Thomas Ramey Watson

Anxiety Could Be The Reason You Made A Bad Decision

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It disrupts decision-making pathways in the brain, neuroscientists find. ……………………. A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh finds that anxiety disengages the prefrontal cortex, a brain region that’s critical for flexible decision-making, as well as attention and higher-order thinking. “Anxiety is a mental health issue that affects our day-to-day life, including our …

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How The Democratic Elite Betrayed Their Party And Paved The Way For Donald Trump

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In the depths of the Great Recession, Paul Ryan worried that the social safety net was becoming “a hammock that lulls able-bodied people to lives of dependency.” Unemployment had spiked not because of a financial crisis, but because the poor had suddenly decided in unison to be very lazy. Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” comment was …

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5 Types Of Meditation That Don’t Require Sitting Still

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Contrary to popular belief, meditation doesn’t always mean sitting in lotus pose with your eyes closed. In fact, most people are unaware that you can practice meditation virtually anywhere — sitting still is not a requirement. The true beauty of meditation lies in the fact that you can make your practice perfectly suited to your …

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“One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved.” – Albert Einstein

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[T]raveling will certainly make you more worldly, force you to think in different ways and help you to embrace unique cultural practices. All of which will ultimately create more neurological connections in your brain, making you quicker to react, think through logic and work through problem solving more efficiently. ……………… You’re only as smart as …

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The Best Time Of Day To Exercise, Study, Eat, And Sleep

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We evolved to have a biological clock to help our bodies adapt to Earth’s daily cycles and research suggests that nearly every organ in our bodies follows this hidden, biological timekeeping: Our hearts, livers and digestive tracts all have their own internal schedules to help us perform at our very best. It seems that we …

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Focusing on positive fantasies now may bring depression later

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Surprising new research suggests that indulging in upbeat fantasies may exacerbate symptoms of depression in the long run, even if it gives a boost to one’s mood in the here and now. “It’s not that positive thinking is bad, or that negative thinking is good,” said Gabriele Oettingen, a psychology professor at New York University …

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