For thousands of years, human beings have looked down on their emotions. We’ve seen them as primitive passions, the unfortunate legacy of our animal past. When we do stupid things – say, eating too much cake, or sleeping with the wrong person, or taking out a subprime mortgage – we usually blame our short-sighted feelings. People commit crimes of passion. There are no crimes of rationality.
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Parents don’t want to further traumatize young victims, but handling things “discreetly” merely displaces the problem to another school or community
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In Sitting Still, a Bench Press for the Brain
The role of meditation in brain development has been linked to the idea of increased cognitive capabilities.
24 Hours Until Tax Day: 7 Reasons We Procrastinate (and How It Costs Us)
By SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURNE
April 16, 2012
While it’s possible to file your taxes months in advance, it’s commonplace to procrastinate and not get to the task until the last minute—increasing the chances of making mistakes and overpaying while you’re at it.
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Attention Problems May Be Sleep-Related
By KATE MURPHY
April 16, 2012
Diagnoses of attention hyperactivity disorder among children have increased dramatically in recent years, rising 22 percent from 2003 to 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many experts believe that this may not be the epidemic it appears to be.
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Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
by Dan Hurley
April 18, 2012
A new memory game has revived the tantalizing notion that people can work their way to a higher I.Q.
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Anxiety: In the Arcadian Woods
By By GEORGE MAKARI
Published: April 16, 2012
Anxiety has so many causes and meanings, and a rich history to boot.