Category Archives: Mind
Are You an “Energizer” or a “De-Energizer” at Work?
Cross and Parker argue that energy is a key factor in understanding who is effective at work, and why. When they analyzed networks of co-workers, knowing whether someone was considered an “energizer” and a “de-energizer” shed a great deal of light on how networks worked, and how productive various people managed to be.
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About silent knowledge of things versus just monitoring things
What’s the tradeoff between people using their experience (people using the knowledge they’ve gained, and the expertise that they’ve developed), versus being able to just follow steps and procedures?
Judgments based on intuition seem mysterious because intuition doesn’t involve explicit knowledge. It doesn’t involve declarative knowledge about facts. Therefore, we can’t explicitly trace the origins of our intuitive judgments. They come from other parts of our knowing. They come from our tacit knowledge and so they feel magical.
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To remember better Take a Nap
The best way to remember just learned song, a mathematical solution to a task or a new trick with cards is to take a short nap after learning , suggest German scientists.
Researchers have proven that the brain during sleep much better resists ‘deterioration’ of fresh information, so that their study sheds new light on an extremely complex process, which is stored and used by people deliberately acquired information and data, transmits radio ‘Deutsche Welle‘.
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Say/Not Say to Depressed
I’m here for you – to say: You are not alone / in it. do not say: There’s always someone who is worse than you. You are an essential/say: You are important to me /do not say: No one said life was fair.
Let me help you – say, Do you need a hug? do not say: Stop the self-pity.
Depression is real – to say: No, you are not crazy. do not say: You’ve been depressed / a. Did not you always? There is hope - to say: We are here to look for each other, and to help. do not say: Try not to be so depressed /
Find out: Are You Right or Left Brained?
The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.
Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.
If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.
Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility.
Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you’re right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.
(Via blogthings.com.)
(More The Art Institute of Vancouver.)

Ecology of the Mind
Ecology of the Mind:
“‘It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.’
J Krishnamurti
For thousands of generations we humans grew up in nature. Our teachers were flora and fauna and our textbooks thunderstorms and stars in the night sky. Our minds were like the forests, oases and deltas around which our cultures germinated: chaotic, wild, fecund.
But in the last couple generations, we have largely abandoned the natural world, immersing ourselves in virtual realms. Today the synthetic environment rivals nature as a driving force in o”
Early Alzheimer’s identification method discovered
Early Alzheimer’s identification method discovered:
“Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, well before cognitive problems emerge, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. ”
‘Our findings indicate that a distinctive pattern of imaging and biomarker deviations from typical adults may be an early warning sign of neurobiological pathology and an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease,’ said Laurel Beckett, a professor of public health sciences at UC Davis and the lead study author. ‘By the time people get diagnosed with Alzh”
(Via Science Daily.)
Out of the body or out of the mind?
Out of the body or out of the mind?:
“NEAR-DEATH experiences are often reported by patients who have been exposed to severe trauma, such as cardiac arrest, and who have been close to death but subsequently resuscitated. Features of the NDE include buzzing noises, a deep sense of peace, passing through a tunnel into a bright light and meeting people who have died combined with a strong sense of the validity of the experience.
Another commonly reported aspect of the NDE is an out of body experience (OBE) in which the body is viewed from above and ”
(Via The Irish Times.)
























