Memory Improvement Techniques - Improve Your Memory with MindTools.com © VeerPRZEMYSLAW PRZYBYLSKI Use these techniques to improve your memory. The tools in this section help you to improve your memory. The tools are split into two sections. As with other mind tools, the more practice you give yourself with these techniques, the more effectively you will use them. Mnemonics 'Mnemonic' is another word for memory tool. The idea behind using mnemonics is to encode difficult-to-remember information in a way that is much easier to remember. Our brains evolved to code and interpret complex stimuli such as images, colors, structures, sounds, smells, tastes, touch, positions, emotions and language. Unfortunately, a lot of the information we have to remember in modern life is presented differently – as words printed on a page. This section of Mind Tools shows you how to use all the memory resources available to you to remember information in a highly efficient way. Using Your Whole Mind to Remember You can do the following things to make your mnemonics more memorable:
Modern parenting may hinder brain development, research shows Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research presented recently at a symposium at the University of Notre Dame. “Life outcomes for American youth are worsening, especially in comparison to 50 years ago,” says Darcia Narvaez, Notre Dame professor of psychology who specializes in moral development in children and how early life experiences can influence brain development. “Ill-advised practices and beliefs have become commonplace in our culture, such as the use of infant formula, the isolation of infants in their own rooms or the belief that responding too quickly to a fussing baby will ‘spoil’ it,” Narvaez says. The United States has been on a downward trajectory on all of these care characteristics, according to Narvaez. Instead of being held, infants spend much more time in carriers, car seats and strollers than they did in the past.
FUN AT HOME WITH KIDS Until I was a blogger, I honestly didn't know that that many kid activity blogs existed (prior to becoming a blogger, I did know about a few big blogs, like The Imagination Tree, The Artful Parent). Discovering all these new fabulous blogs and bloggers over the last four months inspired me to write a post profiling a set of them all at once. I hope you all will find it helpful and that it introduces you to several amazing blogs you didn't previously know about! It was incredibly hard to narrow the list down to just 15 - so please, if you are a kid activity blogger or you have a favorite kid activity blog not mentioned, add their link to the comments on this post! :) And now, I present to you fifteen amazing kid activity blogs (in no particular order other than I put myself first - ha! Hi, I'm Asia! One of my favorite posts is about our DIY Sensory Boards. Hi, I'm Tammy! One of my favorite posts is Exploding Art - an exciting combination of both art and science. Hi, I'm Jen!
Motivation and Self Improvement 5 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Babies Could Do Infants tend to be lazy, stupid turds, as anyone who has had to work with one can attest. Even if you find babies adorable, you have to admit that the only "amazing" thing about them is how they can turn milk into poop that looks and smells like it came out of a trucker who only eats at buffets. Yet there are some other weird mutant superpowers that infants are born with, abilities that simply shouldn't be possible in a floppy little person who probably hasn't lived long enough to see a Christmas. For example ... #5. Babies Are Seekers of Justice Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images If you've ever taken a psychology class or watched Lost, you're probably familiar with the theory that people are born as blank slates. Latin DictionaryWhy else is "sinister" the Latin word for "left"? Researchers at Yale stuck babies between 6 and 10 months old in front of a puppet show, a morality tale featuring anthropomorphic geometric shapes, which sounds like the shittiest puppet show ever. #4. Fodey.com #3.
Inner Alignment of Intelligences This is a pattern designed to use your seven kinds of smart. The first part is a sequential instruction set. The second part lays out the same instructions in a way that will enable you to print them and use them for the pattern easily. Here is how these Intelligences might be accessed and aligned within us for a particular purpose. Step 1 Label 7 cards with the 7 kinds of smart. (Or print and cut the summary of anchors list.) Step 2. Step 3 Lay out the cards on the floor with a couple of feet between them. Step 4 Stand at the Linguistic intelligence card so that the rest of the cards are on the floor in a line behind you. Step 5 Slowly as you feel comfortable step back onto the card marked Logical-Mathematical Intelligence. Step 6 Slowly as you feel comfortable step back onto the card marked Spatial Intelligence. Step 7 Slowly as you feel comfortable step back onto the card marked Musical Intelligence. Take a step forward and clench your fist. Take a step forward and snap your fingers.
Why A Teen Who Talks Back May Have A Bright Future : Shots - Health News hide captionGood arguments can provide lessons that last a lifetime. But psychologist Joseph P. Allen's research shows that yelling isn't the answer. "The teens who learned to be calm and confident and persuasive with their parents acted the same way when they were with their peers," he says. iStockphoto.com If you're the parent of a teenager, you likely find yourself routinely embroiled in disputes with your child. It's a vital part of growing up, but it can be extraordinarily wearing on parents. Researchers from the University of Virginia recently published their findings in the journal Child Development. Allen says almost all parents and teenagers argue. "We tell parents to think of those arguments not as nuisance but as a critical training ground," he says. Teens should be rewarded when arguing calmly and persuasively and not when they indulge in yelling, whining, threats or insults, he says. "Parents reacted in a whole variety of ways. Again, parents won't necessarily agree.
The Benjamin Franklin Effect & You Are Not So Smart The Misconception: You do nice things for the people you like and bad things to the people you hate. The Truth: You grow to like people for whom you do nice things and hate people you harm. Benjamin Franklin knew how to deal with haters. Born in 1706 as the eighth of 17 children to a Massachusetts soap and candlestick maker, the chances Benjamin would go on to become a gentleman, scholar, scientist, statesman, musician, author, publisher and all-around general bad-ass were astronomically low, yet he did just that and more because he was a master of the game of personal politics. Like many people full of drive and intelligence born into a low station, Franklin developed strong people skills and social powers. Franklin’s prospects were dim. At 17, Franklin left Boston and started his own printing business In Philadelphia. As clerk, he could step into a waterfall of data coming out of the nascent government. What exactly happened here? Let’s start with your attitudes. By Fernando Botero
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100 Ways to Simplify Your Life (and Make Yourself Happier) & miss minimalist I’ve been striving to simplify my life for many years now, and have recently (through my writing) been advising others how to do the same. In the process, I’ve learned that making little changes in our attitudes, habits, and environment can have a big impact. So today, I thought I’d compile a list of 100 ways to simplify your life – from the practical to the philosophical, and everything in between. Of course, not every item on the list will work for every person reading it. However, I hope that you’ll find at least a little something that speaks to you, helps you save some time, space, and energy — and perhaps even increases your serenity and happiness! AROUND THE HOUSE1. WARDROBE AND STYLE21. KITCHEN AND DINING36. OFFICE AND TECH46. TIME MANAGEMENT66. ATTITUDE81. MISCELLANEOUS96.
Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for Quieting the Mind | zen habits Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Todd Goldfarb at the We The Change blog. Meditation is the art of focusing 100% of your attention in one area. The practice comes with a myriad of well-publicized health benefits including increased concentration, decreased anxiety, and a general feeling of happiness. Although a great number of people try meditation at some point in their lives, a small percentage actually stick with it for the long-term. This is unfortunate, and a possible reason is that many beginners do not begin with a mindset needed to make the practice sustainable. The purpose of this article is to provide 20 practical recommendations to help beginners get past the initial hurdles and integrate meditation over the long term: 1) Make it a formal practice. 2) Start with the breath. 4) Meditate with Purpose. 5) Notice frustration creep up on you. 6) Experiment. 7) Feel your body parts. 8) Pick a specific room in your home to meditate. 9) Read a book (or two) on meditation.