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Interrupting Unfriendly Persuasion

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Psychological Association, Torture, The Fog of War, 9/11, CIA Torture, Psychologists, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Iraq, Psychology, Persuasion, Iraq War, Robert S. McNamara, Bush Administration Torture, American Soldiers, Vietnam, Bush Enhanced Interrogations, Vietnam Veterans, New York Times, Enhanced Interrogations, Psychologists-Torture, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

When persuasion is used without regard for the other person, when it becomes sadistic and reckless endangerment, it is what we have come to know as torture.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Small Business, Sales, Professional Services, Smoking, Service Providers, Washington, Political Consulting, Political Polling, Brownsville Station, Main Street, Entrepreneurs, Psychology, Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, China, Economic Wellness, Wellness, Tavern, Financial Services, Doctors in China, Financial Crisis, Reversible Business Models, Quitting Smoking, Rock and Roll Bands, Technology, Richmond, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, CD Baby, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Bars, Lotteries, Chfc, Economic Crisis, Free, Kentucky, Gym, Don McNay, Ky, Clu, Structured Settlements, Wired Magazine, Gym in Denmark, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Amercian College, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Denmark, Wired, Derek Strivers, Business News
Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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Climate Inaction: All in Our Heads?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Denial, Climate Change, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Climate Crisis, Ecotherapy, Green News
Linda Buzzell

A national poll showed 75% to 80% of respondents said that climate change is an important issue. But respondents also ranked it last in a list of 20 compelling issues, such as the economy or terrorism.

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Yoga Therapy Integrates The Mind And Body

Times Online | Claire Coleman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga Therapy, Mental Illness, Yoga, Psychotherapy, Mental Disorder, Mindfulness, Health, Psychology, Peace, Wellness, Living News

For years, yoga devotees have been telling us that bending and twisting our limbs into gravity-defying contortions is a great way to develop the perfe...

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Hell Hath No Fury: The Sodini Murder/Suicide

Ruth Bettelheim | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Murder, George Sodini, Psychology, Mysoginy, Domestic Violence, Rage, George Sodini Website, George Sodini Blog, La Fitness Gunman George Sodini, La Fitness Shooting, Parental Involvement, Living News
Ruth Bettelheim

In Mr. Sodini's blog, he says repeatedly, "I have nothing to lose." He had nothing to lose because he (apparently) had no strong, affectionate bonds with anyone and never had.

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What Makes Us Happy? My Interview With Joshua Wolf Shenk

Therese Borchard | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Happiness, The Inner Life, Joshua Wolf Shenk, Happy, The Balanced Life, Living News
Therese Borchard

In June of this year, Joshua Wolf Shenk published the fascinating essay "What Makes Us Happy?" in "The Atlantic." It was riveting. Joshua spent ab...

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The Balanced Life -- Take a Vacation

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Vacation, Happiness Tips, Time, Leisure, Happiness, Family Vacation, Summer Vacation, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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Environmental Psychology: the Choice Is Yours

Susan Cosier | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Psychology, Choices, Green News
Susan Cosier

If you choose to compost your food scraps, bring a reusable bag to the grocery store, or bike to work, your friends may have psyched you into it.

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Six Ways for Parents to Cultivate Strong, Curious, Creative Children

Todd Kashdan | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Parenting, Love, Anxiety, Meaning, Happiness, Mindfulness, Children, Raising Children, Healthy Lifestyle, Child-Health, Living News
Todd Kashdan

Children who often experience curiosity and wonder, and act on these feelings to explore their world fare better at school, in relationships, at work, and are intelligent, creative, satisfied people.

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Balanced Life -- Imagine That Something Good Never Happened

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Gratitude, Happiness, Good, Life, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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Rorschach, Research and Wikipedia

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Wikipedia, Aps, Psychology, Rorschach, Apa, Inkblot, Wikipedia Rorshach, Rorschach Test, Living News
Dr. John Grohol

If anybody wanted that badly to see what the Rorschach inkblots looked like, they could easily already do so. What Wikipedia has done is to simply make the viewing much easier, bringing it into the public spotlight.

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Georgetown Professor Richard America Joins the Conversation about the Gates Arrest

Emma Coleman Jordan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Psychology, Beer Summit, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Henry Louis Gates, Race Relations, Politics News
Emma Coleman Jordan

The Gates-Crowley controversy offers an opportunity to gain a takeaway that might be beneficial far beyond police-citizen relations, or even black-white relations: regular mental health checks.

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The Four Noble Truths

Noah Levine | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Vipassana, Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Teacher, Living News, Steven Levine, Psychology, Meditation, Nirvana, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Noah Levine, Belief, Againt the Stream, Punk Rock, Rebel, Insight, Mindfulness, Spiritual Practice, Samsara, Buddhism, Suffering, Recovery, Living News
Noah Levine

The Buddha taught that life by its very nature is unsatisfactory, that some level of difficulty exists for all unenlightened beings in creation.

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Sleep: Your Safeguard Against Anxiety

Psychology Today | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Insomnia, Psychology, Anxiety, Health, Sleep, Living News

At some point, nearly everyone struggles to sleep. Tips on how to get your snooze schedule back on track and on how to avoid sleepless nights. ...

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The Language Of Facial Expressions: Obama's Non-Verbal Reactions To Gates

ABC News | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mccain-Facial-Expressions, Obama Facial Expressions, Emotion, Relationships, Women's Health, Lie to Me, Lie to Me Paul Ekman, Men's Health, Psychology, Body Language, Facial Expressions, Paul Ekman, The Inner Life, Living News

The truth, according to the popular television show "Lie to Me," is "written all over our faces," but psychologists say that visual clues are only one...

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Sad And Small, Happy And Tall: How Height Relates To Happiness

TIME | Sean Gregory | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Short People Less Happy, Short, Psychology, Tall, Tall People Happier, Confidence, Height, Happiness, Living News

Damn you, tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They're a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to...

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Balanced Life -- 9 Tips For Having A Good, Bad Day

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychology, Emotion, Happiness, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Nine tips for having a good bad day. A few days ago, I was extremely upset. It's too complicated to expla...

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The Four Noble Truths of the Revolutionary Path to Freedom

Noah Levine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Vipassana, Steven Levine, Punk Rock, Nirvana, Rebel, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Psychology, Noah Levine, Teacher, Spiritual Practice, Againt the Stream, Insight, Suffering, Mindfulness, Meditation, Samsara, Buddhism, Belief, Recovery, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Living News
Noah Levine

The first teachings the Buddha gave after his enlightenment were the four noble truths. This giving of the truths is often referred to as the setting in motion of the wheel of Dharma.

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Gut Feelings: Soldiers Make Good Use Of Intuition

nytimes.com | Benedict Carey | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Soldiers, Battle, US Soldiers, Brain, Iraq War, Intuition, Psychology, Battle Intuition, The Inner Life, Living News

The sight was not that unusual, at least not for Mosul, Iraq, on a summer morning: a car parked on the sidewalk, facing opposite traffic, its windows ...

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TIME Article on Eco-Therapy

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Stress, Depression, Environment, Psychology, Ecopsychology, Ecotherapy, Eco-Therapy, Anxiety, Therapy, Nature, Green News
Linda Buzzell

It's tremendously encouraging to find renewed interest in the relationship between the human mind and the rest of nature.

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Codependency Pt 2: An Incomplete Sense of Self

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 08.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Acoas, Psychology, Codependency, Acoa, Codependence, Raising Children, Personal-Boundaries, Behavioral Psychology, Living News
Dr. Tian Dayton

When the attachment with a parent is fraught with fear, the child can become overly preoccupied with getting it right for the parent rather than for themselves.

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How To Ask For Help

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 08.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, Psychology, Relationships, Help, Happiness, The Balanced Life, Living News
Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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To "Friend" or "Defriend"? That is the Question

David Finkle | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Language, Psychology, Neologisms, Relationships, Ending Friendship, English Language, Facebook "Friending" And "Defriending, Living News
David Finkle

If you ask me, one of the worst things assaulting the English language in the last few years is the transitive verb "friended."

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The American Psychological Association and Torture: The Day the Tide Turned

Bryant Welch | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Guantanamo, American Psychological Association, Psychology, Interrogation, Bush Administration, Torture, Politics News
Bryant Welch

How the APA turned psychology away from humanitarian values is a study in organizational failure and professional disaster.

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Different Friendship Styles For Boys And Girls: Study

TIME | John Cloud Friday, Jul. 17, 2009 | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Adolescence, Sexes, Sexist, Sexism, Psychology, Best Friend, Friendship and Gender, The Inner Life, Study, Gender, Living News

Pardon the sexism, but a question: Why are girls so girly? For the better part of the past half-century, feminists, their opponents and armies of aca...

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