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  • Current Event
    4 years ago
    by dianep
    +18 +1

    Yoga does not make inmates gay, says Russian prison chief as classes are reinstated

    Russian prison authorities have reinstated yoga for inmates after dismissing a claim by a religious scholar that the practice could make them gay. Both a Moscow pre-trial detention center for women and the renowned Butyrka prison in the Russian capital introduced yoga classes last year, according to The Moscow Times.

  • Current Event
    4 years ago
    by canuck
    +28 +1

    The difference between goals and objectives: Create an actionable business planning process

    Setting goals is critical for every organisation because goals determine the broad vision and direction for any business. The best goals will align with the company mission, vision and culture and describe the business' longer term aspirations before laying out specific actions. Do you know the difference between goals and objectives and how are they related? Without objectives, goals have little support and can be difficult to reach.

  • Expression
    4 years ago
    by mariogi
    +16 +1

    How Competitiveness Leads Us To Sabotage Other People’s Personal Goals At The Expense Of Our Own

    Say you’re planning to run a marathon, and you have a target time in mind. Or you’re on a weight- loss diet, and your aim is to lose six kilos in six weeks. Or, there’s an exam coming up, and you want to score above 75 per cent. These are all individual goal pursuits. In theory, you’re not in direct competition with anybody else, though of course if you’re part of a running club, or a weight loss group, or an undergraduate class, you will be aware that others around you are striving to achieve their own goals.

  • Current Event
    4 years ago
    by spacepopper
    +2 +1

    Dozens participate in goat yoga in Bastrop Co.

    There are a lot of variations of yoga – but one trend that is growing is goat yoga. No, not the “Greatest Of All Time” yoga (some would argue it is), but yoga with goats. In Bastrop County Saturday morning, about 60 people took the classes. Dozens of Nigerian dwarf goats walked among the yogis – some even stood on people's backs.

  • Expression
    4 years ago
    by FF88
    +19 +1

    What makes long term personal goals so damn hard?

    The pursuit of long-term goals is a defining part of the human experience. It promises to translate our most precious dreams into lived reality. Which sounds pretty good, right? And yet, according to the best available science, only about 8% of goal setters realize their goals. If long-term goals are so essential to realizing our hopes and dreams, why are we so bad at sticking to them?