• Motivation is not something you are born with. • The feeling that you are energized and want to do something cannot be relied upon to always be there. • Mastering motivation is building the capacity to do what matters most to you, even when a part of you does not feel like it. • Procrastination is often avoidance of stress or discomfort. • Anhedonia is when we no longer get a sense of pleasure from the activities that we used to enjoy. This is often associated with low mood and depression. • If something matters to you and could benefit your health, don't wait until you feel like it - do it anyway.

سلطان محمود، هركسى كه مذهبى غير از مذهب تسنن داشت، به عنوان بددين، بى دين، قرمطى واتهام مشابه اورا مى كشت واموالش را مصادره مى كرد. اكر اسپانيا در طول ٧٠٠ سال دهها هزار بددين را كشت، ((سلطان محمود دريك سال (٤٢١ هجرى قمرى) پنجاه هزار انسان رادر رى به اتهام قرمطى كشت) (باسورث، ٥٢ :١٣٧٨). به همين خاطر فردوسى مى سرايد: زيان كسان از پى سود خويش بجويند و دين اندر آرند به پيش

ذهن بشر مانند زمين بكرى است كه هر بذرى در آن كاشته شود، همان سبز مى شود. اكر زمين مستعد وبذر مرغوب باشد، محصول خوبى حاصل مى شود، در غير اين صورت اميد به برداشت محصول خوب نيست. بنابراين، هر نوع آموزشى كه در بدو طفوليت به نونهالان هر مملكتى بدهند، همان آموخته ها مظروف ذهن آنها به شمار مى روند. از مكافات عمل غافل مشو گندم از گندم برويد جو ز جو (مولانا)

Next time you hear that an apparently perfect marriage between two perfectly well-matched partners is on the rocks, don't be too surprised. It's a clear case of set-up overestima-tion. Frankly, anyone who's spent more than five minutes in a relationship should already know that without ongoing fine-tuning and repairs, it doesn't work. All partnerships have to be consistently nurtured. The most common misunderstanding I encounter is that the good life is a stable state or condi-tion. Wrong. The good life is only achieved through constant readjustment.