Live Huge Links – 03.22.13

[Every Friday on the Life De-Constructed blog, I share a few favorite links from my virtual travels during the week. This is my way of giving love and a holla to the people who are living huge in their own lives…and transforming world.]

Our Darth Vader: The Friendship Crisis

People are lonelier than ever. The average American adult reports having only one real friend [1]. Paradoxically, in an age of Facebook and always-on connections, a growing body of science is proving what we already feel deep in our gut: we’re lonely and isolated. The way many of us use the Internet is making the crisis worse.

– Alia McKee of Lifeboat

15 Behaviors to Give Up

This week we’re keeping it short and simple. I saw this list of 15 Things To Give Up and wanted to share it with you all.

– Sarah Steele of Managing You Academy

5 Persistent Blocks That Keep You Playing Small

And I know this to be true – greater awareness equals greater choice.  The question is, now that we have the awareness of what’s holding us back, what are we going to do about it?

– Kathy Caprino via forbes.com

How Busy People Find Time to Think Deeply

But how many people budget serious thinking time on their calendar? Few. After all, what would you actually do during time set aside to just “think”? Sit in a chair, stare straight ahead, and ponder the world?

Indeed, it’s not a challenge you confront head-on. As Alain de Botton says, “The mind may be reluctant to think properly when thinking is all it is supposed to do; the task can be as paralyzing as having to tell a joke or mimic an accent on demand.”

– Ben Casnocha via LinkedIn

Seed of Imagination (A Graphic)

Live in the space between what if and why not.

– Soulseeds