Today I was put in a tight spot. I was participating in a psychology study measuring the physical effects of stress on the body, and a critical part of the experiment, apparently, was putting me into a stressful situation.
Reward and punishment are two of the primary tools we use to change behavior. Whether it be giving a friend the silent treatment or paying a child when he gets good greades, incentive techniques are widespread, and their efficacy is well-documented (read Chapter 2 of one of my favorite books for a fun look). But [...]
Write down your top five to ten priorities in life, whether they include learning to play the guitar ortrying to have a baby. What things on this list have you been attempting to attempt for a long time? Is it taking you a long time to do them because you are scared of the potential [...]
It’s incredible how bright we can be while still being so foolish. I know,consciously, that I ought to exercise at least 5 times a week and that I ought to eat enough (for me, some 2500 to 3000 calories/day). But despite that fact here I am, preparing to run a blog based around health, I hadn’t [...]
Picture tomorrow in your mind. What are you going to do? Who are you going to see? Now that you’ve thought about tomorrow, it’s real. Whether or not you meant it to be, the day after today is now a real thing, given substance and possibility by nothing more than the thoughts in your own head.
