02 JUL 2013 by ideonexus
Five Ways to Stretch Your Perception of Time
1. Keep learning
Learning new things is a pretty obvious way to pass your brain new information on a regular basis. If you’re constantly reading, trying new activities or taking courses to learn new skills, you’ll have a wealth of ‘newness’ at your fingertips to help you slow down time.
2. Visit new places
A new environment can send a mass of information rushing to your brain—smells, sounds, people, colors, textures. Your brain has to interpret all of this. Exposing your brain to...Keep Learning, Visit New Places, Meet New People, Try New Activities, Be Spontaneous
16 DEC 2011 by ideonexus
Mother Teresa as Campaigner
Mother Teresa has a theory of poverty, which is also a
theory of submission and gratitude. She has also a theory
of power, which derives from St Paul's neglected words
about 'the powers that be', which 'are ordained of God'.
She is, finally, the emissary of a very determined and very
politicized papacy. Her world travels are not the wanderings of a pilgrim but a campaign which accords with the
requirements of power. Mother Teresa has a theory of
morality too. It is not a difficult theory to c...Hitchens outlines his perspective on the future saint.