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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

The Simple Art of Creating Long-Lasting Habits

Source As a news reporter in Iraq, Charles Duhigg had a front row seat to what he dubbed “one of the biggest habit-formation experiments in history”: the U.S. military in action. He witnessed an army major deal with violent outbreaks in public plazas in Kufa by removing the crowd’s access to food. It turned out angry people turn into an angry mob, but hungry people go home and eat. Almost

The Joys of Solitude and the Power of Silence

The Joy of SolitudeSolitude isn’t a word that we hear used very often in the modern world. The definition according to dictionary.com is, “the state of being or living alone; seclusion; remoteness from habitations; absence of human activity; a lonely, unfrequented place”. – This article was originally posted at https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-joys-of-solitude-and-the-power-of-silence/   For more articles like this please subscribe to the Weekly Newsletter.

Being Different Beats Being Better

I always thought that the best wins at anything. That might be true for sports. But not for life and business. If you’re trying to build a profitable business or stable career, you might be approaching it all wrong. At least, I was. And I think that the common belief about success is also totally wrong. I get it when it comes to sports. There’s only one place at the