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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonSep 30, 20081 topic

So Whose Fault Is It When Candidates Fudge On The Federal Budget?

You may have the sneaking feeling that there's something the presidential candidates aren't telling you about the federal budget. And you're right. Here it is:nnEvery expert who looks at the federal budget uses the same word to describe it: unsustainable. The federal government is $9.5 trillion in debt already, and is projected to run a half-trillion dollar deficit next year. Plus, there are huge expenses coming up as the baby boomers retire and start needing help from Medica

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonDec 9, 20081 topic

Prologue (Walking on Walls excerpt)

It was late July.nnThe summer mangoes had dropped from the trees and were lying rotting on the ground, ripped open by feasting bugs and birds. Their intoxicating, sweet smell mixed with the heaviness of the nightblooming jasmine. This languid perfume created a thick, rarefied atmosphere that at times made breathing difficult. In Miami nature is often a mix of colorful abundance and dark decay.nnThis evening I was walking home from a friend's birthday party. We had listened to

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 7, 20081 topic

America's Greatest Gunmaker?: Nobody You Know

Who was the most important gunmaker in American history? There must be at least half a dozen -- and maybe up to a score if you thought hard about it -- leading contenders. Let me get into the spirit of things by naming, off the top of my head and in no particular order, Oliver Winchester, Samuel Colt, Messrs. Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, Christopher Spencer, John Browning, Christian Sharps, the Remington brothers, John Garand, Eugene Stoner . . .nnEach and every one of the

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 7, 20081 topic

Three Presidents And The Rifle

Three of our presidents have been particularly fascinated by rifles: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. But all for different reasons. nnWashington was what we would call an "early adopter" of rifle technology. As early as the French and Indian War (1754-1763), when he was first baptized into frontier warfare, the young, ambitious officer owned his own rifle. This was at a time when few, apart from frontiersmen, even knew what one was.nnIn 1775, for i

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 3, 20081 topic

War In Iraq, George W. Bush

Accomplished? On May 1, President Bush triumphantly proclaimed the end of combat operations, and he did it with a theatrical flourish. Attired in a Navy flight suit, the former Air National Guard trainee (Bush had actually cut short his flight training to participate in a political campaign) landed ceremoniously on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln off San Diego. Bush emerged from the plane under a banner stretched across the carrier's super structure. "Mission

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 12, 20081 topic

Hiring the Right Skill Set And Motivating the Millennials

In an economic downturn, employers need to be even more careful with their hiring decisions. And recent graduates from some of the best schools may not have the skills that matter most in the new global knowledge economy. In researching my new book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach The New Survival Skills Our Children Need -- and What We Can Do About It, I have come to understand that there are "7 Survival Skills" for the New World of Wo

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJan 8, 20091 topic

Why Did You Write Your Book?

It never fails. On every author's book tour, every interviewer, every moderator, every talk show host always asks the same question, especially when the room goes silent and they need to rescue the interview -- "Why did you write your book?" This is a failsafe method to get the author chatting again. Hopefully, after the author spends the next three minutes answering this question, other people will finally be inspired or emboldened to ask yet another question to keep the mom

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonNov 18, 20081 topic

Hurry Down Sunshine

The writing of a memoir is a tricky proposition, and not only because the form has been dragged through the mud by its own practitioners in recent years. Philip Roth has a passage in his novel The Counterlife about "the strange bind" in which the family members of a writer find themselves: "Their own material is articulated for them by someone else who, in his voracious, voyeuristic using-up of their lives, gets there first but doesn't always get it right." Having written a m

Primary topic: Writing Tools

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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

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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

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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

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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 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 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 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

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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 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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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 17, 20081 topic

Beyond Nature-Deficit Disorder

Got dirt? "In South Carolina, a truckload of dirt is the same price as a video game!" reports Norman McGee, a father in that state who bought a small pickup-load of dirt for his daughter and friends.nnMcGee is turning consciousness into action. So is Liz Baird, who keeps a "wonder bowl" available for her children.nnnWhen Baird was a little girl she would fill her pockets with natural wondersâacorns, rocks, mushrooms. "My Mom got tired of washing clothes and ﬁnding th

Primary topic: Child Development

Child Development

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 10, 20081 topic

The Brain That Changes Itself: Book Excerpt

This book is about the revolutionary discovery that the human brain can change itself, as told through the stories of the scientists, doctors, and patients who have together brought about these astonishing transformations. Without operations or medications, they have made use of the brain's hitherto unknown ability to change. Some were patients who had what were thought to be incurable brain problems; others were people without specific problems who simply wanted to improve t

Primary topic: Brain Enhancement

Brain Enhancement

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 27, 20091 topic

May: Vinegar Month

"It is better to be preserved in vinegar than to rot in honey."n--E. Cobham BrewernnAlthough the fine folks in Roslyn, South Dakota hold an International Vinegar Festival in June, May is actually National Vinegar Month. However, if you do make it to Roslyn in time, you'll see a mighty fine small-town parade consisting of the Roslyn marching band, children dressed as pickles, the Roslyn Firefighters (in my opinion -- the best part), the guy who mows all of the municipal lawns

Primary topic: Environmental and Green Living

Environmental and Green Living

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Premonitions: Making Money with the Mind

"If people have the ability to sense the future, why aren't they rich?" This is one of the most frequent questions I've been asked by readers of my book The Power of Premonitions. The fact is, some are very rich, and they attribute their wealth in part to their ability to sense the future. As Bill Gates says, "Sometimes, you have to rely on intuition." Or as Oprah states, "My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self -- my intuition." And as Donald Trump ad

Primary topic: Spiritual Guides

Spiritual Guides

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 16, 20091 topic

Tips for Helping Children Eat Healthy

Helping kids eat a healthy diet doesn't have to be difficult. Here are 12 tips:nn1. Make it fun. Serve broccoli and other veggies with a favorite fat-free dip or sauce. Cut foods into various shapes with cookie cutters.nn2. Recruit your child's help. At the grocery store, ask your child to help you select fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods. Don't buy anything that you don't want your child to eat. At home, let your child help choose what to eat, and also help you rin

Primary topic: Nutrition

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonOct 15, 20071 topic

Creating A Capital Congress

It's not hard to discern how most Americans look at Congress. Whether in public opinion polls or person-in-the-street interviews, citizens regard the national legislators the way they would disliked relatives: They know they have to live with them, but they hope to have as little contact as possible. Can Congress blame us for feeling this way? Year after year, the Congress seems hopelessly deadlocked on issues of immediate concern to the country. Global warming? It needs more

Primary topic: Book Reviews

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonJun 12, 20071 topic

From the Wild

He came out of the night, appearing suddenly in my headlights, a big, golden dog, panting, his front paws tapping the ground in an anxious little dance. Behind him, tall cottonwoods in their April bloom. Behind the grove, the San Juan River, moving quickly, dark and swollen with spring melt.nnIt was nearly midnight, and we were looking for a place to throw down our sleeping bags before starting our river trip in the morning. Next to me in the cab of the pickup sat Benj Sincla

Primary topic: Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonMar 23, 20091 topic

Sharing Your Stories

Have you ever noticed, when you teach, that the moment you start sharing a personal story with your students, they instantly snap to attention? You understand the value of stories. But some teachers don't insert many stories into their lessons, because they're worried that they don't have gripping stories to tell, or that they aren't good storytellers. So maybe it's worth identifying which kinds of stories are effective in making ideas stick. The answer is this: virtually any

Primary topic: Business Consulting

Business Consulting

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 18, 20091 topic

The Secrets Unfold with Riddles and Rhymes

We must be open to many levels of reality and ways of looking at reality. Theology, science, history, archeology, and psychology have all been trying to discover the truth about how life evolved and what life is. Science can prove many things about the evolution of our planet and the universe. There have been some good scientific experiments on spirit communication, and I hope that these experiments will continue. However, means of connecting with the world of the spirit cann

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 6, 20091 topic

Jobs to Be Done When Spring Arrives

Keeping the Ground Clear of WeedsnnBegin weeding as soon as growth appears. Neglecting the job only leads to more work later on if the weeds are allowed to mature and disperse their seeds. Also, weeds flourish in well-prepared soil and deprive the perennials of both nutrients and moisture. Keep a basket nearby, and drop weeds into it as you remove them. If left on moist soil, many of them will reroot. Add the weeds to the compost pile. Once the ground has been cleared of weed

Primary topic: Gardening

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By Carol Tavris and Elliot AronsonApr 28, 20091 topic

Premonitions and Spirituality

Spirituality involves an awareness of being connected with something greater than the individual ego or self. This "something greater" has traditionally been called God, Goddess, Allah, Great Spirit, the Almighty, the Absolute, and many other names. Some consider it as the Universe, or as a sense of infinite order and beauty. Many individuals prefer to attribute no name whatever to it. But whether named or unnamed, the awareness of a connectedness with something greater than

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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