Comments on: Add Excitement and Diversity to Daily Life with the Yin Yang Philosophy http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kibrika http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20827 Kibrika Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:30:44 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20827 You wrote them as if they could be done easily. I don't think they are. You wrote them as if they could be done easily. I don’t think they are.

]]> By: John Wesley http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20464 John Wesley Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:57:42 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20464 Hmmm, maybe there is a problem with the Feedburner redirect plugin. You could also try subscribing to comments via email. Hmmm, maybe there is a problem with the Feedburner redirect plugin. You could also try subscribing to comments via email.

]]> By: Tyro http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20458 Tyro Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:16:34 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20458 (Can you confirm the URL to the RSS feed for the comments? It keeps redirecting me to the main feed for the site. Thanks!) (Can you confirm the URL to the RSS feed for the comments? It keeps redirecting me to the main feed for the site. Thanks!)

]]> By: Tyro http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20457 Tyro Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:13:14 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20457 You know that most vegetarians don't eat meat for moral or religious reasons, don't you? It reads like someone advising a lifetime SPCA member to shake things up by starving dogs to death. Perhaps more sensible advice would be to try food of a different culture such as cooking Indian or Thai food. I'm not sure about some of these examples of shaking things up, but perhaps combining your advice on meditation with a personal leave from work would pay benefits. Work is not merely ingrained, but very habitual. If you hold the same job for more than a few years, it becomes difficult to see that there is a world outside. Ironically, I think that our job security can end up holding us back. You know that most vegetarians don’t eat meat for moral or religious reasons, don’t you? It reads like someone advising a lifetime SPCA member to shake things up by starving dogs to death. Perhaps more sensible advice would be to try food of a different culture such as cooking Indian or Thai food.

I’m not sure about some of these examples of shaking things up, but perhaps combining your advice on meditation with a personal leave from work would pay benefits. Work is not merely ingrained, but very habitual. If you hold the same job for more than a few years, it becomes difficult to see that there is a world outside. Ironically, I think that our job security can end up holding us back.

]]> By: Todd Goldfarb http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20374 Todd Goldfarb Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:04:10 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20374 Brad, Marie, Peter and Walter-- thanks for the nice comments on the article. And John, I appreciate you letting me post here. Have great weekends! Brad, Marie, Peter and Walter– thanks for the nice comments on the article. And John, I appreciate you letting me post here. Have great weekends!

]]> By: Brad Newman http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20354 Brad Newman Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:08:12 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20354 Mixing it up is always a great idea... Thanks for the wise posting, once again! Mixing it up is always a great idea… Thanks for the wise posting, once again!

]]> By: marie golay http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20353 marie golay Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:05:44 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20353 very cool site very cool site

]]> By: Peter http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20346 Peter Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:59:54 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20346 Nice article Todd. Friday seems like a good day to mix things up a bit - I'll give some of these a go. Nice article Todd. Friday seems like a good day to mix things up a bit – I’ll give some of these a go.

]]> By: Walter http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-20343 Walter Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:34:55 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/add-excitement-and-diversity-to-daily-life-with-the-yin-yang-philosophy/#comment-20343 Hi, cool post... I think your main argument is basically to regularly step out of your own comfort zone for a while. Two lifehackish things I do for that: - Do something strange each week (See: http://wafel.net/2007/10/01/do-something-strange-each-week/) - Force yourself to followup on things you encounter 3 times is during a short time (See: http://wafel.net/2007/10/03/my-new-lifehack-rule-three-times-action/) Hi, cool post…
I think your main argument is basically to regularly step out of your own comfort zone for a while.

Two lifehackish things I do for that:
- Do something strange each week (See: http://wafel.net/2007/10/01/do-something-strange-each-week/)
- Force yourself to followup on things you encounter 3 times is during a short time (See: http://wafel.net/2007/10/03/my-new-lifehack-rule-three-times-action/)

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