The Spring Of 1960

All of your attention is focused on this one particular aspect, which you perceive this person to master better than you. Finally, alcohol consumption can compromise our sense of balance and coordination, and thereby increase our risk of falling. The philosophy underlying Zen describes different kinds of 'consciousnesses'. When you …

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The Ultimate Lab Of Human Performance

When your body uses ketones efficiently, there are fewer ketones being excreted, or released, in your urine or your breath, and you also won't have as many hanging around in your blood. But for your mind to do that, you must first direct your thoughts on only those things you …

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Coping With Pity

Plus, writing down your accomplishment will help establish even more new reference points that you can go to on those days where you doubt yourself. It often feels much safer to deal with what's familiar, even though it's a long way from perfect, than cope with the unfamiliar, which could …

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Pajama Walks

If your mind is overwhelmed with negative emotions relating to a past event, writing down a factual account of what occurred forces you to engage your rationality and disengage from your negative emotions. There are also those who retain their perception of value as the same between versions 1 and …

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Right In Front Of Your Eyes

If this happens, our ability to modulate or inhibit our emotional responses is diminished. And in order for you to truly change the child's resistant behavior - whether in learning academic, social or life skills - you have to get to the root of the discontent. The next day I would address …

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Shield Your Power

Every single person I have had the privilege of working with who suffered from anxiety or panic has told me that deep down they know whether something is anxiety or a true physical emergency or crisis. Our objective is to be part of time, revel in its abundance, and be …

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A Melancholy Vapor

When asked in interviews why they put their own lives on the line to protect others, many of them complete strangers, these rescuers reported being motivated by either of two factors (Fogelman & Wiener, 1985): I miss Walter and I wish I could meet him in another life, but I know …

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On Being Child-like

The complexity of Lewicki's patterns (like my impossible-to-understand sentences in the last article) was just too great for d-mode to deal with. Hope, within the cognitive framing of hope theory, is a personal attribute that can be measured, increased, and deployed. I've adopted Sample's recommendation and have found that reading …

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I Believe I'll Go Walking By The Railroad

For some, this can lead to religious deconversion or deidentification: Some no longer hold any supernatural beliefs or engage in any more religious activities, some no longer wish to be affiliated with religious individuals or particular institutions, and some discontinue all religious practices. Eventually you feel so afraid that you …

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Turn Outward

When my friend shared 25 percent of that new profit with her staff, they were thrilled and started talking about additional ways they could cut costs and increase profits in the future. It might seem paradoxical to reflect on your day in order to be more mindful, but it's about …

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Awareness Makes Mediation Possible

Within weeks I admitted a young man with shortness of breath and low oxygen levels. The way they think about things is unusual, and unfortunately, their viewpoint is often misunderstood. This is the basis of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which has helped many people with compulsive hoarding and is equally …

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Is It Time To See Approving Yet?

Safety and medical supervision are always paramount in successful recovery. There is a line I wrote in my first article that says, Once you see the truth you can't unsee it. Together with Max Bazerman and Alexandra van Geen, I set out to find an intervention that would debunk the …

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Using Help Effectively

Applying the Maslow's mental model can help you make smart decisions concerning the needs that you should strive to meet first. The forest is preferred for all of the varying types of textures, shapes, smells, and colors, but anywhere new will work. In a larger sense, however, we are being …

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