December 2010
Aquilo Por Que Vivi
Três paixões, simples, mas irresistivelmente fortes, governaram-me a vida: o anseio de amor, a busca do conhecimento e a dolorosa piedade pelo sofrimento da humanidade. Tais paixões, como grandes vendavais, impeliram-me para aqui e acolá, em curso instável, por sobre profundo oceano de angústia, chegando às raias do desespero.
Busquei, primeiro, o amor, porque ele produz êxtase — um êxtase...
20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level of Insanity →
beneathmybones:
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and Point A Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It “In.”
5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once...
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter...
– Kahlil Gibran
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Brain-training games don't work →
Study published in Nature that harnessed the power of the BBC has shown claims to boost cognitive function are empty promises.