I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Author: Ben Peters
I'm a 20-something year old from the American Midwest passionate about using knowledge and the power of the mind to improve the quality of life. I enjoy researching, traveling, and connecting with people from around the world. I started this blog to share the discoveries that have improved my life and to learn from readers with access to this page.
Most people see helping others as a necessary but undesirable fact of community life. We…
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
Sometimes we need help from others. And sometimes others need help from us. Whether it’s…
Ideal [ahy-deel]: perfect for the occasion 1-) Sunny weather with a high temperature of 75…
Connection is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. It is the lifeblood…
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
There are few things in daily life I resent more than trying to fall asleep…
Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them.
Mental toughness is critical to achieving anything in life. It determines how well people respond…
Dazzle [daz–uhl]: to amaze or to impress (literally having to do with shining a bright…
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
It’s only a matter of time before life knocks you down. In fact, some of…
Clarity [klar-i-tee]: Having the quality of clearness; free from uncertainty, confusion, and the like 1-)…
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
Eager [ee-ger]: desirous to do something 1-) The teacher was joyful that all her students…
Thrive [thrahyv]: To succeed; to do really well; to flourish; to prosper 1-) The stray…
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so, wants nothing.
Per his Wikipedia page, Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of…
Clever [klev-er]: intelligent, especially when it comes to outside-the-box thinking 1-) The teacher described the…
Witty [wit-ee]: having/showing great wit (ability to think quickly and efficiently, especially making connections that…
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
This is another one of my all-time favorite quotes because it speaks to the most…
Radiant [rey-dee-uhnt]: shining, bright, joyful v. radiate: to give off light 1-) The sun here…
Your mind is the most powerful tool you have to change your life.
The small things in life are the big things. Make all the small, seemingly insignificant changes you can think of and watch your life radically change.
The most important conversation you will ever have is the conversation you have with yourself.
Music is the quickest way to induce feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, or excitement. Today…
Mellow [mel-oh]: calm, relaxed; V. To mellow (out) 1-) Mellow people often seek to live…
Decipher [dih-sahy-fer]: to solve, to decode (a mystery, riddle, problem) 1-) Only the world’s leading…
When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm.
Amor vincit omnia et nos cedamus amori. Love conquers all, therefore let us yield ourselves to love.
Courage is the skill of powering through resistance toward a defined objective. It takes courage…
Elastic [ih-las-tik]: bouncing back easily; flexible N. Elasticity 1-) Rubber bands are best known for…
We quickly get offended when people criticize us or gossip about us behind our backs, and understandably so. But what if we took a moment to remember all the wrong things we’ve said and done in our lives (or thought) that nobody knows about. The truth is we are a lot worse than people think. Remember this when you feel tempted to get offended, even if people are not being truthful or giving you a fair shake. What should offend us is the garbage we allow our minds to be polluted with—the same bad energy we recycle back into the world. It’s more important to have a pure heart than a pure reputation. And, at the end of the day, it’s the only thing we have control over.
Light is one of the most important factors influencing sleep quality. Our body naturally regulates…
In (one’s) element: doing what one does best or enjoys. 1-) Some people find camping…
Stress makes you believe that everything has to happen now. Faith reassures you that everything will happen when the time is right.
Throw the baby out with the bathwater: To discard something valuable and something not valuable…
FYI, I made a Twitter for the blog a few weeks ago. I’ve been posting…
Redundant [ri-duhn-duhnt]: wordy or repetitive 1-) Redundant writing styles are not popular in a society…
On this blog, I’ve shared many insights drawn from a rigorous fasting discipline over the…
Superfluous [soo–pur-floo-uhs]: more than needed; unnecessary excessive 1-) The teacher failed the student for his…
Forgive yourself for not knowing then what you know now.
Outsized [out-sahyz]: unusually large 1-) The NBA player hired a custom tailor to fulfill his…
