we are energetic beings and that energy and the information that it is carrying is regulating our core human body functionality. Anything that pollutes the energy field (unhealthy food, electromagnetic radiation, chemical toxins, bad water, poor air, and our thoughts), affects the proper functioning of the human energy biofield
and therefore our health. How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens. Benedict Carey is a Science Reporter for the New York Times and in this book he captures a life time of investigating how people maximize their learning and retention of
new information. He presents both anecdotal stories as well as the latest neuroscience that explains why the various practices work. Here is a summary created by Mr. Carey of his key findings: - Having a learning routine is not important. Most people do better over time by varying their study or practice locations. The more environments in which you rehearse, the sharper
and more lasting the memory of that material becomes. Altering the time of day and how you interface with the material helps as well - reading, writing, reciting, and teaching the material all help to strengthen the learning process.
- In terms of sleep - the early parts of sleep cycle lock in things that you are trying to memorize, whereas the late part of the sleep cycle (before you get up) help to
improve motor skills and creativity. So adjusting whether you go to sleep early or stay up and late and get up late depends on what you’re trying to accomplish.
- Breaking up study time - into two or three sessions instead of one - is more effective than concentrating it. The multiple sessions force you to review previous material and re-store it.
- Cramming is fine, but you forget the material quicker (in a matter of days) versus retaining more of it in staggered study sessions.
- Self-testing is one of the strongest study techniques there is. As teachers often say, “You don’t fully understand a topic until you have to teach it."
- Studying highlighted notes and trying to duplicate them without looking is much better approach than simply reading them. It immediately shows you what you do and don’t know.
- Short study breaks are good. Distracting yourself from the task at hand allows you to let go of mistaken assumptions, re-examine the clues in a new
way, and come back fresh. If you are working on a problem, the break will allow the brain to keep working on it subconsciously and look for new solutions.
- To improve performance on longer-term projects, the key is to start them right away and give yourself permission to walk away. Breaking the project up into pieces will start allowing you to see how the various pieces should come together
and you’ll find inspiration and insight to make a better end-product.
- "The invisible connection. Beliefs and attitudes are transmitted through words, body language and facial expressions. But that’s the obvious part, and it’s increasingly clear that connections go deeper than science can capture.
Neuroplasticity studies show that the brain is a dynamic organ in constant flux, and is exquisitely responsive to nuance. Neuronal networks are being built or discarded in the course of one conversation. The neurons themselves each contain 2-3 feet of DNA that control gene expression, meaning that culture and conversation ultimately have permanent effects on the brain. And the deeper work on consciousness by leading scientists points to ever-changing quantum activity at the subcellular
level generated by beliefs and thoughts.” - Thom Markham, Psychologist and K-12 School Redesign Consultant [in other words, your thoughts and beliefs have a profound effect on your brain and physiological function]
- “If the whole world consumed resources at only half the rate the US does, for example copper, tin, silver, chromium, zinc and a number of other “strategic minerals” would be
depleted in less than four decades. If everyone consumed at the same rate the US does today, the time horizon would be less than 20 years. Some rare earth metals will be exhausted in a decade even at current global consumption rates” - Economist Tim Jackson Or, as ecologist Bill McKibben puts it: “Even before we run out of oil, we’re running out of planet."
- “Governments around the world spent a total of $8.5 trillion during the recent global financial bailout. But it would take just a small percentage of that—an estimated $165 billion—for us to fulfill the UN's Millennium Development Goals, key milestones to ending extreme poverty worldwide” Hugh Evans, Founder, Global Poverty Project [note: 50% of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, 25% of US children live in poverty and 35% of all US families
live in poverty - defined as a family of four living with less than $18,000 per year. Increase that amount a little - $25,000 to $35,000, and those US poverty numbers go up dramatically].
Question to Ponder for the Week |
Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
We rented a house in a quiet and pretty neighborhood in South Florida over Thanksgiving. All the houses were painted with different and brilliant colors. I’ve titled this shot - “A Conversation Waiting
to Happen”.
Have a Great Week, Stay Positive, and Proactively Choose Your Thoughts to Create Your Desired Reality.
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