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Focus on Results

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Marshall Goldsmith

Here are a few suggestions for those looking to make their institution more focused on results.

Mr. President: I Challenge You To Quit!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

Mr. President, I'm sure your stress levels are unbelievable. Yet, if you want to help create change we can believe in, then you must stop bumming cigarettes. I know you've done it, and may do it again.

Meditation: Recharge On The Job

health.com | Sara Ivanhoe | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Meditation is proven to help improve concentration and alertness, and it can even boost test scores and on-the-job efficiency....

Productivity: Is Multitasking Something To Move Toward Or Away From?

wowOwow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Multitasking seems to have wormed its way into our brain matter and I'm not sure that's a good thing, but it's tough to turn back now....

AZIAM Yoga - I Am Calm

Alanna Zabel | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Alanna Zabel

There is a direct connection between a person's attention and their breath. We can use our breath to calm our thoughts and our emotions.

Gyrofocus: Modern Fireplace Is Voted World's Most Beautiful Object (PHOTO)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.12.2009 | Style


Here's one beauty contest where objectification is the goal, literally. The Pulchra design competition in Italy searches far and wide for the 'World's...

The Autumnal Un-Equinox

Patricia Ferrone | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Patricia Ferrone

Imbalance is nothing new to Hill staffers. However, autumn can be a particularly paradoxical time for even the toughest staffers.

Why Life Does Not Make Sense: Overcoming The Attentional Blink Through Meditation

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

When we are watching something with our eyes open, even if our eyes do not blink, our attention does. Either way, eye-blinks and "attentional blinks" mean that there is some period of time when we are missing seeing something.

What Pez Candy And Time Management Have In Common

Karen Leland | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living


Karen Leland

When I was a kid, one of my favorite candies was Pez. The bottom half of the dispenser was designed in the shape of a cigarette lighter, and the top w...

Paying the Piper: Brain "Neuroenhancers"

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

If you don't have a medical condition like ADHD or narcolepsy and you take stimulants, you are entering the world of performance enhancement, where many have tread and paid a great price.

13 Tips For Actually Getting Some Writing Done

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

One of the challenges of writing is...writing. Here are some tips that I've found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page: 1...

Why Suppressing Thoughts And Emotions Does Not Work

spring.org.uk | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living


It sometimes feels like our minds are not on the same team as us. I want to go to sleep, but it wants to keep me awake rerunning events from my childh...

Unplug and Recharge: If You're Feeling Tired, Try This

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living


Sara Avant Stover

I'm tired today. Really tired. The kind of tired that green tea (I'm not a coffee drinker) or eight hours of sleep can remedy.

10 Ways To Overcome Your Fears

Tara Stiles | Posted 06.23.2009 | Living


Tara Stiles

I'm sitting in my hotel room in LA after a long few days of exciting meetings, deal making, and other fun adventures, scanning my psychology for fears...

True Success in Times of Change

Tom Morris | Posted 06.18.2009 | Home


Tom Morris

The wisest people who have ever thought about positive achievement have left us bits and pieces of powerful advice for attaining true success in anything we do.

Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

THE LATEST: $25 BILLION FOR DETROIT; PRODUCTION CHEVY VOLT PLUG-IN HYBRID UNVEILED

Steve Parker | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

Today's Detroit News newspaper reports that, because big investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase own huge amounts of GM and Ford cor...