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Ebooks Versus Paper Books: The Pros and Cons

In essence, the two formats are very similar. Both allow you to do the most important thing - read a book. The text is the important thing, not the medium. Reading Sumerian legends on clay tablets can feel...

8 comments    entertainment writing books
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A Statement On The Purpose of Life

Religious leaders, politicians, teachers, friends, and family all have their take on the purpose of life. All of them say different things. These things usually contradict each other, and don't fit very neatly...

6 comments    life advice politics
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Ebook Versus Paper Book: How should you publish?

I would say that publishing in a paper book format is probably preferable. This is the standard, has been for a few centuries now, and will probably remain so for a good long time. I seriously doubt whether...

24 comments    writing books book
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The Simple Art of Meditation

Let's start by saying what meditation is not: it is not some kind of mystical experience (but it can become one). It is not floating around outside your body. It is not entering other dimensions (unless you...

7 comments    health advice how
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Stop All War

The war we are fighting in Iraq right now is not a war of liberation. It is not a war of freedom, or a war of liberation. It is a cultural war. That last statement will probably cause you to put me in the...

34 comments    education politics war
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Find Your Focus

Your mind is in constant flux. It incessantly barrages you with images, thoughts, ideas, smells, tastes, wants, and needs. In addition to this, you are constantly being bombarded from outside. Before...

4 comments    health life tips
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Human Resources - What's in a Name?

If you would like to study human society and its interactions, study anthropology. If you would like to study human beings, and what goes on in their mind, study psychology. And if you would like to study how...

5 comments    health advice job
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Zen and the Art of Washing Dishes

Modern life - and especially work - is one constant ambiguity. We are taught to always question ourselves, and to compare ourselves with others around us. This results in a constant, synergistic, increase in...

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