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Do you sleep through the alarm or keep hitting the snooze button? Assuming you could call people in their homes, how would you try to use induced hypocrisy to reduce their water usage in the coming months? The dominance of this chakra will make you spiritually realized. Now, because of …

A few years ago, British newspapers outed a grandmother of four as one of Britain's loudest snorers. The 80/20 rule (the Pareto principle) states that 80 percent of your revenue comes from 20 percent of your activity, so what's the 20 percent that's actually moving you forward? Joy, who …

Whenever it was taking a while for something to come, I realised I had to get either more relaxed and unblocked, or more precise with what I was communicating. We start with the body because that is the outermost layer and the one that is the most accessible to us …

Your Heart Thought for Day 9: I Am Willing to Change and Grow Zolpidem (Ambien), trazodone (Desyrel), gabapentin (Neurontin), and low dose cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) are the four best prescription sleep medications. Because this, any pain patient who needs chronic narcotic pain medications should have their testosterone levels kept at an …

Similar to the way insulin wins out when competing with glucagon, galanin wins out when competing with serotonin. The person who is most important to you, the one with whom you shared your most intimate self, has now shared him- or herself with someone else. I regret letting time and …

There aren't many rest stops along the way or any places where you can ask for directions. Some people worry before sleeping and wake up anxious and just stumble into their day without doing anything to help themselves, like meditating. You cannot stop fantasizing about what you would like to …

When you're sharing your feelings, acting like a victim, and complaining about what isn't fair, the person listening may actually care about you and be a good listener, but unconsciously, they're lowering your value in their mind. It is not a problem if the free T4 blood test actually goes …

Being accountable is crucial to your sugar detox plan. In prison, he is used as a test subject for the Ludovico Technique. For others, because of a combination of genetics and life experiences, substance use satisfies deep needs. If candidates are to be interviewed by several colleagues, do not compare …

As Professor Burton Malkiel notes, however, "The academic community has rendered its judgment. If it really took off, not only would they make a fortune, but they would also have a decided impact on the economy, unleashing into the system thousands of savvy entrepreneurs. Often it is necessary to do …

What has your fingerprint on it in a way that no-one else could do? Had she not had the stroke, she likely would have continued to produce art and fill notearticles with writing until the day she died. Recent studies reveal that eating blueberries may help improve memory, as well …

Researchers at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina linked the consumption of high levels of trans-fatty acids--found in margarine, baked goods, and processed foods, among other products--to a greater risk of heart disease and breast cancer. They become lost in absorbing negative states that feed on themselves. Watermelon …

In part this draws from my last article, How to Not Always Be Working, breaking down what comes from where and how they are separate. While it is true that you should do everything you can about a situation before you go to bed, once you have done that, you …

Therefore, we will fall short in our quest for improvement and health if we ignore this component. These people never have and never could harm anyone, but because the image comes up in their mind of doing something morally unacceptable, they think they are capable of doing it and punish …

Most of the time, the ladybug will calmly walk around and explore if no danger or food are detected in the area. I just had to make minor adjustments to a relatively finely-tuned routine--one that I'd developed myself, based on the advice of some of the world's leading experts of …

Human genes haven't changed very much in the past century. We must use our gift of tolerance, for ourselves and others. The Power Is Within You: Your Day 14 Journaling Exercise So why did the scheme prove so popular for a while? Decision-makers instinctively incorporate some of the following questions …

Think about what it means to get feedback from others. Witte was already regretting a conversation he had had some time before with a fellow passenger on a long flight back to East Germany from Mongolia. Scientists have discovered that, when it hits the back of the eye, the blue …

The listener is correctly oriented to the noise source (possibly after an adjustment by the partner). The most effective way to win a vendor's loyalty is to use team talk when dealing with him. Stick the suncatchers in a nice spot in the garden. On the surface it doesn't seem …

As a teacher of personal transformation, what I want to focus on with you is what we can do about it on a very personal basis, to decide, as philosopher and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl once said, to "live as if you were living a second time, and as though …

We have the fear of missing out (FOMO), but that fear makes us treat our bodies in unhealthy ways. The irony of my views on this topic isn't lost on me, as someone who received a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Fellows Program. He told me, I feel they won't …

Freed up from a constant barrage of judgment, criticism, and shame, the body can begin to flourish. For one thing, we know that multiple regions of the brain--tied not only to memory but also to imagination, perception, and emotion--play roles in creating false memories. This could cause you to end …

If a pile of delicious chocolate chips was placed behind a second closed door, the rats were as likely to free their cage mate as free the chocolate chips. Based on their experience and the map we had put together from the hundreds of responses from the Question of the …

What qualifies as a good reason to say no at work will vary from office to office. How long before our minds find someone else who is achieving more or being 'more successful' than us? Be sure that you are hydrated and have gone to the bathroom. Red: apples, cherries …