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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.

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The Most Powerful Learning Tool (That Doesn't Involve Studying) | Scott H Young

I’d like to talk about one of the most important things you can do for learning. It’s scientifically demonstrated to have a huge impact on your memory, attention and energy levels. Yet, tragically, it’s often the first thing many people jettison when they’re preparing for a big test. The Most Powerful Learning Technique The technique is sleep. Sleeping 7-8 hours per night has an enormous impact on your ability to

Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs

โ€œThere is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn.โ€ -Seneca Few of us would consider ourselves philosophers. Most of us can recall at least one turtleneck-wearing intellectual in college who dedicated countless hours of study to the most obscure philosophical points of Marx or post-structural lesbian feminism. For what? Too often, to posture as a superior intellect at meal time or

How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: Arnold Bennett on Living a Meaningful Life

“We shall never have more time.We have, and have always had,all the time there is.” *** Despite having been published in 1910, Arnold Bennett’s book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day remains a valuable resource on living a meaningful life within the constraints of time. In the book, Bennett addresses one of our oldest questions: how can we make the best use of our lives? How can we