January 19, 2012
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The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) would ruin so much of what’s best about the Internet: They will give the government and corporations new powers to block Americans’ access to sites that are accused of copyright infringement, force sites like YouTube to go to new lengths to police users’ contributions, and put people in prison for streaming certain content online.
PIPA & SOPA Bill January 19, 2012
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All About PIPA and SOPA, the Bills That Want to Censor Your Internet All About PIPA and SOPA, the Bills That Want to Censor Your InternetAll About PIPA and SOPA, the Bills That Want to Censor Your Internet The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) are two bills that sound like they have a mildly positive aim but, in reality, have serious potential to negatively change the internet as we know it. While the Obama administration has come out against SOPA, effectively shelving it indefinitely, the very similar PIPA bill is still alive and well. Both SOPA and PIPA put power in the hands of the entertainment industry to censor sites that allegedly “engage in, enable or facilitate” copyright infringement. This language is vague enough to target sites you use every day, like Facebook and Google, making these bills a serious problem. Here’s what you need to know about the bills and what you can do about them. What Are SOPA and PIPA All ABout, and Why Should I Care? The idea behind these bills sounds reasonable. They came about in order to try and snuff out piracy online, as the entertainment industry is obviously not excited that many people are downloading their products without payment or permission. The issue is, however, that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re in support of piracy, against it, or just don’t care. The methods are ineffective. Here’s what they are and why they’re problematic. SOPA and PIPA were initially designed to do two things. The first was to make it possible for companies to block the domain names of web sites that are simply capable of, or seem to encourage copyright infringement. This would have been bad for everyone because such a measure doesn’t actually prevent piracy. The reason that blocking a domain name isn’t effective is because any blocked site can still be accessed via its numeric IP address. For example, if lifehacker.com were blocked, you could still find it by visiting a number-based address. In fact, before the bills were even supposed to come to a vote, tools were created to automatically route domain names to their IP addresses to completely render this measure of SOPA and PIPA useless. As a result, the IP-blocking provisions have been removed from both bills. The other, still-active measure present in the SOPA and PIPA bills would allow rights holders to cut of the source of funding of any potentially infringing web site. This means any other companies doing business with this site would have to stop. Whether that means advertising, links in search engines, or any other listings would have to be removed. There is, however, an important difference between SOPA and PIPA. SOPA targeted any site that contributed to copyright infringement, even if it was simply facilitating the act by providing a tool that could be used for illegal purposes (regardless of intention). PIPA, on the other hand, requires the targeted site to have no significant use beyond copyright infringement. Basically, PIPA can only be used to censor a site if it’s more likely to be a source of illegal content than not. This is still problematic because a tool designed to accept user-generated content is, to some extent, at the whims of its users. If infringing content is found, rights holders already have the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) to help them request the legal removal of that content. They also have the ability to sue infringers for damages, as we’ve previously seen with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) when they, for example, sued a 12-year-old for downloading music. SOPA and PIPA provide a means to censor the tool that provided a means for the infringing content to exist on the internet rather than the content itself. This puts a lot of power in the hands of rights holders and has significant potential for abuse. This is, of course, our interpretation of these bills. Because we love the internet and oppose censorship, we have an obvious bias. While we believe the right thing to do is to oppose these bills, you should make an informed decision on your own. For more information, please read the exact content of both the SOPA and PIPA bills. What Can I Do About SOPA and PIPA?
Currently Twitter, Google, Reddit, Kickstarter, Tumblr, Mozilla, Yahoo, AOL, eBay, Zynga, Facebook, and several other sites have spoken out in opposition of SOPA and PIPA. In fact, many sites are censoring their logos (e.g. Google) or completely taking down their sites (e.g. Wikipedia) in protest on January 18th, 2012. There is incredible opposition to these bills because they don’t just affect users like you, or small startups, but even very large companies with a large stake in the great things the internet and modern technology have to offer. If you’d like to join in your protest, there are a few things you can do.
First, call your congressperson on the phone. This is especially important if you live in a state with SOPA and/or PIPA supports or sponsors. Nonetheless, if your congresspeople do not support these bills you should still contact them to voice your support for their position.
Second, get the word out. Post this article, the American Censorship Day web site, or any other information about SOPA/PIPA on your social media accounts. Send emails to friends and family. If you oppose the bill, help others to understand why you believe they should oppose and encourage them to read more so they can make an informed choice.
Let’s End the Fight and Start a Discussion
Finally, if you know a supporter or person in favor of SOPA and/or PIPA, have an open discussion. Myself and many others believe that the root of this problem stems from a lack of communication on both sides. Despite what my articles may suggest, I’m not a supporter of piracy. I do believe there is a compromise that both sides can reach with enough discussion, education, and understanding. It’s important to remember that both the supporters and opposers of SOPA and PIPA have legitimate concerns. This should not be a fight but rather a cooperative discussion to find a solution. Whichever side you’re on, please encourage a conversation that will move us towards change that is good for everyone rather than extreme measures that won’t help anyone.
2011 in review January 1, 2012
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 26,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
Planking September 5, 2011
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A 20-year-old man plunged to his death after “planking” on a seventh-story balcony in Brisbane, Australia, the Brisbane Times reported Sunday.
Police told the Times the man fell from a unit block on Main Street in Kangaroo Point shortly before 4:30 a.m. local time.
Paramedics could not revive the man despite working on him for 20 minutes, the Times said. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police said they could not say if the fatality was Australia’s first planking death.
“It is what we’ve been fearing,” Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett told reporters, according to the Australia Associated Press.
“Planking,” a growing craze in Australia and spreading elsewhere, involves somebody lying flat on one’s stomach, stiff as a plank, in unexpected places.
Plankers have shown up on top of signs, train tracks, fire hydrants, clotheslines and motorcycles.
Plankers often take pictures and post them on social media such as Facebook, where the Planking Australia page had over 55,000 fans early Sunday morning, or Tumblr. On Friday, the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia, reported that police won’t tolerate the dangerous stunts. Penalties range from fines to jail in extreme cases. “Clearly, conduct that threatens public safety will not and should not be tolerated,” a Victoria state police spokeswoman said. Planker David Tyrrell, from Gladstone, Queensland — where a man was charged with allegedly planking a police car — told the Herald Sun there was no need for dangerous stunts. “Those guys would be a minority — the people that do something stupid, like a traffic light,” he said. Tyrell also told the Herald Sun he has planked naked. The Facebook group said May 25 will be annual planking day.
If you could banish any one person from your life who would it be? Why? August 13, 2011
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that is not the person but the ideology that becomes of what the person is.
thinks of all the negative , counterproductive , greed that case cause most of the worlds problem
only when we learn to cooperate together for a much higher purpose peace can be accomplish.
2011 Riots August 13, 2011
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- 2011 – Riots in Assam, Meghalaya, Northeast India, 4 dead.
- 2011 – Riots in Arusha, Tanzania, 2 dead and nine people injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Algeria, 2 dead and four hundred people injured in riots linked to food price increases and unemployment.
- 2011 – Riots in Tunisia, at least 219 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Jos, Nigeria, more than 30 people dead.
- 2011 – Riots in Tirana, Albania, 3 killed, 17 policemen and soldiers were injured, including three seriously, along with 22 civilians.
- 2011 – Riots in Lebanon, following the fall of Saad Hariri’s government.
- 2011 – Riots in Egypt, at least 846 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria, 4 killed.
- 2011 – Prison riot in Sao Luis, Brazil, 6 dead.
- 2011 – Religious riot in Banten, Indonesia, at least 6 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Manama, Bahrain, at least 10 killed, 92 civilians, 50 security forces injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Sulaimaniya, Iraqi Kurdistan, two killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Al Hoceima, Morroco, 5 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Libya, at least 24 people killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Iraq, at least 13 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Yemen, 24 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Tunis, Tunisia, 3 killed.
- 2011 – Miners riot in Peru, at least 2 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Cairo, Egypt, between Muslims and Christians, at least 13 people died and 140 were injured.
- 2011 – Riot in Kissidougou, Guinea, at least 3 dead.
- 2011 – Prison riot in Tikrit, Iraq, 2 dead, 14 wounded.
- 2011 – Riots in Syria, at least 60 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Sanaa, Yemen, 42 people had died and at least 300 were injured according to doctors.
- 2011 – Prison Riot in Hyderabad, Pakistan, 7 dead.
- 2011 – Riots in Nigeria, at least 70 people have been killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Mazar-e Sharif and Kandahar, Afghanistan, at least 13 people have been killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Jessore, Bangladesh, 1 dead and at least 30 others injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Cairo, Egypt, 2 killed and at least 15 wounded.
- 2011 – Prison riot in Rumieh prison, Lebanon, 2 dead.
- 2011 – Riot in Parwan province, Afghanistan, 1 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Uganda, at least 3 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Yemen, more than 100 people have died in two months of protests.
- 2011 – Riots in Jaitapur, Maharashtra, India, 1 killed, more than 50 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Tyre, Lebanon, 2 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia, 3 people were burned to death.
- 2011 – Riots in Nigeria, at least 500 killed in post-election rioting.
- 2011 – Riots in Kampala, Uganda, at least 5 dead and 100 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Cairo, Egypt, between Muslims and Christians, 12 dead.
- 2011 – Riots in Hesarak District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 1 killed, 3 wounded.
- 2011 – Riots on Israel‘s borders, at least 12 killed and dozens injured.
- 2011 – Riots in West Bengal, India, at least 8 people killed in post-election violence.
- 2011 – Riots in Taloqan, Takhar province, Afghanistan, at least 12 killed and 80 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Tbilisi, Georgia, 2 killed, 20 injured.[191]
- 2011 – Riots in Choucha refugee camp, Tunisia, at least 2 killed.[192]
- 2011 – Riots in Sri Lanka, 1 killed, at least 200 wounded.[193]
- 2011 – Riots in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 4 killed.[194][195]
- 2011 – Riots in Metlaoui, Tunisia, 3 dead and 90 wounded.[196]
- 2011 – Riots in Mogadishu, Somalia, 2 killed.[197]
- 2011 – Riots in El Rodeo I prison, Caracas, Venezuela, 19 killed.[198]
- 2011 – Riots in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada after the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup. [199]
- 2011 – Riots in Tripoli, Lebanon, at least 4 killed and at least 48 people wounded.
- 2011 – Riots in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Huancavelica, Peru, 3 killed and more than 30 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Guwahati, Assam, India, 2 killed and at least 30 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Juliaca, Puno Region, Peru, at least 5 killed and 30 wounded.
- 2011 – Riots in Dadaab, Kenya, 2 killed and 13 injured.
- 2011 – Riots in Karachi, Pakistan, at least 114 killed, including violence a week prior.
- 2011 – Riots in Ganjam, Orissa, India, at least 2 killed.
- 2011 – Riot in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, at least 7 killed in a prison riot.
- 2011 – Riot in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, 7 killed in a prison riot.
- 2011 – Riot in Hotan, China, 14 killed. [215]
- 2011 – Riots in Homs, Syria, at least 30 killed in sectarian violence.
- 2011 – Riots in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, 1 killed.[217]
- 2011 – Riots in Malawi, at least 18 killed.[218]
- 2011 – Riots in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 17 people killed in a prison riot.
- 2011 – Riots in Papua, Indonesia, 18 killed in rioting between rival clans.
- 2011 – Riots in Qalad District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, at least 4 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Pimpri-Chinchwad, India, 3 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in London which spread to other cities in England, over a hundred injured and 5 killed.
- 2011 – Riots in Mogadishu, Somalia, at least 10 killed.
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Mental Derailment May 17, 2011
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n psychiatry, derailment (also loosening of association, asyndesis, asyndetic thinking, knight’s move thinking, or entgleisen) refers to a pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas. The frame of reference often changes from one sentence to the next.[1][2] Examples:
* “The next day when I’d be going out you know, I took control, like uh, I put bleach on my hair in California.”—given by Nancy C. Andreasen[3]
* “The traffic is rumbling along the main road. They are going to the north. Why do girls always play pantomime heroes.”—given by Carl Schneider[2]
Formal thought disorder
In psychiatry, thought disorder or formal thought disorder is a term used to describe a symptom of psychotic mental illness.
It describes a persistent underlying disturbance to conscious thought and is classified largely by its effects on speech and writing. Affected persons may show pressure of speech (speaking incessantly and quickly), derailment or flight of ideas (switching topic mid-sentence or inappropriately), thought blocking, rhyming or punning or ‘word salad’ when individual words may be intact but speech is incoherent.
Subtypes in detail
Pressure of speech
An increase in the amount of spontaneous speech compared to what is considered customary.
Distractible speech
During mid speech, the subject is changed in response to a stimulus. e.g. “Then I left San Francisco and moved to… where did you get that tie ?”
Tangentiality
Replying to questions in an oblique, tangential or irrelevant manner. e.g. “What city are you from ?”, “Well, that’s a hard question. I’m from Iowa. I really don’t know where my relatives came from, so I don’t know if I’m Irish or French”.
Derailment
Ideas slip off the track on to another which is obliquely related or unrelated. e.g. “The next day when I’d be going out you know, I took control, like uh, I put bleach on my hair in California”.
Incoherence (word salad)
Speech that is unintelligible due to the fact that, though the individual words are real words, the manner in which they are strung together results in incoherent gibberish, e.g. the question “Why do people believe in God?” elicits a response like “Because make a twirl in life, my box is broken help me blue elephant. Isn’t lettuce brave? I like electrons, hello.”
Nagger March 9, 2011
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Nagger
The main reason nagging doesn’t work is that it has the built-in expectations of failure. While naggers hope their words will push their victims into action, they often expect them to fail or they invite a negative response.
Their major mistake is the why they approach the problem.
Instead of saying “I expect this as my right,” they say, “…you never take the garbage out, you refuse to pick up your clothing…” They deal with their problem in small, trivial, niggling bits. They make feeble, indirect requests that are heavily laden with guilt.
This kind of nagging is pointless, self-defeated and creates a lose/lose situation. With this approach, nagging becomes a corrosive habit that causes great stress, disharmony, resentment, anger and may easily end with a violent physical reaction.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Quarter Life Crisis March 9, 2011
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Quarter Life Crisis AKA The Great Ambition Killer Quarter life crisis is a common occurrence to people in the mid to late 20s. Young adults feel obsessively depressed about a lot of things. This ranges from physical, emotional, financial insecurities that they start facing once they enter the real world. To a lot of these troubled young adults, it starts as a general feeling of having no sense of direction regarding where they want their lives to go. Most adults go through this after graduating college. This is the stage where they have to prove true every theory taught to them during their academic years. Many young men and women who are fresh graduates are idealistic in picking work at this stage of their lives. They feel a need to prove to others, most especially to themselves, that they are going to be able to apply everything they’ve learned from school on the job they’ve chosen. Disappointments start setting in once they’re rejected from their chosen jobs. Young people have a tendency to start sour-graping about jobs that are rejected them. This is a typical defense mechanism by young people to protect their broken ego. They either give excuses that the job that rejected them wasn’t intellectually-stimulating enough, or that the compensation was not enough for their talents. Emotional insecurities also come into play during quarter life crisis. Young adults start questioning themselves whether they’re good enough to be with somebody. Some would start questioning their own identity and sexual preference. Some would start seeing every little thing as their fault and start blaming themselves for everything that goes wrong. Young adults who are unable to cope start getting into bouts of depression and eventually end up as recluses from society, afraid and always on guard. Most people who experience quarter life crisis are often achievers as children. They tend to obsess at what they’ve achieved in the past, what they’re doing in the present, and what they will be doing in the future. These people usually dwell on what they have been able to establish in the past, and wallow at the thought of how they can’t seem to make the same accomplishments in the present. They start worrying if they’ll ever be able to come back to the achiever they were before. They start doubting their ability to make their goals materialize. Usually, young adults are able to pick up the pieces and start moving forward. They recover from whatever insecurities they may be feeling and start taking charge of their lives. Unfortunately, not everybody is strong enough to go back to riding the same horse that they fell from. Some people are simply unable to cope and just decide to stay on the ground and mourn over what’s already lost. Some decide to stay in a state of denial and justify everything that’s happened. Some will resort to taking medications to calm down or even forget. A lot of mental health professionals suggest taking anti-depressants to help people who have been suffering from quarter life crisis for a long time already. Anti-depressants are medications commonly used as prescription for people suffering from depression. It is used to treat certain psychological conditions such as anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders and chronic pain. It is also commonly misused to generate a false sense of calm for people who think they’re lives are worst that everybody else’s. Of course, anti-depressants should only be used when it is prescribed by a trusted doctor as it may have side effects to your body in the long run. We have bouts of depression that linger for a few years, usually without our knowing why. And it usually occurs in our early 20s, and it’s more commonly termed as quarter-life crisis. What is this concept? Is it a myth? How can I overcome this? Everybody has their occasional downs in life–the most common are caused by breakups, death in the family, failure to achieve something or a major fight with somebody you care about. What most people don’t know yet, however, is that long period of depression experienced by young adults more commonly termed as quarter-life crisis. The profile of these people who normally experience quarter-life crisis are in their early twenties, usually new graduates and are on their first or second job. There have been many speculations as to what may be causing this so-called quarter-life crisis. It is said that the harsh realities of life are usually hard to swallow for these young, idealistic individuals, once they realize that the world isn’t as perfect or normal as thought it was. The most common cause is work, when they realize the empty promise of chasing money and a promotion, and the sense of loss at having let go of what they’re truly passionate about. It’s a common feeling of being unsure of one’s identity, what you stand for in this world, and what life should really be about. 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Psalm 34:17-20 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. 1. Know who you are. There is nothing worse than being lost in a world where you don’t know exactly who you are, what you stand for and what you value. At times when situations get confusing and messed up, people who are rooted in solid values normally fare better than those who aren’t. A solid set of values is like a compass: it guides you on which direction you should take, even if you can’t see so clearly ahead of you because of a storm. 2. Look to your family and loved ones for help. At times we get so caught up in attempting to climb the corporate ladder and the anxieties that we feel with regards to our status in society (am I rich enough? good-looking enough? smart enough? succesful enough?). It helps to be in the company of those who truly appreciate who we are, no matter what we are in any stage in our lives. It’s a great way to build morale, remind you of what is “real” in life andmaybe even help remind you of who you really are. 3. Do what you love. Let’s say you’ve always wanted to be a writer but while growing up, you were told that writers don’t make much money. You won’t get too far in the corporate ladder as writer. So you end up taking up Management in college, get an MBA and work for one of the biggest multinationals in the world. You make big money, you have a nice car, lots of “friends”, but somehow something’s still missing. You know what it is. There’s nothing more painful in life than denying what it is you truly love to do (aside from, of course, denying who you really are. But passions are just as big a part of you as your values). Start out by engaging yourself in these passions again, by bring them back into your life little by little. Start it out as a hobby. Escalate. Baby steps. Do not be scared. 4. Do not be scared. Do not be scared to admit to yourself that there is a problem or that something’s wrong at this stage in your life. Some people wander through life, choosing to ignore these early signs of being lost and denying their real selves. These are the people who, at 40 or 50, suddenly find themselves in a much deeper depression, after realizing that they wasted away their lives doing things that don’t mean much to them after all. And by the time they realize it, they don’t have the same energy, zeal and enthusiasm as they used to. If you feel that you are not living your life the way you ought to, look deep inside yourself and decide on what you want from life. And act on it. 5. Get off your bum an act! Of course, much introspection alone won’t get you anywhere. Have the courage and drive to act on the things that you feel you need to change in your life. The point is to never ignore your passions. Because these are the very things that define who you are. Passionate people are much more interesting than those who do things just for the sake of it. Do what you love and don’t be scared to let the whole world know about it! Abbey Grace Yap
Frustration Train2 March 9, 2011
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the Map
The Overcoming Frustration Mind Map delves into the process of overcoming the side-effects that frustration can have on your life. The Mind Map presents the true meaning of Frustration, its consequences, benefits and the early warning triggers that lead to Frustration. Additionally the Mind Map outlines an effective means of managing Frustration, and concludes by presenting several tips and strategies that will enable you to turn Frustration into Proactive Motivation.
Ways to deal with Frustration
The emotion you’re feeling is “Frustration”. With a capital “F”. Maybe even add in some anger because you’ve been working really hard towards your goal or on a project and it just isn’t working. Or you feel like you’re stuck in a dead-end job search and can’t find any one. And you may not even really know why. All you know is that you seem to be stuck and no matter how hard you try, you don’t seem to get anywhere. You’re just spinning your wheels in the mud and all you feel is pure frustration. Sound familiar? This is the point where a lot of people will just say, “I Quit” and give up. Before you do though, here’s 8 ways you can blast through any frustration:
1. Ask Yourself, “What Is Working in This Situation?”
Even if feels like nothing is working, look closely and you will probably find at least something that is going right. So, that’s good. You’ve found something that’s working. Now, how do you improve it? By asking this question, you’ve taken yourself out of the negative mindset of “it’s hopeless” and are back to focusing on the positive. There is something that’s working and that will give you a clue of what direction to focus on. You may find that even if your previous issues come up you’ll be able to resolve them in the process of concentrating on your improvements.
2. Keep an Accomplishments Log
Write down everything you accomplish in a log. If you do it in a monthly format you will be able to see all that you have accomplished in just one month. You may be surprised by how much you have done. If you realize there’s not much on the list, it may open your eyes to the fact that you may be procrastinating more than working or that you are using too much of your energy going in too many directions and that you need to focus more. Hopefully, you will have lots of items on your list then you can see that even though it may not feel like it, you are moving forwards. The log will also help to highlight where you were the most effective and where you need to work harder.
3. Focus On What You Want to Happen
Go back to the big picture. What is the desired outcome? Sometimes, we get so wrapped up in one problem and trying to solve it that we forget what we were originally trying to accomplish. Try not to ask yourself, “Why did this happen?” Asking questions like that will keep you rooted in the past. It doesn’t offer a solution to the problem. The important thing is knowing the answer to the following two questions:
- What do you want to happen differently this time?
- What do you need to do in order to get there?
4. Remove the “Noise” and Simplify
When you’re trying to solve a problem, you can get so wrapped up in trying to find a solution that you add unnecessary clutter, noise, and tasks to a project because you thought they “might” be a solution.
5. Multiple Solutions
You always have options. You just need to brainstorm and figure them out. Tell yourself you need to come up with possible options to what you’re dealing with. Just knowing that you have lots of options will help to make you feel better. You won’t feel like you are trapped in one negative situation. From your list, figure out the best direction and go for it.
6. Take Action
When you get into serious frustration with a problem, you tend not to want to work on it anymore. It’s hard, it’s frustrating, and you’re not getting anywhere. So, anything to avoid having to be in that situation may be far more attractive. Procrastination may start to set in. If you can keep taking steps forwards, you will probably make it past this temporary hump. As Thomas Edison said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up” and “Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment.”
The other thing that can happen is that you start to spend a lot of time worrying. Worrying is a definite way of energy and does not move you in a forwards direction. Only taking action will. Once you start moving forwards again, you will most likely find that you worried for no reason.
7. Visualize a Positive Outcome to the Situation
A lot of times you can get stuck on focusing on what you don’t want to happen or fearing the absolute worst thing that could happen. The top athletes of the world will imagine themselves competing flawlessly over and over again. There is no room for failure in their minds. This is what you need to focus on as well. See yourself achieving your desired outcome. What will it look like? What will it feel like? What will you say? How will you feel? Take the time to visualize it and really feel it. It will inspire you to keep moving forwards.
8. Stay Positive
Things are usually not as bad as they first appear. Sometimes, things seem much worse simply because we’re tired or mentally drained. Taking a break and remembering to keep your sense of humour can also help. This time of frustration will pass. A positive mind is far more open to solutions and answers than a negative one that thinks it’s just “hopeless” and thinks “what’s the use?” A closed mind will not be able to see the possible solutions when they do come along. Stay positive.
As with any problem, the solution is to figure out what your options are, decide on a plan, focus, and then take action. By using the above 8 steps, you should find that you’re running into fewer problems and feeling less frustration. Instead, you may find that you’re running into opportunities and you know exactly how to take advantage of them.
