Category: Ideas
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So Deep and Serious
Hahaha. I wrote out the title, and for a quick second thought, “Do you have something constructive to say about this?” I’m not sure, but we shall soon see. I was somewhere – listening to someone play their music live – while everyone else around was eating lunch. (I know…
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Everyone Eavesdrops
Tonight, I tweeted that I was wondering where the word “bobby pin” came from. I had a few responses, but a new friend Natalie tweeted back the answer. She also said that she didn’t “mean to eavesdrop” to which I tweeted back – Everyone Eavesdrops, it’s Twitter. It used to…
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Reciprocity Reflex
Sounds fancy doesn’t it. I don’t know what you think about when you first hear the phrase. Honestly, I haven’t really heard of it until recently. I am not even sure who gave the talk, but I still remember the example. It had to do with the feeling that you…
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Improve Your Mindsight
As an educator, I am interesting in learning and experiences. I am interested in behavior and identity. I like to read about why and how we do things. One of the latest areas of reading has to do with the neuroscience of these things that I’m interested in. I have…
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Purge Friends
I heard someone say that today. Think about that concept. Let me break it down for you. purge (pûrj) v. purged, purg·ing, purg·es v.tr. 1. a. To free from impurities; purify. friend (frnd) n. 1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. 2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance. 3. A person with whom one…
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The Dissatisfaction Gene
I heard this line yesterday. If you are an American, we might be predisposed to The Dissatisfaction Gene. You can take a look at our history and see that at almost every turn, things happened because someone was dissatisfied. The dissatisfaction lead to… – Leaving Europe to find “freedom.” –…
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Facebook Fatigue
Are you tired of Facebook? It’s been around since 2004. They opened it up to other schools. I remember when I signed up for it, I had to add all the information about our college – dorm names, majors. I wasn’t just signing up for myself, but for the institution.…
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Notice Things
I was talking with a friend of mine who is also a blogger – you have to check out his ideas at thechristiannerd.com. We were watching a performance, and there was a random comment made by one of the announcers. I leaned over and said, I’m going to write about…
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Happy Trees
We have hundreds of channels on our tv. Sometimes there’s so much to watch that it’s hard to choose. There was a time when we could watch a tv show having to do with Happy Trees. If you don’t even know what I’m talking about – you were probably born…
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Measuring Happy
You can measure work. It’s measured by hours. Some measure it by the amount of money that they make. Whether you work hard or not, you can measure that amount much easier than you can Measure Pleasure or Happiness. I was listening to a talk this week, and I’ve been…
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There’s No Such Thing as Preference
…..at least, that’s what Rory Sutherland says. He says that marketers have taught us to have preference. If you’re at home, you prefer what you have at home. You might go out and get what you don’t have, but for the most part, marketers have brain washed us to think…
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Celebrate Weird
I was watching a program, and this was my thought. We now celebrate weird. The thing is, after a few years, it won’t be weird and everyone will be doing it. The weird ones lead the way. If you’ve read any of Francis Schaeffer, he suggested that the artists lead…
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