There’s a science behind getting ideas to flow

Robert Epstein: Creativity is critically important for sustainable business, in part because sustainability is a goal that has a deadline. We are under pressure as a civilization to correct the damage we’ve done to the environment. That means we need new ideas flowing and flowing fast.

You are listening to Dr. Robert Epstein, a psychologist at UC (University of California), San Diego, a former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today magazine, and CEO of a company called Creativity International. Epstein believes creativity is key to business in the 21st century.

Robert Epstein: Most companies look for new ideas in a kind of haphazard way. It’s kind of a hope and a prayer, really.

He said there’s a science behind getting ideas to flow.

Robert Epstein: There’s a lot of research at this point showing how novel behavior, how new behavior, emerges over time, and what kinds of conditions lead to that emergence.

He said that focusing on creativity can affect every aspect of a business.

Robert Epstein: How they run meetings, how they set goals, how they order their pencils. Literally every aspect of what a company does can be altered slightly so that it produces more creativity, more innovation all through the company.

And these ideas are important, he said, if businesses are going to tackle the challenges of this century.

Men are more likely to tell lies than women

Men are more likely to tell lies than women and feel less guilty about it, says a survey.

In a poll of 3,000 people, researchers found that the average British man tells three lies every day, that's equivalent to 1,092 a year.

However the average woman appears more honest, lying 728 times a year--around twice a day.

Mums are the people mostly likely to be lied to, says the Science Museum who commissioned the survey.

Twenty-five per cent of men say they've lied to their mother, but only 20% of women admit to having lied to their mum.

In comparison, only 10% of people said they are likely to lie to their partner.

Concerning the kind of lies we tell, men said that they most often lie to their partner about their drinking habits. "I didn't have that much to drink" is men's most popular fib.

Whereas women use the line, "Nothing's wrong, I'm fine" most often to hide their true feelings.

Women are most likely to feel guilty after telling a lie. Eighty-two per cent say it eats away at their conscience, compared to just 70% of men.

Is there such a thing as an acceptable lie? Eighty-four per cent of people think there is. Three quarters of those surveyed believe it's alright to fib if it's to save someone's feelings.

When it comes to the quality of the lie, 55% of Brits think women are the better liars, even though they tell fewer lies.

MEN'S TOP 10 LIES

1. I didn't have that much to drink

2. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine

3. I had no signal

4. It wasn't that expensive

5. I'm on my way

6. I'm stuck in traffic

7. No, your bum doesn't look big in that

8. Sorry, I missed your call

9. You've lost weight

10. It's just what I've always wanted

WOMEN'S TOP 10 LIES

1. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine

2. I don't know where it is, I haven't touched it

3. It wasn't that expensive

4. I didn't have that much to drink

5. I've got a headache

6. It was in the sale

7. I'm on my way

8. Oh, I've had this ages

9. No, I didn't throw it away

10. It's just what I've always wanted

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I could do it, and I mean these lines are getting deeper every day, but when I tell you what’s happened to me – these lines are just about living.

Just look at the features in men’s magazines. They’re often much meatier than the fare you find in women’s magazines. What does that tell you? That guys aren’t afraid to spend an hour reading a great piece of writing.

I remember when I started doing my hair myself – I cut bangs, and I started curling my hair and pressing it, literally, with an iron. The girls from Destiny’s Child, we would put our hair on the ironing board, and iron it, which is so crazy!

Life's a cafeteria here

A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe。

After settling down at Ellis Island。

he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat。

He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order。

Of course nobody did。

Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him。

and informed him how a cafeteria worked。

"Start out at that end," she said. "Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay."

"I soon learned that's how everything works in America," the grandfather told a friend。

"Life's a cafeteria here。

You can get anything you want。

as long as you are willing to pay the price。

You can even get success。

but you'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you。

You have to get up and get it yourself."

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Never forget

Never forget

Your presence is a gift to the world.

You're unique and one of a kind.

Your life can be what you want it to be

Take it one day at a time.

Focus on your blessings, not your troubles.

And you'll make it through what comes along.

Have belief in your ability.

Persist, have courage, be strong.

Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.

The longer a problem is carried,

the heavier it gets.

Don't take things too seriously.

Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

Don't put limits on yourself.

Your dreams are waiting to be realized.

Don't waste time making excuses.

Reach for your peak, your goal!

The Furthest Distance in the World--Tagore

The furthest distance in the world

Is not between life and death

But when I stand in front of you

Yet you don't know that I love you

The furthest distance in the world

Is not when I stand in front of you

Yet you can't see my love

But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both

Yet cannot be together

The furthest distance in the world

Is not being apart while being in love

But when plainly can not resist the yearning

Yet pretending you have never been in my heart

The furthest distance in world

Is not but using one's different heart

To dig an uncrossable river

For the one who loves you