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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 21, 20081 topic

Confessions of a Former Mistress

For 16 years I was the mistress of a married man. I was single, he was rich. I wanted to be someone. He was a doctor. I was a single mom. He had three kids and a Nanny. I wanted romance and passion. He was horny. His wife was the turkey. I was the gravy. I was, "The Other Woman."nnBeing a mistress is exciting . . . at first. Romantic trysts in clandestine restaurants. Lunch quickies. Having sex on the operating table (not that comfortable) or on the exam room floor (oh my ach

Primary topic: Women's Issues

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Discover Your Children's Strengths

Parent-Teacher Conferences, A Time to Celebrate StrengthsnnIt is parent-teacher conference time and you arranged your schedule three months in advance to attend. If you are like most parents, you feel a certain amount of anxiety around this event. You attend hoping there won't be any surprises and that you won't discover that your child is experiencing any difficulties. Unfortunately, most parent-teacher conferences focus on grades rather than children, with the primary goal

Primary topic: Child Development

Child Development

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 5, 20081 topic

Why Mnemonics Are So Effective

Where would we be without mnemonics? We use them all the time, probably without realizing. Doctors and dentists invent funny phrases for vital workings of the body. Taxi drivers have signposts all over town to remind them how to get from A to B. Actors learn their lines with the rhymes and rhythms of Shakespeare. Chefs need to know the difference between desert and dessert. (A dessert has two ss or two sugars, so it's sweet, not dry and sandy).nnQuite simply mnemonics are ins

Primary topic: Learning

3,248 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 15, 20071 topic

The Body Mandala -- Or, Maps, Maps, Everywhere

If you were asked, "Does your hand belong to you?" you would naturally say, "Of course."nnBut ask neuroscientists the same question and they will turn the question back on you: How do you know it's your own hand? In fact, how do you know that you have a body? What makes you think you own it? How do you know where your body begins and ends? How do you keep track of its position in space?nnTry this little exercise: Imagine there is a straight line running down the middle of you

Primary topic: Mind Power

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 3, 20081 topic

How To Talk Like A Pirate, Me Hearty -- A Tutorial

So you wants to parley like a pirate, do yee? Thar be certain matters to attend to afore yee can tack about and talk like a proper tar. Some landlubbers ain't suited for the seafaring life. If yee play golf on Sundays, unless yee cheat most grievously, yee will never speak like a salt. If yee got yee a tattoo, such as be rubbed on and water soluble, yee ain't fit for any fourmaster. If yee plucks daisies rather than daggers, yee best stay in your cottage and away from the cle

Primary topic: Writing Tools

3,024 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 19, 20071 topic

The Power of Quitting

As humans, we again and again find ourselves dumping resources into lost causes: be they pointless wars, failed public policies, hopeless dating prospects, annoying friends, or dandelion-free lawns. I say take a stand (or actually, a seat in this case), and just quit.nnDespite proclamations to the contrary from lame duck presidents, failure is an option, and often the most expedient one.nnTenth grade was the year that I learned the most important lesson of my life. I had some

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Balancing the Strengths-Weakness Equation

For too long, we have focused on weaknesses at school. We believe that children will get ahead when we spent most time on the areas where they are most challenged. The problem with this notion is that it is a one-sided or half-baked approach to education. In the long run, children don't make their biggest contribution in their areas of weakness. Children overcome weakness, but they rarely excel in them or end up building their lives work around activities that make them feel

Primary topic: Child Development

Child Development

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 17, 20081 topic

Planet Focus: 10 Ways To Quell Distraction In An Attention-Deficient Age

Eating on the run. Cellphoning while driving. Email avalanches. Distracted living. We prize knowledge work, yet have little time to think. We can contact millions of people worldwide, but have trouble sitting down to chat or eat with those we love. In this wondrous, high-tech, hyper-mobile age, something crucial is missing: attention -- the key to recapturing our ability to connect, reflect, and relax; the secret to coping with an overloaded, boundary-less world. What's neede

Primary topic: Habits

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

Call the Midwife

The cot is ready. A good size washing bowl is available, and gallons of hot water are being boiled downstairs. There is no running hot water in the house and I wonder how they used to manage when there was no water at all. It must have been an all night job, going out to collect it and boiling it up. On what? A range in the kitchen that had to be fuelled all the time, with coal if they could afford it, or driftwood if they couldn't.nnBut I haven't much time to sit and reflect

Primary topic: Pregnancy

2,409 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 16, 20071 topic

Why Do You Feel Fat After Losing Weight? -- Book Excerpt

Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? Why is yo-yo dieting so prevalent? Are anorexics really being honest in their heart of hearts when they gaze in a mirror at their scrawny, starving bodies and insist they are grossly fat?nnYou've heard all the standard-issue answers to these questions. You still feel fat because your body's natural set point is out of whack. You yo-yo diet because you simply fell off the celery wagon into a tub of deep fry. Anorexics had absurdly

Primary topic: Book Reviews

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Sticky Brain Teasers

Test the Curse of Knowledge With Tappers and ListenersnnTake a song like "The Star-Spangled Banner" and tap out the rhythm to a friend on a table. Ask your friend to listen and guess the name of the song. Do you think your friend will guess right?nnA 1990 study on this experiment showed that listeners guessed only 2.5 percent of the songs (3 out of 120 attempted). Before the listeners guessed the song, the tappers were asked to predict if the listeners would guess correctly.

Primary topic: Learning

2,283 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 26, 20081 topic

The No Complaining Rule

One Simple Rule is Having a Big Impact.nnI didn't invent the rule. I discovered it -- at a small, fast growing, highly successful company that implements simple practices with extraordinary results.nnOne day I was having lunch with Dwight Cooper, a tall, thin, mild-mannered former basketball player and coach who had spent the last 10 years building and growing a company he co-founded into one of the leading nurse staffing companies in the world. Dwight's company, PPR, was nam

Primary topic: Leadership

2,213 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 27, 20071 topic

Tantra: The Science Of Self-Exploration

What Is Tantra? The word Tantra is becoming increasingly familiar, as a practice embraced by celebrities such as Sting, Woody Harrelson and Scarlett Johanssen, to name a few, and as an exotic, somewhat laughable approach to sex, as depicted in movies and on television - from ''American Pie'' to ''Meet the Fokkers'' to ''Sex and the City.'' Sting's famous assertion that he and his wife, Trudy, make love for seven hours at a stretch created a stir, but his subsequent explanatio

Primary topic: Tantra

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 24, 20081 topic

Texting in Dating and Relationships: Avoiding the Ten Deadly Mistakes

I think texting rocks! It means that no matter what you are doing you can be in touch with and connected to your loved ones. Texting has absolutely deepened our dating and love relationships. Now your "A" level friends and lovers can be in a constant secret dialogue with you. Of course texting can be overdone and work in reverse: how many times have you seen others texting away and ignoring you or others they are with? As a psychologist I can tell you that there are certain t

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 10, 20071 topic

Seven Deadly Norms

It would be wrong to imply that destructive norms have taken over the business community. This is emphatically not the case. Unfortunately, there is no reliable way to quantify just how far ethically pernicious norms have spread. The truth lies somewhere between "a few bad apples" and "a culture of corruption." The scope, magnitude, and frequency of the scandals do imply that something systemic is wrong. In 2004 the Corporate Fraud Task Force of the Justice Department charged

Primary topic: Self Improvement Associations and Organizations

Self Improvement Associations and Organizations

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 28, 20081 topic

The Jacked-Up Truth About Steroids

Attention, all grandstanding politicians, disgruntled sports fans, and anti-drug crusaders: don't waste your time trying to fight steroid use. You have a better chance eliminating caffeine from white-collar workplaces than you will compelling professional athletes to abstain from drugs that can legitimately make them stronger, faster, and more resilient. Likewise, it is beyond naive to expect bodybuilders, actors, models, and other professional (and amateur) narcissists to re

Primary topic: Sports

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 27, 20071 topic

Sir Winston Churhill- Book Excerpt

Sir Winston ChurchillnBorn November 30, 1874nDied January 24, 1965nnPrime Minister of England when it really counted, Sir Winston led the Brits to victory over the evil Nazi Empire in World War II -- no easy task, especially when many thought the British would wave their white hankies, grab a pint, and call it quits. nnChurchill gained fame as a reporter during the Boer Wars and World War I, attracting a large audience with his top-notch writing, and serving in nine British r

Primary topic: Book Reviews

1,969 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 14, 20091 topic

Everyone Can Discover Their Intuitive Gifts

Would you like to use your intuition to make better decisions for yourself, your family and the world? If so here are some tips on dealing with the challenges living an intuitive life brings. Inner guidance can be extremely helpful, so it's worth learning how to overcome the challenges of intuitive living.nnThe Recognition Challenge: Do you ever have a gut feeling that you do not listen to, only to regret it later? If so, it may be that you are not recognizing your intuitive

Primary topic: Intuition

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 12, 20091 topic

Understand the Smoking-Diabetes Link

Carole Willi, M.D., of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and analysis of studies describing the association between smoking and the incidence of diabetes or other glucose metabolism irregularities that covered thirty years. The data was published in the Journal of the American Medical Associationâs December 12, 2007 issue. The data indicated that active smokers have a 44 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Primary topic: Smoking - How to Quit Smoking or Stop Smoking

Smoking - How to Quit Smoking or Stop Smoking

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 20, 20081 topic

Multitasking Virus In Our Classrooms

A few weeks ago, I returned to the classroom of Dennis Dalton, the most important college professor of my life. From the back of an amphitheater seating several hundred students, I realized how much things had evolved at Columbia and Barnard. The lecture hall was now equipped with a wireless sound system, webcams, video projectors, wireless internet. Students were using computers to record the lecture and to take notes. Heads were buried in screens, the tap tap of hundreds of

Primary topic: Listening Skills

Listening Skills

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 15, 20081 topic

The Parts of Speech

After learning the alphabet, the next step is to devise coherent sentences. The rhyme below categorizes each of the parts of speech, giving a clear example of each grammatical term. The rhyme dates back to 1855 and was written by educators David B. Tower and Benjamin F. Tweed:nnA NOUN'S the name of any thing;nAs, school or garden, hoop, or swing.nnADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun;nAs, great, small pretty, white, or brown.nnThree of these words we often seenCalled ARTICLES --

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 26, 20091 topic

7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed

Lost jobs. Lost homes. Lost hope.nnIt's in the headlines, it's on the news, and it's in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you're out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love?nnFor Tracey and I, and the thousands of people who visit our website everyday, we turn to a power greater than ourselves and we use affirmative prayers.nnBut wh

Primary topic: Affirmations and Positive Affirmations

Affirmations and Positive Affirmations

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Causes of Learning Disabilities

Currently, there are no known causes for learning disabilities. Recent brain research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has linked the origins of dyslexia to the brain, but we have yet to determine with certainty what causes the garden-variety learning disability we have been seeing crop up in schools across the country. In almost every book, article, research study, Web page, and film I have ever seen on learning disabilities, the problem always resides in the child, an

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 26, 20081 topic

The HPV Vaccine - Are You Confused?

In recent weeks, attitudes about the HPV vaccine have often shifted from fanfare to fear as newspapers, blogs and medical journals have inundated the media with conflicting opinions. While the public wants information about the vaccine in simple and clear terms, the potential benefits and limitations of this vaccine have been somewhat difficult to see in black and white. Some of the questions that have dominated the media about the vaccine are:nnIs the vaccine safe? -- The re

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 1, 20081 topic

What Makes A M.I.L.F.?

There's a term that young, single guys use for sexy moms: M.I.L.F. It's an acronym for Mother I'd Like to #$%@. Don't be insulted; it's the highest compliment a stupid man can pay you. (And don't be frightened. It's always muttered behind your back. No man would ever be so bold as to tell you to your face.) You can pretend to be shocked, appalled, and offended, but you're not fooling anyone. There will come a time when you're feeling unattractive and loathsome -- you'll be we

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 3, 20081 topic

Counsel from a Successful Self-made Woman: It's Better on Top

I am a self-made multi-millionairess. (I love that "ess" part.) I own three national companies, have over 100 employees . . . mostly women, and just finished my first suspense romance novel at the age of 59. I feel I am an intelligent, well educated, articulate woman with a good sense of self and humor. I am not particularly pretty but I am interesting looking (what that really means is that I don’t mind a little nipping and tucking here and there. Screw that aging grac

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 14, 20081 topic

Sleeping Around The World

The morning after FranÃ§ois Mitterrand's funeral, a photo showed the late president's mistress and illegitimate daughter standing by his grave alongside his wife and sons. That tableau has become famous internationally as proof that the French are uniquely tolerant of extramarital affairs.nnIn fact, although French presidents seem to have an infidelity record approaching 100 per cent, ordinary Frenchmen claim to be quite faithful. In a 2004 national survey, just 3.8 per cent

Primary topic: Overcoming Adultery and Infidelity

Overcoming Adultery and Infidelity

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMay 12, 20091 topic

The Ten Commandments of Parenting Teenagers

As we all know and regret deeply, kids aren't born with instruction manuals informing us of the intricacies of how they work. As parents, our only option is to learn as we go. When our kids were babies, we learned to nap when they napped, to put valuables up on the high shelves, and that m&ms make excellent bribing tools when potty training. But now that your baby is no longer a baby (although he still may act that way from time to time), there is a whole new set of instructi

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 9, 20101 topic

7 Ways to Inspire Innovation

The recently introduced Apple iPad is the latest wowing of the world by the pioneering computer company. Taken in totality, with its iPhone, iPod, MacBook laptops, and the original Macintosh computer itself, Apple's ability to hit innovation home runs has changed technology -- and the way people relate to electronic devices, and thus, each other. What was the inspiration behind these products? How does a man -- CEO Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak -- foster

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 24, 20081 topic

Debunking The Myth Of The Oil Crisis

The opening years of the 21st century are marked by milestones in the world of oil: the war in Iraq, the Shell reserves downgrade, Hurricane Katrina, and the breaking of the once unthinkable $100 per barrel barrier. Many have seized on these events as evidence that we are crossing the threshold of 'peak oil'. Behind us, a century and a half of abundant, cheap oil that fuelled industrial civilization and brought unparalleled prosperity to a fortunate global minority. Ahead of

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 1, 20091 topic

Moving Through Grief on Foot

After my 16-year-old son Justin died, I learned that some journeys can only be made on foot, and grieving is one of them. You can't fly across it to avoid touching down in the pain. You can't cruise through it by car and watch the landscape through a half-open window. You can't swim through the stormy tide of emotions because you'll most surely drown if you don't keep yourself grounded in practical reality. Grieving is a step-by-step journey. Some stretches of the road are ro

Primary topic: Death and Dying

Death and Dying

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 22, 20081 topic

Self-Possession

In my work as a psychotherapist, I have seen a succession of women trying to reclaim the self. They come seeking relief from the pain of something that has gone awry in their lives, which could be anything from breaking up with a boyfriend to marriage wounds to a hypercritical boss to some undefined but persistent angst. But as soon as that pain has abated just a little, and they begin to listen to their inner feelings, they discover that they are far more severe on themselve

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonFeb 22, 20091 topic

Parent-Teacher-Student Partnership

The conversation about changing our minds, our schools, and our nation to a paradigm that focuses on strengths begins with parents and teachers. Parents, teachers, and students can begin to form a strength alliance between the home and the school. If you are a parent and use this book at home, share it with your school. Likewise, if you are a teacher and practice these exercises and philosophies with your students, waste no time in sharing them with your students' parents. He

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonAug 14, 20081 topic

AIDS: A History of Treatment Modalities

The recent XVII International AIDS Conference, which ended on August 8 in Mexico City, addressed new medications that fortunate Americans have at their disposal. Indeed, medicine and pharmacology have come a long way since 1983 when concerned representatives from thirty nations met at the World Health Organization headquarters in Genera, Switzerland. That meeting was the precursor to what would eventually become the International AIDS Conferences, the first of which took plac

Primary topic: Health Education

Health Education

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 11, 20091 topic

God Love Ed McBain and Evan Hunter Too

Before I was introduced to Ed McBain I knew Evan Hunter. His book Blackboard Jungle had riveted me and I'd been scared out of my wits by The Birds for which he wrote the screenplay.n nI met him through his son Richard, when I was seventeen in my senior year in High School. That was the year my parents moved from a very modest garden apartment where if you could afford to own one, your car was Chevy or Ford American, to a nice home with our own backyard, in the tony town of Be

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 7, 20091 topic

Annuals and Biennials

A garden can be quickly filled with color by using annuals and biennials. These plants flower longer than many others and are ideal for filling gaps in a border.nnAlmost any patch of soil can be transformed into a blaze of color in a matter of weeks by planting nursery-grown annuals, or in two or three months with the plants you grow from direct-sown seeds.nnAnnuals are plants that grow, flower, produce seeds, and die in one growing season. The most popular kinds provide a lo

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonAug 21, 20071 topic

The Key to Real Choices

In the practical world I grew up in, sexuality and spirituality were not considered poetically. The logic of aiming for a successful life left little room for passion and visions. Practically from the moment I was born, I was urged to join society's routines that would march me through life. The ancient mythologies and rituals that had once made sexuality and spirituality passionate elements in life's mystery found themselves stored in dusty libraries along with other pieces

Primary topic: Sexuality

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 2, 20091 topic

Tweet Etiquette

Every conversation has rules. We know not to interrupt someone when they're talking. We know not to use bad language when we talk. We know not to talk too loudly.nnAnd we know too how and when to break all of the rules.nnExactly the same is true for a Twitter conversation. The site hasn't been around for long, but Twitterers have already tried to figure out something like a Twittering etiquette.nnSome of those etiquette rules are smart, sensible, and should always be followed

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Daughters in Danger

As you may recall from your own teenage years, separating from one's parents is a vital, and healthy, part of growing up. All well and good. But the question is this: as your daughters move away from YOU, who exactly are they moving TOWARDS? And more importantly, are those people taking them someplace you want them to go?nnFor various societal and biological reasons, teenage girls run a higher risk of achieving victim status than teenage boys. They are often conflict-avoiding

Primary topic: Parenting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 18, 20081 topic

Desire as an Evolutionary Tool

Many traditions treat desire of all kinds, but sexual desire in particular, as negative, as something that must be suppressed. Desire is certainly complex. It can overwhelm us and interfere with our better judgment. In this society, we are conditioned to be ruled by our desires: desires that are replaced by new ones just as soon as they are fulfilled. And yet desire is a powerful force, a force that can motivate and inspire us. Suppressing desire entails suppressing our funda

Primary topic: Tantra

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 17, 20081 topic

Finding Your Genius

I built and rebuilt several businesses from 1974 to 1984. I was determined to become an entrepreneur. Just like a baby who stands and falls a number of times before learning to walk, I stood and fell a number of times before walking as an entrepreneur. I did this because I wanted to learn to be an insider, not an outsider. nnFrom 1984 to 1994, I became an educational entrepreneur because I became interested in how people learn. Although I disliked school, I enjoyed learning.

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 18, 20091 topic

Environmental Sustainability -- Still a Business Imperative

Who cares about greening business when the economy is deteriorating? You do, if you are a corporate leader with your eye on the horizon. Yes, even though 2008 was a global economic reset, environmental sustainability remains a powerful strategy -- in operations, supply chain, human resources, product management, and marketing -- for 2009 and beyond. nnDeclining markets and lack of credit challenge companies on every level. These pressing issues may temporarily mask the urgenc

Primary topic: Environmental and Green Living

Environmental and Green Living

1,297 views

By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJan 25, 20091 topic

The Great American Heart Hoax: Economic and Political Implications

Cardiovascular care in America is spiraling out of control. We are now spending more than one hundred billion dollars a year for treatment and management of cardiovascular catastrophes (heart attack, stroke and diseases of the vascular system). This extraordinary amount of money is spent on victims of a disease that is largely preventable.nnIn The Great American Heart Hoax I have outlined the problems of cardiovascular care in America that is draining our healthcare dollars a

Primary topic: Heart Disease

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 8, 20091 topic

Organic Pest and Disease Control

A plant's main enemies are pests (such as rabbits, insects, slugs and snails, and nematodes) and diseases (like fungi, bacteria, and virus). Most can be controlled using ecologically friendly methods. Rather than setting a goal of a pest-free garden, learn how to work with nature to keep problems at an acceptable level. Vigilance is the key to growing good plants; paying close attention to how the plants are growing will pay off. Finding a pest or disease problem in the early

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 14, 20081 topic

Friendvertising: Advertising And Brand Building With Social Networks

Social media encompass communication possible throughout all of the forms of social communities online. Social-media communities include forums, virtual worlds, social news organizations, social opinion-sharing sites, and social networks. Social networks are built around site platforms that enable members to develop identity profiles, interact with other members, and participate in various site activities. Social networks are 2D environments with identity representation limit

Primary topic: Business Opportunities

Business Opportunities

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 26, 20071 topic

The Pitcher of Water Versus the Empty Glass

When I give seminars, this is the moment that I introduce the most memorable visual aids I have ever used. Picture yourself holding an empty drinking glass in one hand and a pitcher containing water in the other. The glass represents your house. For simplicity's sake, let's say it is worth $100,000. It's an asset. Let's say you have $100,000 of cash in the bank (the pitcher) -- that's liquid wealth. The glass is empty because you have not put a penny into your house, but on p

Primary topic: Investing

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 18, 20081 topic

World History

The Greek PhilosophersnnThe names of the three most important Greek philosophers, in order of their dates of birth and also their influence, are:nnSocrates (469-399 BC)nPlato (c. 429-c. 347 BC)nAristotle (384-322 BC)n nSocrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle. Together they created the foundations of Western philosophy. Use your visual memory and imagine them meditating in a health SPA. Or think of the phrase: Smart People of Athens.nnnRoman EmperorsnnAfter Julius Ca

Primary topic: Learning

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 20, 20071 topic

True Stories of False Memories

By Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, authors of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)nnFalse memories allow us to forgive ourselves and justify our mistakes, but sometimes at a high price: an inability to take responsibility for our lives. An appreciation of the distortions of memory, a realization that even deeply felt memories might be wrong, might encourage people to hold their memories more lightly, to drop the certainty that their memories are always accurate, and to let go

Primary topic: Psychology

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJul 17, 20081 topic

How Do Pirates Dress For Halloween (And What Do They Do?)

How do pirates dress for Halloween? They can't strap on a peg leg, prop a plastic parrot on their shoulders, apply an eye patch and wrap a red bandana around their scurvy heads. That's no fun at all -- not for a pirate on Halloween. That would be like we landlubbers wearing a suit to a Halloween bash -- the same suit and "business casual" clothing that we wear to work each day.n nI happen to know how pirates dress for Halloween. I know it because I am on intimate terms with p

Primary topic: Humor, Fun and Games

Humor, Fun and Games

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 23, 20081 topic

Rules of Brainstorming

l. Get a facilitator. This is the traffic cop of the session, and should be an outsider. An insider brings baggage that can inhibit the free flow of ideas. HR consulting organizations are one possible resource; if you are working with a design firm like IDEO or Continuum, they may be able to help. If bringing in an outsider is difficult for some reason, the second best option is to bring in someone from a different group inside the company. Facilitators need to be skilled at

Primary topic: Leadership

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