Category Archives: Breaking the mould

A problem that has not been fixed

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Michaela

A TED talk on how we get to believe what we believe in medicine. Courageous talk, courageous man…

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Surround sound

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Michaela

It feels like the momentum has changed very much in favor of those who always had the real power – the power to say “no” to lies, deceit and abuse. These pictures are from a demonstration in Spain on September … Continue reading →

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Big cheaters, little cheaters

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Michaela

For everyone who believes that the bad guys are just a few…    

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The benefit of failure

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Michaela

JK Rowlings about epic failure… “Failure meant the stripping away of the inessential. Rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”.

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Moving into the unknown

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Michaela

I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which … Continue reading →

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The kiss

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Michaela

An enchanted guide to a very famous and popular painting… I found the video on http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/, a lovely non-profit organization creating a free, multi-dimensional, multi-medial  art history book. Isn’t this the way to go ? Share yourself with the world. Create….and … Continue reading →

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The antidote

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Michaela

Exploring the “negative path” to well-being… Research] points to an alternative approach [to happiness]: a ‘negative path’ to happiness that entails taking a radically different stance towards those things most of us spend our lives trying hard to avoid. This … Continue reading →

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The arrow of time

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Michaela

Why is the past different from the future ?

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Honor the gift

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Michaela

Ian Mc Gilchrist talks about the natural and cultural history of the divided brain and why we tend base everything on what we – believe – to know.

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The American Dream

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Michaela

From a life in middle class to a life in the drain. So can we do something about it ? Yes we can. But its up to us – not to them or Obama. Each and everyone of us has … Continue reading →

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