Frank Calloway spends his days turning visions from his youth into lively murals -- and at 112 years old, the images of his childhood are a window to another time. Drawn on sheets of butcher paper and sometimes stretching to more than 30 feet long, his scenes give a glimpse into the early 20th century. Calloway, diagnosed with schizophrenia, lived about half his life in state mental health centers, where his talent lay dormant until he took an art class in the 1980s and began to draw again, and never looked back. "There’s a presence with him, I’m telling you, that feels angelic," said Rebecca Hoffberger, founder and director of the American Visionary Art Museum, which will feature his works in an exhibit in Baltimore -- his first airplane trip and likely the first time he’s left Alabama.

The title of this article covers a wide range of things so I want to narrow it down right now to clear any confusion. This article is for those things that are within reason when it comes to changing what we want to see in other people. It doesn’t cover extreme areas that [...]

Can a damaged brain change its own structure and learn to replace lost functions? Conventional neuroscience once said no, but pioneers in the field have achieved miraculous transformations. From his investigation of their work, Norman Doidge tells the story of the perpetually falling woman.

Do you believe that success is for other people? People who are wired for success? That you are stuck because you didn’t go to college? You’re poor, or overweight, or you aren’t as pretty as the beautiful people, or you don’t have an IQ of 170? Do you believe that only people with special gifts can [...]

We didn’t come into this world to be good. We did not come here to be mediocre. But that’s where the vast majority of people get stuck. Most of us were taught to just get by, to play it safe, stay under the radar screen and make no waves. If we do that, we’re told that [...]

At some point in every long project, you’ll hit a motivational rock-bottom.  A bad day, week, or month where you don’t feel like doing any work.  You’ve been writing, coding and working for months and the initial enthusiasm that got you started is gone.  Now you’re left staring at your computer screen blankly, as doubts [...]

How can you build the life you want? The answer to that question is different for each of us. But it’s critical that you answer it, because in the answer you will find purpose and meaning. Many of us look for happiness in things, but happiness doesn’t come from things, it comes from how we [...]

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People will only see what they want to see when they look at their lives and at the world in general, but the word "people" doesn't exist without the word "person". If you want the world to be a better place, you need to start with your own view of things before you give thought to what other people are doing.