February 2012
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Feb 21st
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Challenge Your Brain - And Other Ways to Maintain...
It may sound cliché, but the truth is if we don’t use our brains, we are more likely to lose them. The brain thrives on sensory stimulation. It’s designed to absorb new information from its environment and build neural connections based on what it learns from those experiences. A baby’s mind is like a sponge, constantly absorbing new information from the environment and making new...
Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 18th
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Feb 18th
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Habits Aren't Destiny
theemotionmachine: “Habits aren’t destiny — they can be ignored, changed or replaced. But it’s also true that once the loop is established and a habit emerges, your brain stops fully participating in decision-making. So unless you deliberately fight a habit — unless you find new cues and rewards — the old pattern will unfold automatically.” Source: How Companies Learn You Secrets Really...
Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 16th
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Feb 15th
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theemotionmachine: If you have a pesky, negative thought in your head (for example, “I’ll never be good at this.”) try changing the volume, pitch, and tone of your inner voice until the thought becomes less influential over your attitude. You can even make it something comical (like Daffy Duck or Mike Tyson) and the thought will become more humorous than negative.
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 1st
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January 2012
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skinny-lesbian asked: Best piece of advice you could ever give someone?
Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 5th
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Jan 2nd
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theemotionmachine: If you had to choose one mantra for the new year, what would it be?
Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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Jan 1st
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Jan 1st
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December 2011
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Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 25th
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The Curse of Familiarity →
theemotionmachine: The “curse of familiarity” is our bias toward that which is familiar and safe, which can often inhibit ourselves from trying new things and expanding outside of our comfort zone.
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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