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But to work on the development of critical thinking, another approach is needed: His flowing gray hair completed a look of distinction. In his now classic psychology studies, Harry Harlow noticed that monkeys reared in his nursery without their mothers behaved in strange, often anti-social ways (shy, reclusive, and hanging …

Interestingly, most of us have a tendency to do this in our lives. Remember that you will only get to see the highs, not the lows. I want this article to be a constant reminder that you are abso-bloody-lutely extraordinary, so keep it close to you: in your handbag, on …

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People often think that you've dealt with or gotten over your emotions when the physical symptoms subside, but it's not that simple. Am I thirsty or am I reaching for this bottle because I'm feeling lonely or emotionally empty and need some comfort? But now we enter the Twilight Zone …

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Obviously, you won't be able to listen in on their inner self-talk, but people often speak their self-talk out loud: I'm just not good at those sorts of things, I haven't got time to deal with that, I've always wanted to do that, but I just don't have what it …

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We had just stopped the car when suddenly two vehicles came speeding towards us. If you were conscious of all your attitudes, opinions, and beliefs, it would be easy to see which ones were in conflict with your most important priorities so that you could do something about them. In …

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The elemental energies flow through channels in your body from your toes and fingers to the top of your head, as illustrated in the accompanying diagrams. Maybe you never really thought consciously about the effect of your vision of the future on your present. Execution is important, but obsessive attention …

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Like neo-classical economists who advise them, politicians take entrepreneurship for granted, thinking it will always exist, forgetting that laws need constant updating to make sure the game entrepreneurs play is fair. If fitness is your primary goal and you are just looking for a blueprint to get into incredible shape …

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Parents start worrying, and usually start by disciplining or scolding the child. Healthy cells, on the other hand, display "don't eat me" signals on their surface to protect them from macrophage ingestion. He wanted them to give him ideas, motivation, and parameters. Both body and psyche are seen today as …

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I changed jobs six months after Andy shot himself, and at first, I told everyone at work that my husband had died of cancer. Instead of giving up on this goal, I decided to set some smaller goals that would help me accomplish my bigger objective. The virtuous man will …

If you're trying to get heard, it helps to make your communication as easy as possible for other people's brains to process. In other words, they're saying no to themselves before anyone else even has a chance to! The Availability Heuristic Bias is relying on information that comes to mind …

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How worthless, how weak, how vanquished, how hollow it is to have a parent who exists but cannot reach, who says but will not be, who thinks but doesn't dare, who plays and plays and plays, but only, always, forever in the minor key. Crossing arms, especially when holding each …