Category: 📁 Human Notes

Have A Positive Attitude

The lives of two sisters and mothers with very different attitudes shows the incredible power of humans and the mind to drastically influence and affect their life and the lives of those around them, negatively for the worse or positively for the better.

A Negative Attitude

• One sister lives in an idyllic and spacious two story home with fences and a nice backyard
• She has one healthy son and a kind hard-working husband who provides everything for her
• She has no job and does not have to work because her husband makes all of the money
• She is very negative, pessimistic, depressed, hateful, fearful, hurtful, frowny, and angry
• She is afraid of almost everything including all living beings, and even nature and plants
• This sister thinks negatively despite an easy life, appreciates nothing, and hates life

The Negative Result

• One sister constantly criticizes and complains to salespeople, doctors, and anyone she sees
• She constantly yells at her husband and doesn't appreciate him or give him any affection
• She constantly berates her overweight son, doesn't love him or accept him or his passions
• She is resentful towards her deceased mother and feels her childhood was very difficult
• She doesn't thank her son at all or want to touch the flowers he got her for Mother's Day
• This sister thinks negatively, acts poorly towards others, so she feels depressed and upset

A Positive Attitude

• One sister lives in a small, run-down, upper floor apartment which she adorns with plants
• She has two healthy daughters and she no longer has a husband or anyone who helps her
• She works hard as a hairdresser and makes all the money to support her and her daughters
• She is very positive, optimistic, content, grateful, hopeful, helpful, smiley, and happy
• She is peaceful with everything and everyone, including upset customers, and loves nature
• This sister thinks positively despite a hard life, appreciates what she has, and enjoys life

The Positive Result

• One sister listens to her friends, her customers, and enjoys providing a service to everyone
• She loves her daughters, who enjoy being around her and are talkative and playful with her
• She supports her daughters, who exercise and help her any way they can around the house
• She is respectful towards her deceased mother and feels that her childhood was enjoyable
• She appreciates the small things like a glass of wine with her plants after a tough work day
• This sister thinks positively, acts kindly towards others, so she feels content and happy

Hard Truths - Rotten Tomatoes

December 4th, 2025

Meditate every day because it improves your wellbeing and your mind by helping you to become more relaxed, focused, and aware of all the unnecessary thoughts in your head, which can make you happier and more relaxed and focused on each day you meditate.

What

• Sit down and breathe slowly and deeply for some amount of minutes at least once a day
• Attempt to clear your mind of thoughts and focus on one thing, such as your breathing
• Focus on your breath, body, surroundings, or close your eyes to focus on one thing
• Don't worry if thoughts creep into your mind, just try to let them go, breathe, and focus
• You can also try saying a mantra like "I'm grateful for today. I'm hopeful for the future."
• You may also spend time focusing or contemplating on single projects, goals, or dreams

Why

• Breathing deeply may provide oxygen to the brain which is key for our brain functioning
• Relaxing our mind may allow it to make new connections, which occurs when we sleep
• It may help us become more focused, improve our concentration, and get things done
• It may help us become more relaxed, improve our happiness, and feel naturally calmer
• It may help us process our thoughts, be more creative, and improve our critical thinking
• It may help us slow down and recognize that the thoughts in our head are not our reality

April 1, 2025

Ask open-ended questions by remembering the acronym WHI and starting with why, what, how, and in what way, in order to become a better listener who encourages longer and more revealing answers from people.

• WHI? - Why? - What? How? In what way? - Yes/Open
• WHO? - Who? - When? Where? Would you? - No/Closed
• Asking open-ended questions allows others to share their thoughts
• Asking open-ended questions allows you to become a better listener
• Why, what, how, and "in what way" encourage long open answers
• Who, when, where, and "would you" encourage short fixed answers

March 25, 2025

When it comes to completing tasks, finishing projects, reaching goals, achieving dreams, or doing anything else in this world, I think you need to know what steps to take.

I believe we need to focus on exactly what to do, and less on how or why to do something. These are what I have found to be the 8 most important actual steps you need to take when trying to complete any project, accomplish any goal, reach any dream, or make any change in your life. We're talking the nuts and bolts of exactly what to do to get things done. Whether it is a dream as huge as climbing a mountain, a goal as big as writing a book, a weekend project like painting the deck, or a task as small as getting milk at the grocery store.

Introduction

Make separate lists of tasks and goals you want to get done.

Dream big dreams. Believe all things are possible. - Unknown

I have tried many different methods, advice, tips, and tricks to reach your dreams and achieve your goals. I have used trial and error from many amazing writers to find out what really works. The result is that I have found these steps to be the most essential actions to take when trying to reach a goal, complete a task, or make any change in your life and in the lives of others. These are the 8 key steps which have allowed me to set and achieve goals and dreams. I believe and hope they will work for you as well.

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Thinkist is a made up word that the founder of Life Thinkist came up with. The term thinkist was coined to describe a person with a certain set of philosophies about life.

In my mind, someone who is a thinkist is a person that is interested in improving their life, getting things done, setting goals, and learning to be happier. Without hearing the definition before, you might know if you are a thinkist or not, or maybe if you are starting to become one. Basically you are a thinker. And you use your thoughts to help you achieve what you want in your life.

Who Are Thinkists?

The word is also used for the website and to describe the people that might use the website or be interested in the type of tips, information, ideas, news, and apps that are talked about on the website. One idea was that people who use the website might even call themselves thinkists.

Improve your life, get things done, achieve what you want, and learn to be happier.

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When it really comes down to reaching goals, or doing anything else in this world, I think you need to know what steps to take. There is so much information out there about how to set and achieve your goals and dreams. But I believe we need to focus on exactly what to do, and less on how or why to do something.

So with that in mind, these are what I have found to be the 7 most important actual steps that you need to take when trying to accomplish any goal, reach any dream, or make any change in your life. We're talking the nuts and bolts of exactly what to do to get things done. Whether it is a dream as huge as climbing a mountain, a goal as big as writing a book, a weekend project like painting the deck, or a task as small as getting milk at the grocery store.

Introduction

Dream big dreams. Believe all things are possible. - Unknown

I have read some important books on reaching goals including Think and Grow Rich, The Alchemist, The Magic of Thinking Big, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Atlas Shrugged, and Getting Things Done. I have gathered a lot of information from all of the books and countless articles I have read on the subject. I've been pretty obsessed with this stuff and enjoy reading and learning about how to reach your goals, achieve your dreams, get things done, and improve your life.

I have tried many different methods, advice, tips, and tricks to reach your dreams and achieve your goals. I have used trial and error from many amazing writers to find out what really works. The result is that I have found these steps to be the most essential actions to take when trying to reach a goal, complete a task, or make any change in your life and in the lives of others. These are the 7 key steps which have allowed me to set and achieve goals and dreams. I believe and hope they will work for you as well.

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I love reading and learning about the following subjects and feel I've learned a great deal about them.

• Life Improvement
• Goal Setting and Habits
• Productivity and Task Management
• Lifehacking and Software
• Simplicity and Minimalism
• Happiness and Positivity
• Physical and Mental Health
• Simple Finances and Independence

There are a lot of great websites and resources out there for learning about these topics. Essentially places for learning about how to live life. One thing I've noticed is that there is so much information out there that it can be hard to find the good stuff. That is a gap that Life Thinkist hopes to at least help fill.

One main goal of Life Thinkist will be to find links to the best articles out there. Life Thinkist may not provide really long commentary other than maybe a paragraph or a sentence to many links and articles. It's a place to come to in order to find the great news and resources out there on life improvement written by many great writers. We still may provide some longer features written here because I also have some ideas myself that I may sometimes feel inspired to write about. But these longer features will probably be infrequent, and the main goal will be to provide the best news and links that are out there.

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Why would you choose to use text files for notes and lists instead of using a notes app? There are a number of advantages to writing your notes in simple .txt files using a text editor.

Keeping notes and lists in text files might not be everyone's cup of tea. But here are a few of the key reasons why I have kept a lot of notes, lists, tasks, journals, and other information in regular old text files.

1. Open Anywhere and No Data Lock-In

What's great about using .txt files for notes and lists is that you can open the files literally on any device. You don't have to worry about having the app or web app to open your files and read your information. You don't have to worry about your information being locked into a file format, operating system, or website that you can't get it out of. With Evernote, you need to use their apps and their apps only. They hold your data hostage, and if they decided now not to offer a free version, you'd either have to pay whatever they said to pay for it or be out of luck with all of your data.

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