Boost Your Life: Ultimate Guide on How to Be More Present

“A life without a cause is a life without effect.”

― Paulo Coelho

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Hi friends,

How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋

We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)

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📚 3 Good Articles for You

5 Ancient Ideas That Can Help You Flourish Today
by Marianna Pogosyan Ph.D. (5 mins)

• Timeless Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Stoic philosophy offers valuable insights for modern well-being, emphasizing virtue, response to events, and simple, effective practices.

• Practical Techniques: Key Stoic practices include negative visualization for gratitude, framing for reducing negative emotions, "last time" meditation for life appreciation, becoming a connoisseur for deeper enjoyment, and bedtime reflection for self-awareness.

• William Irvine’s Insights: Philosopher William Irvine underscores the relevance of Stoic techniques today, advocating for a conscious "philosophy for living" to enhance well-being and avoid "mis-living."

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Boost Your Life: Ultimate Guide on How to Be More Present
by Leon Ho (10 mins)

• Importance of Presence: Emphasizes the need to be present in a fast-paced world, highlighting the benefits of emotional well-being, improved focus, productivity, and stronger relationships.

• Benefits of Being Present: Reduces stress and anxiety, boosts focus and productivity, and enhances relationships through active listening and empathy.

• Practical Tips: Offers 100 strategies, including body awareness, engaging senses, mindfulness practices, simplifying the environment, and mindful use of technology to cultivate a present-focused mindset.

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Referent Power: The Ultimate Form of Influence
by Nir Eyal (7 mins)

• Observational Learning: Children learn behaviors such as sharing, aggression, cooperation, and delayed gratification by observing and modeling adults, as described by American psychologist Albert Bandura.

• Role Modeling: By acting as indistractable role models, parents can naturally encourage healthy behaviors in their children without overcontrolling them or inciting psychological resistance.

• Influence over Control: The goal of using referent power is to create an environment that fosters positive behaviors through influence rather than control, respecting children’s autonomy and encouraging self-regulation.

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• 🟥 Glasp Talk with Andrea Saez:
  Glasp Talk features intimate interviews with luminaries, revealing their emotions, experiences, and stories. The guest, Andrea Saez, is a product marketing and management expert with over a decade of experience.

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❤️ Gratitude

We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!

• 6 Of The Best Google Chrome Extensions For Note-Taking on SlashGear

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education on University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Coole KI-Tools on Medienbildung München

• 20歳で死の危機に… 化学オタクが渡米して起業した結果｜Glasp 中屋敷量貴 #リアルバレー EP02 (On the verge of death at the age of 20... A chemistry geek moves to the US to start his own business.) on YouTube

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Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)

Best,
Kei and Kazuki

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