Be better! Archives - Prismism https://prismism.com/category/be-better/ Creativity in the moment Sun, 16 Apr 2023 02:11:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prismism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-prismismcreative-logo-NEW-1-32x32.png Be better! Archives - Prismism https://prismism.com/category/be-better/ 32 32 179237063 Smile! https://prismism.com/smile/ Sun, 19 Feb 2023 00:25:00 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=2226 I read in a book by Steve Maxwell (a pretty well-known exercise and fitness hard-arse) a simple hack to counter workout intensity – smiling. Next time you see someone grunting or contorting their face (you know the type – jogging or riding a bicycle and looking like they are literally on the brink of death) …

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]]> 2226 Breath: a life’s work https://prismism.com/breath-a-lifes-work/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:17:19 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=1606 When Nadal, Sharipova or Azarenka make those grunts and wails on the tennis court they are doing something that is evolutionarily correct. Believe it or not! Two things are happening: Most people who lift weights and probably most people in physical trades know that you exert the most power on the out breath. So these …

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]]> 1606 Take Care https://prismism.com/take-care/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:12:10 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=1449 Often when we wish someone good-bye – we say “take care”. Like most language habits it’s trotted out unconsciously, just part of the sleep state we spend most of our time in. But is it worth pondering what “take care” might mean in your day? What would it be like to approach things with care? …

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]]> 1449 Then the man (or woman) ain’t bright https://prismism.com/then-the-man-aint-bright/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 21:18:35 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=1421 One of my teachers was a man called Henryk who had worked in building, carpentry and eventually used to run gangs of council workers in the 70’s and 80’s. In those days it was an open secret that some council jobs were a haven of bludging, side projects, day disappearances – the kind of low …

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]]> 1421 An antidote for earworms https://prismism.com/an-antidote-for-earworms/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 07:35:01 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=962 Self-talk Most of us would be embarrassed if others could hear the contents of our internal soundtrack. Our self-talk that usually focuses on self-criticism, comparison and commentary on what we see in the avalanche of images coming at us via Instagram. Internet cat videos, TV and even reading a good book give us a holiday …

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]]> 962 Balance https://prismism.com/balance/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:41:53 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=926 This is not new. As with everything in life, the cycles keep moving – the good times pass, but so too do the challenging ones. Over the years, this little diagram keeps popping up, in slightly different forms each time, but with basically the same help. In some forms it divides into 4 elements – …

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]]> 926 10 ways smart people stay calm https://prismism.com/10-ways-smart-people-stay-calm/ Fri, 17 May 2019 06:51:23 +0000 https://prismism.com/?p=681 I’ve just come back from a couple of days in the country – a complete change of pace, demand, activity … even got a few hours of forest bathing – bliss.  I think for me, this ticked off #1 and #4 in this article I’m sharing about staying calm and staying on top of the …

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