Maria Camila Mesa

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m convinced that the ability to remain unshaken by the minor inconveniences of life puts you ahead of 95% of people. Emotional control is the ultimate power. Few have it. Not every collision or slight deserves your energy. You can just let them float by.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Underrated life advice: Become difficult to rush. The world will pressure you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed relationships. Rushed conversations. Rushed timelines. There's power in rejecting that trend. Pause. Slow down. Create space to think clearly.

[Andrés Aguirre @andresaguirrem]

“Un lujo verdadero es un encuentro humano, un momento de silencio ante la creación, el gozo de una obra de arte o de un trabajo bien hecho. Gozos verdaderos son aquellos que embargan el alma de gratitud y nos predisponen al amor.” E. Sábato.

Qué fácil es olvidar lo humano.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

The remarkable benefits of 5 min per day of meditation. Which is simply, sitting quietly and observing your own thoughts, stress, etc. not clearing the mind etc.
As explained by @RichieJDavidson on the Huberman Lab podcast out now.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“Life humbled you. As you get old, you stop chasing the big things and start valuing the little things.

Alone time, enough sleep, a good diet, friendships, long walks, and quality time with loved ones.

True wealth is peace of mind, and simplicity becomes the ultimate goal.”

[Humberto Sánchez Amaya @HumbertoSanchez]

Te puede gustar Bad Bunny y Johann Sebastian Bach. No pasa pasa nada.

Enfrascarse en dilemas de superioridad es llenar vacíos desde un supuesto pedestal.

[Andrés Aguirre @andresaguirrem]

Esas líneas éticas en las que casi todo es un entramado. El poder sin rectitud es una fuerza que destruye el tejido social y mina la confianza. Con ello no hay potencia de vida sino su debilitamiento.

[CervantesMHC 💙 @CervantesMHC]

"Llegará un día en el que después de dominar el espacio, los vientos, las mareas y la gravedad, dominaremos las energías del amor. Y ese día, por segunda vez en la historia del mundo, habremos descubierto el fuego."Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
@CervantesMHC
#CervantesMileHighCity

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

What is your brain doing when you are doing absolutely nothing?

A neuroscientist wanted an answer to that question.

So she conducted the first brain-imaging study of brain activity when the brain is in a "resting state"—free of inputs/free to wander.

The results are interesting...

The neuroscientist Dr. Nancy Andreasen used a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to study brain activity when the brain is at "wakeful rest"

When you are doing absolutely nothing:

"We found activations in multiple regions of the association cortex," Dr. Andreasen wrote. "We were not [seeing] a passive silent brain during the ‘resting state,’ but rather a brain that was actively connecting thoughts and experiences.”

Essentially, Dr. Andreasen demonstrated that the brain defaults to creativity.

When you are doing absolutely nothing, the brain engages in what the researchers termed "random episodic silent thought" or REST.

And during REST, the brain "uses its most human & complex parts."

Takeaway 1: Doing nothing promotes creativity.

Raymond Chandler, Neil Gaiman, Dr. Suess, George Lucas, and many other writers all have/had a similar habit.

They gave themselves two options:

a) You don’t have to write.
b) You can’t do anything else.

@neilhimself explains:

"I go down to my lovely little gazebo at the bottom of the garden, sit down, and I’m absolutely allowed not to do anything...I'm not allowed to do a crossword, read a book, phone a friend...all I’m allowed to do is absolutely nothing, or write. But writing is actually more interesting than doing nothing after a while."

Takeaway 2: REST

Resting, Dr. Andreasen wrote, “allows the association cortices of the brain to converse in a free & uncensored manner.”

This is why ideas come to us in the shower, on walks, and when daydreaming.

A favorite example of this: @Lin_Manuel had the idea for “Hamilton” on vacation:

"I was on a pool float with a margarita in my hand and had a moment when my brain could unplug. [It was his first vacation in 7 years]. The moment my brain got a moment's rest, the best idea I've ever had in my life walked into it."

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“If a plant only gets sunlight, it’s very harmful. It needs darkness too…In the darkness, it converts oxygen into carbon dioxide. We are like that too. We need periods of doing & periods of non-doing.” — Robert Pirsig

Follow me @bpoppenheimer for more content like this!

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In toxic cultures, you have to burn out to earn a break. Time off is how you recover.

In decent cultures, you take a break when you're low on gas. Time off is how you refuel.

In healthy cultures, you're expected to take regular breaks. Time off is encouraged to sustain energy.

[Santiago Mejía-Dugand @smejiadu]

Somos oficialmente el país con más especies de mariposas en el mundo. Nueva lista de chequeo actualizada con 3877 especies, disponible para descargar.

https://t.co/iXblHaCsxI

Gracias a Juan Guillermo Jaramillo por este trabajo tan increíble.

[Felipe Roa-Clavijo, PhD @FelipeARoa]

Colombia es el país con mayor biodiversidad de mariposas en el mundo. Aquí en el claustro de San Agustín en Villa de Leyva el @inst_humboldt tiene una colección increíble con la gran diversidad que existe en nuestro país. Gracias a @IndianaCristo por el gran recorrido.

[Rafael Vídac ★ @Rafael_Vidac]

También es empatía cuando ofreces la oportunidad al otro de expresar lo que prefiere recibir de ti.

[Sandra Vilardy @svilardyq]

Ya vieron y descargaron esta belleza “Mariposas endémicas de Colombia” https://t.co/hfSffDiG38

[Maria Camila Mesa @Cami_Mesa20]

@juanmgiraldor ¿Me los puedes compartir por favor? - no me deja escribirte por DM

[David Escobar @davidescobara]

Lo más bello de escoger, tanto en el tiempo como en el amor, es que es una acción que llena de sentido lo escogido. Cómo vivir (bien) con 24 horas al día.

[David Escobar @davidescobara]

Si queremos aprender a ser, a encontrar nuestro valor intrínseco, tendremos que abrazar la inmovilidad y conquistar el silencio en la era del ruido y del veloz internet. Via @elcolombiano @Comfama

[David Escobar @davidescobara]

Hablemos de la necesidad de las pausas, de la introspección, de lo importante que es
vaciar el cántaro. En @elcolombiano