Michael’s Comments (group member since Jun 21, 2022)

Michael’s comments from the Authors of Twitter group.

“In theory it is easy to convince an ignorant person: in actual life, men not only object to offer themselves to be convinced, but hate the man who has convinced them.”

- Epictetus (50-130 AD), Greek Stoic philosopher

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“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”

-Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 – 180 AD), Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher

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“… in spite of the opinion of the many, and in spite of consequences… injustice is always an evil and dishonor to him who acts unjustly? … Nor when injured injure in return… For doing evil to another is the same as injuring him? … Then we ought not to retaliate or render evil for evil to any-one, whatever evil we may have suffered from him… my first principle, that neither injury nor retaliation not warding off evil by evil is right…” -Socrates (470-399 BC), Crito in the Dialogues of Plato

“When writing the story of your life, don't let someone else hold the pen.” -attributed to Harley Davidson ad

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“The Wise Man Governs himself by the Reason of his Case, and because what he does is Best: Best, in a Moral and Prudent, not a Sinister Sense… For as Men in Battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this World, are ever within the Reach of Temptation.”

-William Penn (1644-1718), Quaker leader Governor of Pennsylvania, and writer of Some Fruits of Solitude

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“Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.”

This quote (and varients) is attributed to many prople from Albert Einstein to Herbert Hoover to Winston Churchill:

“Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called.” -John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), UK author, philosopher, politician

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It’s October, Halloween is coming! 🎃

“He who doesn't have another moment to live, does not have anything more to hide.” -Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), author, poet, editor, literary critic

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“If Opportunity doesn't Knock, Build a Door.” ~ Milton Berle

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Would readers accept Artificial Intelligence written materials? For example, AI to write (in whole or in part) textbooks, encyclopedias, or technical manuals.

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“Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.” — Tony Robbins

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I used them when submitting Meditations for Modern Man for some book awards.

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“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.” -Henry David Thoreau

YAWNING RESETS THE BRAIN
According to research, a mind-hack to gain focus and improve creativity is to yawn 60 seconds before a writing session. Yawning is primal defense mechanism that can "reset the brain". It signals your body for a change of physiological state and protects you from anxiety. The neuroscience researcher Mark Waldman has a simple technique to trigger this evolutionary reset button.
- Pretend to yawn
- Feel the bodily sensations
- Repeat for 60 seconds

Now that your mind is clear you can focus on writing.

- Mark Robert Waldman, neuroscience researcher, creator of NeuroWisdom 101, & co-author of national bestseller “How God Changes Your Brain” https://www.markrobertwaldman.com/
- Konnikova, Maris. (2014, April 14). The Surprising Science of Yawning. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/science/mar...

“Without

No happiness without order,
no order without authority.
No authority without unity,
no unity without compromise.”

— Shadows of the Trees: Poems & Prose by Michael Cook
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My Summer Books 2022 (with Amazon/Goodreads reviews)

- The Guide to Gratitude: Cultivate Your Positivity Practice for a Life Filled with Happiness, Mindfulness and Thankfulness: 21 Daily Journal Exercises by Jonathan Baurer
- On Becoming Human: Poems on the miracles of everyday life: Words harvested from a season in life by Daniela Joy Voigt
- Build brains back better with Skorba – the ancient way how to build minds back better scientifically decoded in 4 steps by Psonchis
- How to Start a Successful Food Truck Business: Earn Full-time Income on Autopilot with a Profitable Mobile Food Business Even if You Got Zero Experience by Walter Grant & Andrew Hudson
- Lessons from the Teacher: What they didn’t teach you in College by Janice Stanford
- Anger Management Workbook for Women by George Walker
- Road Trip Trivia: State of California: 200 Interesting and Fun Facts About the Great State of California by April Lily
- Once and For All: How To Lose Weight and Never Fail Again by Daniel Mora
- Road Trip Trivia: State of Texas: 200 Interesting and Fun Facts About the Great State of Texas by by April Lily
- Self-Reliance and Other Essays (AmazonClassics Edition) by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Pacific Northwest Edible Plants: A Field Guide to Safely Identifying & Harvesting Northern American Plants and Foraging Wild Foods of Pacific Northwest by Anthony Brown
- To Be the Man (WWE) by Ric Flair
- Self-Publish & Succeed: The No Boring Books Way to Writing a Non-Fiction Book that Sells by Julie Broad
- Cup of Tea Tales: The Early Years by David Cameron
- The Age of Reason (AmazonClassics Edition) by Thomas Pain
- What you really need to know: To use Canva to sell your Indie book by Daniel Lyle, Ph.D
- Frugal One Pot Meals: Zero Waste Recipes to Save You Time and Money by Amber Smoak

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“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason.”

— The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
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“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason.”

— The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine
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"You cannot learn from the successes or mistakes of History unless you are humble enough to realize you are no better than those who came before you."
Michael Cook