Golden Grid - first draft

Before doing any design, I create a 'pre-design', which consists of different compositions of rectangles which have ratio aspects of the golden ratio. So I started thinking that it would be nice to have a standard one that I can simply place over the work area and it is ready to work on.

By the way, using the Golden Ratio helps one to create a well balanced design. I use it in all my work, from logos to websites. It can be placed on the borders of the work-area or even overlapping the work-area, if you have items that are only half-way on the page. You can add as many grids onto a design as you want, and can place a smaller one over a big one, or place a larger one behind, fitting onto any of the lines of that grid. You can also just keep it on the side to determine heights and widths of fonts, margins and any objects on a page.

Here's the first draft of my golden grid:

The grid can also be used in a ratio such as 2:1 like this:

Positive feedback loop

A positive feedback loop doubly affects the expected outcome of your efforts! The result, whether good or an outright achievement further encourages you. This can also be called a continuous self-improvement loop.

Here are two types of feedback loops:

Achievements: Achievements that arise from external events. The nature of achievements can vary considerably. For example, a minor achievement might result from a minor fortunate co-incidence. Larger achievements may result from understanding what is required for reaching an objective. When in this positive loop, one is able to remain focussed and keep working with few breaks and remain interested in achieving an objective. The key for success is being meticulous, methodical and attentive, taking notes for later reference, and looking for gaps in one's proposed solutions.

Self-improvement stems from internal factors such as developing a good fit for reaching an objective. Through a positive feedback loop, the resulting self-improvement may include being more confident, patient, interested, relaxed and understanding what is really important to focus on to reach an objective.

Develop a positive feedback loop that will help you achieve the following:

• continuous self-improvement
• continuous higher degrees of success
• more easily getting started and reaching objectives
• continuous increase in the likelihood of success
• continuous increase in common sense
• continuous increase in shrewdness
• continuous increase in constructive activity
• continuous increase in initiative
• more and more enthusiasm
• more and more encouraged
• self-empowerment

A positive feedback loop has a ‘snow-ball’ effect, so get one going and watch it grow!

How to be happy...

Keep life, as much as possible, based on experiences, rather than ideas. An awareness of the experience of being alive in the present will make you thrive!

Meditation and yoga are good ways to develop the faculty of remaining aware of the present moment.

Also, create helpful, happy, loving metaphors for the way you think about your life. Thinking patterns establish and reenforce neural pathways. Change any unhelpful metaphors like "if only..." to helpful ones... Your brain remains plastic throughout your life and the patterns it maintains can be changed at will.

It's never too late to learn new things, have new experiences, appreciate what you have, enjoy the wonder and the love.Live presently in every moment of life.