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The Real Definition Of Insanity

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012 | Education

Read More: Mental Illness, Legal Definition, Law, Mental Health, Not Guilty, Insanity, Talk Nerdy to Me, Schizophrenia, Science, Bipolar, Psychology, Myths, Skepticism, Education News

"The definition of insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results," utters the know-it-all guy in the coffee shop offering free "therapy" to his visibly shaken friend. He couldn't be more wrong.

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6 Myths About Sleep, Busted

EatingWell | Posted 02.03.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Insomnia, Eating Well, Eatingwell, Nutrition, Sleep, Myths, Mindful Living, Sleep Tips, Exercise, Alcohol, Restful Sleep, Sleep Myths, Tea, Slidepollajax, Healthy Living News
EatingWell

Making every last minute of shut-eye count means knowing what can actually help you sleep and what hinders sleep. Here are six sleep myths to ignore, as reported in "EatingWell" magazine.

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Fact vs. Fiction: Vitamin Supplements

Posted 11.26.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Multivitamins, Video, Vitamins, Facts, Myths, Supplements, Healthy Living News

By Abigail Cuffey for YouBeauty Some people pop a multivitamin daily (or at least when they remember to take it), while others religiously swallow ...

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Homelessness Myth #21: They're All Happy-Go-Lucky

Christine Schanes | Posted 01.17.2012 | Impact

Read More: Christine Schanes, Depression, Spontaneous Happiness, Homelessness, Dr. Andrew Weil, Homeless People, Myths, Self-Help Books, Impact News
Christine Schanes

Some housed people believe that homeless people don't have a care in the world. They think that because many homeless people don't appear to work, th...

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Sure, Sleep With Him, But Don't Expect To Change Him

Juliet Jeske | Posted 01.15.2012 | Women

Read More: Women, Vagina, Bad Relationships, Myths, Fairy Tales, Bad Boys, Pretty-Women, Kat Von D, Stereotypes, Jesse James, Sandra Bullock, Relationship Advice, Women News
Juliet Jeske

Sexual prowess will not convert him, your never-dying devotion will not turn him around, nothing will change the man he is fundamentally.

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PHOTOS: Rankin And Damien Hirst Present ʻMyths, Monsters And Legendsʼ

Posted 12.26.2011 | Arts

Read More: Legends, Rankin Gallery, Dani Smith, Monsters, UK Art, Los Angles Art, Cerberus, Myths, Damien Hirst, Rankin, Los Angeles, Uk Arts, John Rankin Waddell, Rankin Gallery La, Arts News

Damien Hirst has teamed up with photographer and long-time friend Rankin at Rankin Gallery LA for a new show. "Myths, Monsters And Legends" is the duo...

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11 Myths You Thought Were True

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.12.2011 | Books

Read More: Debunking, John Mitchinson, Untrue, Video, Urban Myths, Debunked, General Ignorance, Amazing Facts, Myth-Busting, Facts, Fun-Facts, Myths, John Lloyd, Books News

While Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" has seen to it that we no longer believe in goldfish with three-second memory spans or life-threatening quicks...

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Science Needs To Ask: 'What Is Consciousness?'

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.20.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Living Universe, Cosmology, Consciousness, Superstition, Myths, Healthy Living Health News, Crumbling of Mythology, Fall of Mythology, Healthy Living Spirit, Mythology, Mythology and Spirituality, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

To go where science wants to go, it needs to become more complete, and for me, it can benefit hugely by expanding into the realm long governed by spirituality.

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Overfishing 101: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

Lee Crockett | Posted 11.08.2011 | Green

Read More: Pew Environment Group, Noaa, Fisheries Management, Science, Myths, Sustainability, Overfishing, Green Fishing, Green News
Lee Crockett

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WATCH: Sassy Gay Friend Goes Greek

Posted 09.11.2011 | Comedy

Read More: The Odyssey, Homosexuality, Video, Gay Friend, Greek Mythology, Homer, Mythology, Gay, Myths, Sassy Gay Friend, Comedy News

Sassy Gay Friend is back, and this time he's coming to the rescue of Odysseus from Homer's "The Odyssey." It seems that the book could have been a who...

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Are We There Yet? Debunking the Myths that Hold Us Hostage on the Road to Fulfillment

Angella Nazarian | Posted 09.06.2011 | Women

Read More: Debunk, Debunking, Myths, Women, Healthy Living, Slidepollajax, Angella Nazarian, Women News
Angella Nazarian

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Politics And Cultural Critique

Paul Stoller | Posted 08.10.2011 | Politics

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Tunisia, Spain, Media, Grassroots Movements, Race, Myths, Ethnic Politics, Income Redistribution, Politics, Switzerland, Cultural Critique, Egypt, Erosion of the Middle Class., Sarah Palin, Racism, Syria, David Vitter, Politics News
Paul Stoller

From the vantage of Europe, American politics seems like the circus: many exciting activities being played out under the big top, activities that have little bearing upon the social and economic realities most Americans confront every day.

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Homelessness Myth #20: They Make Millions

Christine Schanes | Posted 07.15.2011 | Impact

Read More: Recycling, Christine Schanes, Ssi, Recyclables, Panhandling, General Relief, Ssdi, Myths, Homelessness, Helping the Homeless, Impact News
Christine Schanes

The myth that homeless people make millions or thousands of dollars is a myth of gigantic proportions.

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Are You a Myth Buster?

Arielle Ford | Posted 06.11.2011 | Books

Read More: Book News, Book Content, Myth-Busting, Myths, Book Concepts, Arielle Ford, Non-Fiction Books, Authors, Books News
Arielle Ford

As an author (of any subject matter), being successful means you have to be a good myth buster. There are countless myths and beliefs that prevent peo...

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The Big Myth About Chicago Violence

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Shootings, Dr. Carl Bell, Chicago, Violence, Weather, Myths, Gangs, Guns, University of Illinois at Chicago, Impact, Urban, Chicago Violence, Chicago News
Zack Isaacs

After surviving the blizzard of 2011, it is fair to say that Chicagoans have suffered with cabin fever. But it is not fair to blame the recent spike in violence on warm weather.

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10 World Locations Of Myth & Legend

Lonely Planet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Legends, Mythical Places, Myths, Mythical Places List, Legendary Places, Travel News

Even though we can get to the other side of the world in less than a day, there are still places that resist becoming everyday. Over the centuries the...

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Homelessness Myth #19: R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Christine Schanes, Homeless, Impact Section, Myths, Causes, Homelessness, Barbara Raymer Witzer, San Diego, Los Angeles, Impact News
Christine Schanes

It's time to review our language concerning homeless people, our cultural influences on the topic of homelessness and our treatment of homeless people so that we can recognize our biases.

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Homelessness Myth #18: The Police Will Solve It

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Christine Schanes, Social Service Agencies, Myth, Homelessness, Police, Causes, HOT Team, Homeless People, Myths, Impact News
Christine Schanes

Homeless is first and foremost a social service issue. Nevertheless, the myth exists that homelessness is primarily a police issue.

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Does Piers Morgan Ask Why Condi Rice Is Single? Let Me Count the Ways

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Football, Fairy Tale Wedding, Bigger Broader Meanings of Love, Matrimania, Subservient Wife, Media, Myths, President, Why Aren?T You Married, Marriage, Cnn, Larry King, Career, Dreams, First Female President, Romance, Condoleezza Rice, Cooking, Food, Teaching, Piers Morgan, Love, Media News
Bella DePaulo

Now Piers Morgan has taken over in the King slot at CNN. With Professor Condoleezza Rice as one of his first guests, would he, too, turn out to be a matrimaniac?

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Homelessness Myth #17: They Flock for Services

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Christine Schanes, Causes, Homelessness, Myths, La Impact, Impact News
Christine Schanes

In my opinion, the popular myth that homeless people "flock" to any particular city to take advantage of its services is cruel.

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Top 9 Divorce Myths DEBUNKED

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Slidepollajax, Myths, Divorce, Divorce Myths, Divorce Laws, Divorce News

Are you terrified by statistics that ominously indicate that the divorce rate is rising, half of all marriages end in divorce, and America has the hig...

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Homelessness Myth #16: Helping Infantilizes Homeless People

Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Christine Schanes, Myths, Solutions, Helping the Homeless People, Homelessness, Impact News
Christine Schanes

The concepts that are being confused in this myth are the concepts of "helping" another person versus "rescuing" another person. It is important to understand the practical implications of these concepts.

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Pass the Popcorn

Dr. Philip Neches | Posted 05.25.2011 | Food

Read More: Popcorn, Myths, Thanksgiving 2010, Movies, Thanksgiving, Food News
Dr. Philip Neches

Probably the only dish in our house in common with the First Thanksgiving is the turkey: every other food was introduced to New England long after 1621.

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Reclaiming the Vision of our Future: Living in a Culture of Connection and Creation

Leah Lamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Sustainability, Science, People and the Planet, Myths, Science Fiction, Future, Bp Spill, Green News
Leah Lamb

Scientists, architects, and health practitioners are continuing to demonstrate that the natural world provides all the tools we need to thrive. The only problem is we don't know how to use all of them.

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Making Real Peace with the Spirit of John F. Kennedy

David Vognar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Joseph Campbell, War, Obama, Vietnam, Stories, Myths, Guns, Shantideva, Iraq War, Afghanistan, Iraq, Politics News
David Vognar

The myth JFK fell to is that violence is an inevitable part of human nature and it is our fate to project it onto our streets and the global stage.

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