Category Archives: Living & Life Style

Posts about our choices and how they ultimately affect us, and about stuff that just happens in life and we need to accept.

Avoid penalties

By Gal Baras | Published: May 15, 2008
Motivation, as you may know, has two sides: pain and pleasure. Unfortunately, pain is a stronger motivator. At the same time, being inundated by threats creates an atmosphere of fear and stress. Who wants to live like this? One day, I was standing at the post office, waiting to be served, and in front of [...]
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Is your computer (or your TV) controlling your life?

By Gal Baras | Published: May 13, 2008
Some time ago, I attended a seminar, which wasn't supposed to be about personal growth (it was meant to be rather technical), but ended up having more personal growth content than anything else. Unlike others in the room, I was pretty happy about it.
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Personal Growth vs. Financial Success

By Gal Baras | Published: April 30, 2008
Let’s face it, most of the people we know measure themselves and others by the perception of their “net worth”. They may not know what others are “worth”, but that doesn’t stop them from making wild guesses, based on external appearances, like clothes, cars and house, and decide whether a person is successful in life [...]
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What is your lifestyle?

By Gal Baras | Published: April 28, 2008
Lifestyle is a very popular word. There are many people searching for this work on the Internet. There are many websites offering lifestyle information and lifestyle products. There are many magazines dedicated to lifestyle in general and even some particular area of lifestyle. I grew up in a small town, so for me, I used [...]
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