Keep A Book - Write A Note

In today's occupation by many electronics and technologies, people's average focus span has been shorter and shorter. Being focus is hard, not to mention the chance of focusing on the negative aspects.

The blog post starts the introduction talking about the possible focus: some people focus on the past while some on the future. Even for those who focus on the future, some would focus on the "will be" part, but the powerful focus shall be on the "is" part.

I remembered in my general study class in college, professor was giving the explanation about how certain cultures look backward but some look forward. In the post, looking backward is considered negative because we can't change what happened. This is what I think, think about history, why do we study history, especially politicians and militaries? That's because there are values and lessons in the past. The point should be "don't focus on the past too much."

Shortly after the introduction came about the four strategies to help focus on the positive future. I personally haven't thought of these methods; therefore my thoughts and comments are more theoretical than experience talking.

In short summaries, the visualization is imaging the "already have" about the wanted future. The coloring, which sounds a little odd, is sort of turning the visualization from a view in the head to a view on a physical page. Affirmation, is heard in a different situation, is a very simply tool to keep the focus stay right on the spot. Vision board to me is like a completed coloring page.

This post is very positive and sounds very amazing. I am hoping this would help, for that I am setting a small goal this year and test these out.

Thank you for reading. For the original post, please refer to http://ninaamir.com/create-inspired-results-focus-what-want-create/.

I would like to first summarize the points talked about in the original post.

The 7 Benefits of Blogging are:

1. A New Challenge and Experience
2. A Way to Improve Your Writing
3. A Way to Shape Your Mindset and Identity
4. A way to Help and Inspire Others
5. A Way to Become an Expert
6. A Way to Enlarge Your Social Network
7. A Way to Earn Income

I have to say the first 3 items are more about the self, the personal, while the remaining 4 involves others like friends, readers, and possibly customers.

A New Challenge and Experience - the experience might be new for first timer, or the technology could cause some troubles from time to time; the writing itself wouldn't be much of a new thing. However, the challenge blogging brings is always there. Treat blogging as a routine, or a habit. It isn't easy to keep it in the beginning; that's part of the challenge. Even when it's built into the daily life, then it's the content quality that would require some brain work; that's also part of the challenge.

A Way to Improve Your Writing - any writing can be way to improve writing. However, blogging, especially on niche topics, the ideas and contents, even the formatting would be different from what we might've learn in school.

A Way to Shape Your Mindset and Identity - I think this sort of talking about blogging  nonfiction, because I believe fictions should not have a set of mindset, the mindset for fiction writing should be flexible for possibility and creativity. Writing nonfiction, to me, is like writing ethic, and the mindset and identity are important factors for ethic.

A way to Help and Inspire Others - for a blog of "how to," it definitely offered help. On the other hand, the inspiration could go both ways. As for a controversial topic, like a debate, people stand on different sides. In today's world, most open-minded people would respect the opposite side, study the opposite thoughts to better defend, or change, their original thinking.

 A Way to Become an Expert - yes, after many work put in and staying on one topic, except the result doesn't come easy. It really takes the writing to first become professional (#2 IMPROVEMENT) so the overall appears to be EXPERT.

A Way to Enlarge Your Social Network - building upon #3 and #4, once the voice got spread out, it creates resonance among readers, the sharing of ideas, view points, and comments build the connections. It could turn into an amazing result, new friends and new ideas to explore.

A Way to Earn Income - as the original posting blog, How to Blog A Book, titles, blogging could turn into published book. Other than the physical copy, writing itself is publishing. As a blogger, which in this case the publisher, it could attract a few sellers to ask for reviews and so forth.

Book list, I think is a thing that will never shrink.
Basically, I have a few Japanese novels and translated literature that are newly bought. Then, I have a whole lot of books on writing, both hard and soft copies. Roughly estimate to have at least 30 items on this list.





It’s either I don’t watch movies often, or I can’t recall that quote.
So, the prompt is twisted, to anime quote.
Gintoki was saying the three types of people he hates,
“1 Noisy girls during school festival preparation; 2 Stupid guys trying to mess around by foul play; 3 Smiling teachers who dismissed all these”
Anyway, he just hates school festival, that’s all. *SFX* Laugh





First, I have to say, I have no idea what the prompt is asking.
Then, Drilling like this gets no result but rather a little time going to trash.
Like I said earlier, I rather believe to spend this time into some writing (and drill along the way).





I hope this isn’t a brainstorming prompts for Marvel’s future productions.
Isn’t hidden talent meant to be hidden? Like that in X-Men, the X children are in danger because of their hiddens. To be safe, it’s quite usual to keep things hidden. Right?
Well, soon after today, the S.H.I.E.L.D. is going to snatch all you people exposing your hidden talents.





I think school wins this award.
I have gone to school to educate myself, to educate other people. I have gone to school to get paid. I have written about stories took place in school.
Anyhow, it’s all significant in a weird way.

Goes to…
Ensemble Stars OP ~Only Your Star~
I blame it to the game, it’s the game’s fault I’m into this song.
I have been a die hard fan of 遥か




Hello,
This is 2016, the previous you still working hard and getting closer to success.
You must know how life is. It’s never easy. I hope what I do today will make your life easier.
Oh, if you want to regret something back to this date, I’m sure it’s legitimate.




A rare quote is, and should be, too rare to find!
Thanks to the Internet.
“Rare as is true love,
True friendship is rarer.”
By Jean de La Foutaine




It’s nothing but a simple excerpt of dialogue, taken from Gintama episode 71.
What’s a shocking event from a robot? She’s learning to be a human, and she drops tear…
But after all, it’s still connected to the samurai spirit of Gintama.




Coffee, Tea, Ice-cream, Pasta, Steaks
Fountain pens, Inks, Planners, Masking tapes, Stickers
Reading, Writing
Purple
Cats
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