As I go along, I’m seeing that the comments are containing all the good lessons. So read them!
What have you learned? Leave your nugget here!
Month: January 2010
Power Trip
Today I remembered, for about the millionth time, that if you have a device that needs a power cord, then the device and the cord should go through life, and through the day, hour by hour, together. So if you are on some lonesome (or busy) highway with your 80-year-old eccentric mother, and she has the directions to some important place just enough wrong that you can’t find it, and you have a GPS for just that very purpose, then IF you had the power cord, then the GPS would actually be helpful.
Chocolate Cake and the Too-Busy Brain
Today I learned, from RadioLab via Andy, that it you are busy thinking too hard (like remembering 7 items instead of 2), it’s hard to choose fruit salad over chocolate cake. Well that explains so much! It’s about the same part of the brain trying to keep things straight.
Here, listen for yourself. It may just make more sense if you hear the whole story.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/11/14/segments/113274
What’s your excuse? What’s filling your brain? Leave a comment!
Tick Tock… Not a Clock
Today I learned, from an in-flight magazine, that the word clock comes from the Celtic word for bell and that something that keeps time and does NOT ring or clang is technically a timepiece.
Wikipedia agrees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock
And I need to add a new category for trivia. What’s yours?
Blog and Learn
Today I learned that posting a simple concept on a blog can lead to learning the same concept described much more skillfully, in a posted comment. See January 7.
Keep ’em coming! What did you learn today?
How to Tie a Shoe
OK, stop acting shocked. You KNEW I was this big a nerd – look where you are!
For years, I’ve been meaning to read the Runner’s World article on how to tie a shoe “right”, so that you don’t need a double and knot and yet it doesn’t come undone.
Well, Lava and I just invested a very long time sitting in front of the computer with our sneakers, and we nailed it!
I thought I’d post the instructions here but they’re long! So read the article and tie your shoe and let me know what you think!
What did YOU learn today?
Find the Key
OK, I did get this from a network TV show, but after 24 hours for it to sink in, I think it’s pretty profound.
And OK, it was in the context of manipulation (get someone to buy a car or give you the sketchy building permit), but it’s still a valid concept, which is: find the key. Find out where the other person is coming from, what’s going on in their life, what matters to them, and go from there. “Get it” first. Get them. Then ask. Maybe the lesson is just get them, never mind asking. What do you think?
Big Lessons Learned from Malaena
Malaena moved acros the country and included some great lessons of her own in a change-of-address email. She generously agreed to share them with all of you:
I have learned:
- People are there for you when you need it- but you need to be willing to ask!
- Don’t wait until “the goodbye” to tell each other how you feel.
- A clear vision, intentional patience with strong determination can clear away all obstacles from reaching your goal.
- Two suitcases can carry everything you really need! We all have way too much “stuff”.
- Walking everywhere (no car yet) is not only great exercise but purposeful living.
- After achieving your goals, leave space for dreaming the next ones.
I may be far in miles, but I am still very close by and available by phone for work/life coaching, psychotherapy, spiritual counseling and Kabbalistic healing services. Many of you have already experienced phone sessions to be just as rewarding and helpful as in-person sessions. I also plan to integrate Skype into my sessions, for those who would enjoy the visual contact.
Malaena Nahmias M.Ed. LCSW
AWARENESS Counseling & Training
Coach/Trainer/Presenter
MalaenaN@gmail.com
P.O. Box 1407 Menlo Park, CA 94026-1407
650-399-5660
ETA means Edited to Add
Sally taught me that when I edit a previous post, I can mark it with ETA. I will use it for the how-to-subscribe entry.
No, not ALL of my lessons are going to about blogging!
Eat now, repent later
Today I learned* that I can go ahead and eat the yummy sugary fatty treat, and it will taste just great, but that a few minutes later it will just feel bad. Not regret-bad, but that-was-the-wrong-thing-for-me-bad.
* I have “learned” this so many times that this just may not be the last time I’ll learn it before I … learn it. So I’ll bookmark this entry and just point back to it, if needed. Sheesh.
Jane's Lessons Learned 