Insomnia afflicts the majority of Americans over 65. It makes many people miserable, but can be aided or even erased by relatively simple techniques. Insomnia’s causes are many and complex, including changes in body clocks, types of illnesses, effects of medications, and the process of aging itself (see part I.) Fortunately, most treatments of insomnia, […]
The Most Important Learning (10/13/14)
It’s time for a very short quiz. Do you learn more – Taking a walk across an abandoned car park Or Studying for a required calculus test? Teachers, academics and most folks will probably choose #2. Even if we don’t like calculus, we’re taking a test. That’s gotta be important. Yet most human learning does […]
Quick focus – 3 fast ways to relaxed concentration (9/15/11)
Thinking Fast Quick decisions. Sometimes you have to think fast and well. You have no choice but to make the right choice, now. You need to become both relaxed and concentrated – fast. Many jobs require acute decision making, whether it’s air traffic control, piloting a plane, performing surgery, even calming an unhappy parent. Sometimes […]
Calming the everyday crisis (9/30/10)
Crisis. Just the word makes people nervous. Yet imminent threat is what a lot of us feel these days. Add in an economic crisis cutting the heart out of the American middle class, and people feel crisis becomes an everyday thing. So what do you do if your kid is sick and has to get […]
Regeneration – how to spur creativity and productivity (9/27/10)
Americans are in a tough place, with many losing jobs, homes, and the ability to feed their families. So, too, is the American economy. Competition is increasing within a worldwide recession. As human beings are equally talented throughout the globe and knowledge industries are the future, to grow the economy will require innovation on every […]