The Science Of Attention

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December 6, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace You learn things by doing. - Adele Diamond - The Science Of Attention Neuroscientist Adele Diamond is challenging basic assumptions about education. Her focus on the brain's capacity for executive function -- also called "the science of attention" -- has also shown promise for children with ADHD and autism, and for narrowing the achievement gap between children of differing socioeconomic backgrounds. { read more } Be The Change Play both educates and brings joy. Share some form of playfulness this week with other adults and with children. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love On Navigating Stuckness Building A Regret Free Life Resilience: The Opposite of Depression Ladder to the Pleiades The Generosity Paradox DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,293 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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Making The Leap

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December 5, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Leap, and the net will appear. - John Burroughs - Making The Leap There are any number of reasons one can think of to not do something. In this beguiling illustrated strip Grant Snider playfully reminds us that, for all our potential excuses, there's nothing quite the like the feeling of leaping. { read more } Be The Change Take a moment to ask yourself: what is keeping you from a leap in your own life? If it's one of the reasons artfully represented by Grant Snider, consider what it might feel like to take the plunge! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World The Difference Between Listening & Hearing The Science of Love Building A Regret Free Life 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Power of Place: Photos From Around the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,245 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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The Smart Way To Stick To Habits

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December 4, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Good habits are worth being fanatical about. - John Irving - The Smart Way To Stick To Habits When trying to form new, meaningful habits, there are always the usual suspects getting in your way -- forgetfulness, apathy, time constraints and self-doubt. Writer Leo Babauta offers up key guidelines for overcoming each of these common obstacles and articulates a smart habit system to help ensure success. { read more } Be The Change Try thinking of a new habit that you really want in your life and experiment implementing the steps in the article. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The One Thing They Carried With Them 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Ladder to the Pleiades The Generosity Paradox DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,234 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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FoodShift: Reducing Waste, Fighting Hunger

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December 3, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. - Hippocrates - FoodShift: Reducing Waste, Fighting Hunger "Dana Frasz is a food entrepreneur. She wants to recycle food, taking the food that's not consumed and putting it into the hands of those who cannot afford it. She wants companies to stop wasting so much food -- at the grocery story and in restaurants. She wants us all to be aware of how much we're throwing in the dustbin. Too idealistic? Frasz would argue otherwise. Hear her talk about her passion -- FoodShift." { read more } Be The Change Is there food sitting in your fridge and pantry that is just waiting to be consumed? Donate non-perishables to charity or use it as a reason to connect with a homeless person. Better yet, make a delicious meal and share it with someone in need! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy The One Thing They Carried With Them The College Course That's Changing Lives Building A Regret Free Life A Moving Letter from Fiona Apple 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Ladder to the Pleiades DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,208 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

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