Meditation is a very powerful habit to have, and really very simple to start…

unfortunately, there’s a lot of information out there that isn’t very actionable.

I aim to fix that here with a no-nonsense, actionable guide you can use to start meditating right now.

The SIx Thinking Hats is a book by Eduard de Bono depicting six different colored hats, representing different modes of thinking. We can use these hats to help us explore ideas, solve problems, evaluate decisions, set goals, facilitate group discussions, and in any other situation where we want to avoid getting stuck in repetitive, possibly narrow modes of thinking.

Whether we’re trying to learn the skill quickly, want someone to help point us in the right direction to ensure we are being efficient, or are just feeling hopelessly stuck on our own, it often makes sense to find a mentor or hire a coach to help keep you on track.

In discussions about learning new skills, tackling things we’ve never done before, and exploring the extremes of our ability, I often hear similar excuses made.

One of the first is always regarding time.  “I just don’t have the time!” I’ve already covered that elsewhere, so I would like to dig into the next 5 myths that keep people from their learning goals.

This study identified a link between the participants’ levels of curiosity and their ability to learn and memorize both target material and “incidental” material, or material that wasn’t their target, but that was provided during a state of enhanced curiosity.

This shows us that, if we can develop our curiosity, we can supercharge our learning capacity (and give our memories a boost!)