After my last article on experiencing creativity, there was a question in the resulting forum discussion about how to enter this highly creative flow state, the state where you lose all sense of time, your ego vanishes, and you become one with the task in front of you. Is this peak creative state a rare chance event, or can it be achieved consistently?
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
mentalrobics
[Via Braingle]
You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Science of Snacks: Thinking Makes You Hungry
Why reading this story might cause you to clean out the fridge--and other mysteries explained
Why am I so hungry after writing one of these columns? I have often wondered. Now comes an answer.
A study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine contends that intellectual work—that’s right, I’m calling writing this stuff, ya know, intellectual—induces a big increase in caloric intake. (... more)
Why am I so hungry after writing one of these columns? I have often wondered. Now comes an answer.
A study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine contends that intellectual work—that’s right, I’m calling writing this stuff, ya know, intellectual—induces a big increase in caloric intake. (... more)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Brain exercises - better than Googling?
[Via the Psychology Today blog]
... Of course the big news in the brain training biz this week is that Dr. Gary Small, at UCLA, has shown that surfing the web is good for the aging brain, too. After scanning a group of seniors some of whom had been reading and others web-surfing, “The researchers found that both reading and searching the Internet increased activity in parts of the brain that control language, reading, memory and visual abilities. However, searching the Internet also boosted activity in the frontal, temporal and cingulate parts of the brain and that activity was two times more pronounced in those with experience using the web.”
Whether, in the end, this will turn out to be meaningful no one can yet say. After all, maybe looking things up in the Yellow Pages stimulates the frontal lobes, too. No one has done that study yet.
Read the whole article here ... http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/can039t-remember-what-i-forgot/200810/brain-exercises-better-googling
... Of course the big news in the brain training biz this week is that Dr. Gary Small, at UCLA, has shown that surfing the web is good for the aging brain, too. After scanning a group of seniors some of whom had been reading and others web-surfing, “The researchers found that both reading and searching the Internet increased activity in parts of the brain that control language, reading, memory and visual abilities. However, searching the Internet also boosted activity in the frontal, temporal and cingulate parts of the brain and that activity was two times more pronounced in those with experience using the web.”
Whether, in the end, this will turn out to be meaningful no one can yet say. After all, maybe looking things up in the Yellow Pages stimulates the frontal lobes, too. No one has done that study yet.
Read the whole article here ... http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/can039t-remember-what-i-forgot/200810/brain-exercises-better-googling
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Meetings - Dealing with People who are “Off-Track”
Remember the last time you were in a meeting and someone said something that seemed completely off-track? What happened next? If your group is like most, someone probably said something like, “Dan, that’s off-track” or “Let’s get back on track.”, or simply ignored Dan’s comment. As a result, Dan may have checked out for the rest of the meeting or continued to press his “off-track” point. The meeting may have dragged on with members getting more frustrated with Dan or you may have lost Dan’s critical input and support without realizing it. ... There is a way to avoid these negative outcomes
Saturday, October 11, 2008
For Procrastinators
Will you complete this year's resolutions?
Did you complete last year's?
Wouldn't it be nice if life came with an instruction book that told us how to overcome this problem?
Well - guess what? It does and you are looking at the solution in this innovative online course.
The Procrastinators’ Online Course
Did you complete last year's?
Wouldn't it be nice if life came with an instruction book that told us how to overcome this problem?
Well - guess what? It does and you are looking at the solution in this innovative online course.
The Procrastinators’ Online Course
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Video - Creativity and Innovation - Mind Set
How we cope with the huge range of information we process each day
Saturday, October 04, 2008
How to reduce grocery bills by using food wisely
One of the easiest ways to save money on food is to stop throwing it away. It's easy to forget that the most expensive food you buy is food you don't eat.
The typical American family throws away 14 percent of all groceries brought into the house, according to a University of Arizona study. It doesn't have to be that way. Simple techniques can help reduce the grocery bill. Here are a few of our favorites:
From Dallas News ... read on ...
The typical American family throws away 14 percent of all groceries brought into the house, according to a University of Arizona study. It doesn't have to be that way. Simple techniques can help reduce the grocery bill. Here are a few of our favorites:
From Dallas News ... read on ...
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
New Research on Anxiety. Is it Always Such a Bad Thing?
Hello,
The Stock Market, The ''Bail Out'', and The crazy political situation might be causing you some stress.
I know I am a little stressed about the economy right now.
Is this tinge of stress and anxiety I am feeling a bad thing?
A new study says it might just be a good thing.
A study just published in the Journal, ''Psychological Science'', seems to indicate that anxiety might be the tool that body uses to help you not make the same mistake twice!
In the study, people who did not experience enough anxiety tended to repeat their mistakes.
Click below to read the details about this study and a report from the Mayo Clinic about stress management:
http://www.consultpivotal.com/Aanxiety.htm
The Stock Market, The ''Bail Out'', and The crazy political situation might be causing you some stress.
I know I am a little stressed about the economy right now.
Is this tinge of stress and anxiety I am feeling a bad thing?
A new study says it might just be a good thing.
A study just published in the Journal, ''Psychological Science'', seems to indicate that anxiety might be the tool that body uses to help you not make the same mistake twice!
In the study, people who did not experience enough anxiety tended to repeat their mistakes.
Click below to read the details about this study and a report from the Mayo Clinic about stress management:
http://www.consultpivotal.com/Aanxiety.htm
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