Author: Egil

  • Habit #1 – Family always comes first

    Maybe not so much a habit per say… more of a “rule” to live by. I put it in the habit section because it is the most important foundation of a happy & meaningful life.

  • Lin Yutang

    From Wikipedia: Lin Yutang (October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer and inventor. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic Chinese texts into English were bestsellers in the West. —— Besides the noble art of…

  • New York – Jan 2012

    This trip is posted in another blog: New York – part 1 New York – part 2 Great City. Fun: 4/5 Art: 4/5 Music: 4/5 walking around: 3/5 overall   4  

  • Sir Ken Robinson – Do schools kill creativity ?

    From TED.com – Ken Robinson profile: bio from ted.com: Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity — are ignored…

  • Dalai Lama quotes

    “I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness…” “Remember that not…