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    by Alexander Becker on January 21, 2007 | Link

    Status and longevity, you're only human, how to stress and push your edge with yoga.

    WOW: Status becomes an even more valuable asset, now that even Nobel Prize winners live longer --

    Anyone can see that the rich and famous tend to live better and longer than the poor and ordinary, but scientists have been unclear on whether social status was an indirect or direct cause of longevity.

    Find out about your potential longevity and keep some benchmarks to assess and eventually improve your trends --

    There are only three general, observable directions for any given, measurable, progression.

    Are you only human? Doesn't matter much --

    A community where people share stories about mistakes they've made in life and their advice to others. The premise is that its just as important to know what NOT to do, as what to do. Mistakes make the most compelling stories, the funniest jokes, the best movies and provide the easiest advice to accept because of their ability to evoke empathy. People naturally use stories about mistakes to pass on knowledge to their peers and to future generations.

    P.S.: I was human too. By the way, do you know where this line is from? Tell me.

    Just in case you were wondering, here are 5 ideas for stressful living --

    ... a short list of ideas for those who wish to add a dash of stress into their lives -- all fairly easy to implement, not to mention widely encouraged by society at large and often easily observed in the behavior of those around you.

    1. Attempt to control absolutely everything
    2. Believe in the possibility of "making it"
    3. Look for satisfaction out there
    4. Emphasize yourself
    5. Be more and have more

    Some stress occurs when it comes to pagerank and its fluctuations. Matt Cutts has his -- or Google's infrastructure status for January 2007 --

    The executive summary is that things are relatively quiet. The quarterly-ish PageRank export is underway.

    Another gem from the same kitchen is a productivity tip: Make "howto" files --

    ... a good trick from Russ Taylor in grad school. He kept a "howto" directory, and any time he ended up doing a bit of research to find out how to do something, he'd document it in a tiny file in a howto directory.

    Yoga is not guided relaxation. I really like the quote and in particular this way to take care of your body... --

    You will often hear yoga teachers say in class that you should "take care of your body" or "listen to your body." I think this is more or less pretty good advice. But all too often, I think this advice is taken by students as license to wimp out. Taking care of your body or listening to your body does not mean "come out of the pose the instant you feel any discomfort." In fact, my own personal philosophy with respect to discomfort and pain in yoga is "push your edge, and then some." If we don't push or test our edge in yoga, our practice becomes stagnant, as will our bodies and our minds. This is not yoga, in my book. This is something like guided relaxation, and, unfortunately, this is what is being called yoga in a lot of places today.

    Check out Disease Proof from time to time. Fat is always an issue, good or bad: Trans fat free brings new problems --

    New research has determined that replacing unhealthy trans fats by modifying fat in commercial products can raise blood glucose and depress insulin in humans.

    A little fun? I am fish: What kind of meat are you? --

    You have a well formed palate and a daring appetite. If it's served to you, you'll at least try it. People are pretty scared of your exotic ways. But once they get a taste of you, they're addicted!

    The book of the week is the classic by Napoleon Hill: Think and Grow Rich (The Original Version, Restored and Revised).

    To your excellent life.

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