Entries Tagged as 'selfhelp'

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

“Born Rich”

via video.google.com I saw this on HBO some time ago. It’s a documentary by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune, about him and his fellow scions of the super-rich. Recommended, especially if you ever feel envious of those born to great wealth. Posted via email from crasch’s posterous

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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Do-gooders get voted off island first: People don’t really like unselfish colleagues, psychologists find

You know those goody-two-shoes who volunteer for every task and thanklessly take on the annoying details nobody else wants to deal with? That’s right: Other people really can’t stand them. Four separate studies led by a Washington State University social psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in [...]

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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Behind the Power Curve

The analogy even applies to being happy in life, finding a mate, all sorts of things you wouldn’t expect. The old adage that “you will find someone when you stop looking” in part is true because the act of looking itself is a cost, something that takes away time and creativity and focus from other [...]

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Friday, June 25th, 2010

High

http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=6698 About three of four ADHD individuals with an IQ of more than 120 – a score that ranks them in the top nine percent of the U.S. population – showed significant impairments in memory and cognitive tests when compared to people with similar IQ’s who do not suffer from the disorder, according to the [...]

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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

RSA Animate – The Secret Powers of Time

via youtube.com Posted via email from crasch’s posterous

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Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Buddhism – Religion and Self-control

“Thinking about the oneness of humanity and the unity of nature doesn’t seem to be related to self-control,” Dr McCullough said. “The self-control effect seems to come from being engaged in religious institutions and behaviours.” Does this mean that non-believers like me should start going to church? Even if you don’t believe in a supernatural [...]

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Monday, May 17th, 2010

Jessica’s “Daily Affirmation”

via youtube.com Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Five-a-day has little impact on cancer, study finds

Eating more fruit and vegetables has only a modest effect on protecting against cancer, a study into the link between diet and disease has found. The study of 500,000 Europeans joins a growing body of evidence undermining the high hopes that pushing “five-a-day” might slash Western cancer rates. The international team of researchers estimates only [...]

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Friday, March 19th, 2010

Talk Deeply, Be Happy?

via well.blogs.nytimes.com “Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life — and less time talking about the weather? It may sound counterintuitive, but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be [...]

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Saturday, February 20th, 2010

How to solder

via tvbgone.com Posted via web from crasch’s posterous

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