Category: Identity
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High Fat Diets Lead to Slower Cognition
I read that in an article. I think they were serious when they wrote it. Here’s the deal – what do you think about it? Do you have a high fat diet? The article said that trans fat affects the hippocampus – the area of the brain where learning and…
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Definition of a Blessing
According to Sadie Boettner-the definition of a blessing is Jenny Yarbrough. Here she is. If you ever have any doubt about your identity or who your are – simply ask your friends. They will tell you who you are. They will let everyone know your identity. They are the expert…
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Identity and Hair
I need a haircut so I was looking at the reviews of the some of the places around here, and oh man – people can be kinda crazy about their hair. Here are some of the comments: – I’ve been going to “x” for years. – I won’t let anyone…
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Virtual Reality Generator
Part of my research focuses on Virtual Reality. A major perspective of my research has to do with how we interact in virtual space. Recently, I heard someone describe the mind as a Virtual Reality Generator. It generates sensory stimuli for itself and it interprets it. Your mind creates very…
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More Private
Is it possible to be more private? I mean if we are sharing all the stuff that we’re sharing already, are we going to run out of private things to share? The more we share, the less we have to keep private right? Or because we’re sharing so much, will…
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Ideas Can Define You
When Inception – the movie – came out, one of my really good friends said that I needed to watch it. He said that it was rich with identity ideas. I saw it in the theatre when it came out and bought it last night. Watching it again, helps me…
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Do You Need Help Figuring Out Your Identity?
I’d love to help you if I can. How can I claim to be an Identity Specialist if I cannot at help you figure out your identity? I can at least help with basic questions. I can at least give you some of the theory. I realize that I share…
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Be Unique, but Belong 4
It’s fun to listen to friends and family talk about their football team. You name it. Whether college or professional football, people need to be a part of something. People like to belong. They become fans. They become a part of this club. Have you heard individuals identify with their…
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Identity Caricature
Caricature: a. A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. b. The art of creating such representations. 2. A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation Typically, when you see a caricature, there are some features that…
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Gang Mentality
Did you watch the highlights of the Cavs/Heat game last night? It’s gang mentality. Listen carefully to the words that they’re saying. It was interesting to see, but it could also be just the way that ESPN delivered the story. There’s turf. There’s battle. There’s the sense of connection and…
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Your Identity Smell 2
I always seem to write about Identity Smells when I am sitting in Starbucks. Here is the first Identity Smell post. I am once again sitting at Starbucks at the table. The lady across from me just had Vietnamese food. How do I know? The smell showed up once she…
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You Are What You Love
According to Erik Erikson anyway. Erikson, Erik. Identity: Youth and crisis. 1968 p. 138 if you want to look it up. So the saying “You are what you eat” would be correct if you love eating. The better way to put it is the Eriksonian way – You are what you…
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