Rethinking the Placebo Effect

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September 13, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The secret of happiness is, find something more important than you are dedicate your life to it. - Daniel Dennet - Rethinking the Placebo Effect Maria Popova of BrainPickings draws on the latest research in health and social science for this powerful piece on "the startling psychological effects of loneliness, optimism, and meditation." Read on to learn about the powerful new findings on the placebo effect, and why the secret of happiness is to "find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it." { read more } Be The Change What social cause tugs at your heart? Find a way to connect with and contribute to that cause regularly in big or small ways. Not only will you be doing something good for others, but research shows that connecting to causes greater than yourself increases happiness! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love Relationships Are More Important than Ambition On Navigating Stuckness Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,120 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Creative Compulsive Disorder: Remembering Zina Nicole Lahr

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September 12, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try. - Dr. Seuss - Creative Compulsive Disorder: Remembering Zina Nicole Lahr With goggles resting on her head and peacock feathers folded into hair, Zina Lahr viewed herself as a canvas. Self-diagnosed with "creative compulsive disorder", Zina filmed a video to share her passion for mechanics and animatronics. She reveals some of her jaw-dropping artwork: a giant puppet spider she helped create for a movie, and a wired paper crane for stop-motion animation. Zina's artwork reflects the power of her imagination brought to life. Her products were a tangible demonstration of the passion and creativity that flowed from her talent to create robotics. This video was an audition for a chance to compete on a reality show as a creature creator. Although she got a spot, Zina turned it down to return home and care for her grandmother, who was battling lung cancer. Several weeks after filming this video, Zina Lahr passed away in a hiking accident at the age of 23. { read more } Be The Change Visit Zina's website to glimpse more of her unique work and spirit. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Science of Love 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Power of Place: Photos From Around the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,099 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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9 Ways In Which The Culture of Watching Is Changing Us

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September 11, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life. - Jackie Robinson - 9 Ways In Which The Culture of Watching Is Changing Us Our constant use of cameras, TVs, computers, and smart devices is affecting our thoughts and behavior to a degree we may not even realize, changing how we identify ourselves and how others understand us. We are watching so many -- and so many are watching us in so many different places and ways -- that watching and being watched fundamentally alter how we think and behave. { read more } Be The Change This week notice the cameras in streets and stores, the cellphones everyone is talking to, and think about how watching helps people and how it hinders them. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The Difference Between Listening & Hearing Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Power of Place: Photos From Around the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,097 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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How To Help Kids Listen To Their Minds

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September 10, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor. - Thich Nhat Hạnh - How To Help Kids Listen To Their Minds Maintaining focus in an age of ever-increasing distractions can seem daunting, to say the least. For teachers working to engage the minds of our youth, these distractions can make learning an impossible task. Our children are at the mercy of their disorganized minds -- with failing grades, high suspension rates, and violence only the tip of 'chaotic mind' iceberg. But with the introduction of an innovative new 'mindfulness' program, students are learning "for the first time that they need not be puppets dangling on the strings of their own overactive minds." { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to share the practice of mindfulness with your children. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love There's More to Life Than Being Happy The One Thing They Carried With Them The Science of Love The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 149,052 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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