Category Archives: Psychology

Active Listening

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Questia

Can You Hear Me Now? Most people consider themselves to be good listeners. But what would others – professors, bosses, friends, family – say about you? If you look like you’re paying attention but are actually focusing on what you’ll … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Your Environment, Part II

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Questia

A Fine Mess Albert Einstein is widely quoted as saying, “If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” If you’ve used his words to defend your own messy ways at school, … Continue reading →

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Retrain Your Brain

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Questia

Magnificent Obsession “Healthy preoccupations,” say Eric Maisel, Ph.D., and Anne Maisel, “aren’t just for people driven to accomplish something out of the ordinary. They are for everyone.”  In their Psychology Today article Go Ahead, Obsess! written with Carlin Flora, they … Continue reading →

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