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The Magic Button
Every one of us has a magic button in our brain that moves us into a more efficient learning mode. Can we push it proactively? Can we use it just before starting a day at school to create wonders in the classroom?
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Doing the Work Is Enough: Stop Letting Others Dictate Your Worth
“Ambition,” Marcus Aurelius reminded himself, “means tying your well-being to what other people say or do . . . Sanity means tying it to your own actions.” Do your work. Do it well. That’s all there needs to be. Doing the work is enough.
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Kids on the Brink of Summer: How to Make it Happily Productive
Summer—what lies ahead for your kids? Play? Relaxation? Packed schedules? Boredom? Here are 2 directional leads and 6 action-oriented tactics to consider when kids ask, “What am I supposed to do?”
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20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health
Given that June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, let's discuss these 20 facts about brain health. You may find some good ideas for the summer!
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Can You Be Social AND Introspective?
Solitude and introspection can lead to a life full of connection, creativity, and meaning.
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Expect the Unexpected
Creativity cannot flourish if we keep seeing only the things we expect to see. If we want to be creative, we must keep ourselves surprised; we must embrace uncertainty and actively look for the unexpected. But how we can achieve that? Isn’t that an inherent contradiction: how can we expect the unexpected?
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Making More Time to Create
Creatives with time on their hands can “lose a sense of time.” But can busy people actually create time to be more creative? How does that work? A recent study links the experience of awe to the expansion of time, and my work gives you practical ways to shape time to be more creative on cue.
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Made You Look!
We can practice and improve the core of creativity every minute of every day. In fact, we are wired for that.
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Ear Infections Can Lower IQ Scores
The vast majority of medical and psychological practitioners have not recognized the link between chronic otitis media and lower IQ scores.
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How Brainstorming Can Make Your Family’s Summer Vacation (and Life) Rock!
Despite experts' claims, you and your children are the experts on you and your children. Here's how creativity tools like brainstorming can help you leverage this expertise in daily life.
