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Indecision: Paralysis of Analysis
Brain Mind and Other Things ― When you have a few minutes, I think you might enjoy this NPR interview about decision-making and the brain. It's an interview of a science writer name Jonah Lehrer, who wrote the book "How we Decide". In this interview, he speaks engagingly... (more)
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Romanticizing Cities
Brain Mind and Other Things ― I romanticize certain cities like Paris, Barcelona, NYC. I think the spark of romance comes from the thought that the unexpected beautiful or interesting may be around the corner. Like the metal plaques hidden in a flower garden in New York... (more)
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Speaking of religion ...
Brain Mind and Other Things ― In the last post, the topic of religion arose, especially in conversation in Comments with Amelie, persepolisse, Meridian, and Crazy Fox. I don’t go to church or synagogue or a mosque. During times in my life when I prayed, I believed in God 100... (more)
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Posted 7 days ago
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Clint Eastwood's vs Barak Obama's statements on gay marriage
Brain Mind and Other Things ― Obama described conversations with Michelle and their daughters that crystallized the issue in his mind. It was like CBS family TV at 8pm. Maybe that’s the kind of explanation most likely to resonate with the American voter, and it's a big... (more)
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Posted 11 days ago
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What would they have to say about blogs? (Henry Miller, Hemingway, Anais Nin, Seinfeld, Larry David)
Brain Mind and Other Things ― Henry Miller: I wanted to devour her blog – to drink it in. Hemingway: The page on the screen lay white and empty and she typed and filled the page. She sat on his bed, and she typed. "Do you want to read this post Nick?"she asked. Anais Nin:... (more)
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Posted 15 days ago
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I am an INFP #4: Thinking vs Feeling
Brain Mind and Other Things ― When I think of the Jungian dimension of Thinking/Feeling, I think of my father. If there was ever someone who leaned on the Thinking side of the equation, it was him. This dimension, both for Jung and for the Myers-Briggs Type indicator, is not... (more)
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Posted 19 days ago
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The Beauty of Failing Big-time
Brain Mind and Other Things ― The higher the odds, the sweeter the satisfaction when overcome. It's a slogan of our times. Roll up your sleeves, and get the job done. But that’s not at all the point here. A guy was on stage at an automobile conference. The audience was... (more)
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Posted 23 days ago
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The One Charm in my Apartment
Brain Mind and Other Things ― To live in NYC, you have to make choices. Rent is expensive. If you want to live in a neighborhood you like, in an apartment in good condition, you probably need to have a very small space. If you want more room, you probably need to live in a... (more)
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Posted 26 days ago
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200 Books to Add to your Book List
Brain Mind and Other Things ― I stumbled upon a webpage listing some great books. The list includes classics by Charles Dickens, George Elliot, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, J.M. Coetzee, George Orwell, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. But I don't like the word classics- it... (more)
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Posted on Apr 26th, 2012
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The Arab World thorugh a 1987 Lens
Brain Mind and Other Things ― I want to share a few excerpts from a book I’ve read, The Arabs: Journey beyond the Mirage. Don’t bother looking for this book in the "New Release" section of your neighborhood bookstore. It was written in 1987. Why bother reading a book on the... (more)
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Posted on Apr 22nd, 2012
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The dog says to his therapist ...
Brain Mind and Other Things ― Cartoon by Robert Leighton :) But there’s something interesting here. Pavlovian associations can come up on the therapist’s couch. The truth is that Pavlovian associations really don’t have anything to do with salivation or bells or dogs... (more)
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Posted on Apr 18th, 2012
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I am an Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiver (INFP) #3: Sensing vs Intuiting
Brain Mind and Other Things ― Previous posts here on this topic were: 1. An introduction to the Myers-Briggs Personality Type categories of Introversion/Extroversion, Sensing/Intuiting, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving (I am an INFP). This post also contains a link to a... (more)
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Posted on Apr 13th, 2012
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Do you react to difficulties with better perspective over the years?
Brain Mind and Other Things ― Maybe I was just an anxious kid, but I remember reacting to little things in a big way. Of course, I’m still vulnerable to stress, anxiety – I guess most of us are. But one of the benefits of age seems to be that we don’t take difficulties to... (more)
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Posted on Apr 7th, 2012
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Bach, Wagner, and Addiction
Brain Mind and Other Things ― I want to share with you a journey that I’m on. It’s an exploration of classical music. Over the years, I’ve listened to classical music on and off, and have come to love some pieces. But recently I stumbled upon this web page called 100... (more)
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Posted on Apr 2nd, 2012
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Does chess make you smart? #2
Brain Mind and Other Things ― About 7 months ago, I asked “Does chess make you smart?” Since then I’ve played over 1000 games against a computer opponent. So far, I don’t feel smarter. Benjamin Franklin believed that playing chess develops cognitive habits that... (more)
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Posted on Mar 29th, 2012
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