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How to Recall an Entire Book in 5 Minutes or Less
Have you ever read a great book, and after only a short period of time could recall just one or two ideas from it? It is very frustrating – and it happens all the time. But there’s a way to avoid forgetting what you have read and, if you do, instantly refresh it in your […]
10 Highly Effective Study Habits
Effective study habits — studying smarter — can be learned to improve your ability to better retain reading material. These habits include approaching study with the right attitude, choosing the right environment, minimizing distractions, setting a realistic schedule, and employing memory games, among others. Students grapple with many issues in their lives, and because of […]
Multiple Intelligences
1 What Are Multiple Intelligences? A creative brain with gears Image by Catherine MacBride/Moment/Getty Images When you hear the word intelligence, the concept of IQ testing may immediately come to mind. Intelligence is often defined as our intellectual potential; something we are born with, something that can be measured and a capacity that is difficult […]
Learning Never stops!
The Importance of Continuous Learning Whether we are at school, college, university or working hard to climb the career ladder, I’m sure that we all understand the importance that continuous and ongoing learning plays in our continued success throughout life. This IQ Matrix presents you with some fundamental keys to effective learning. Based on the […]
Ways to make your Mnemonics
Music Mnemonics How many lyrics to songs do you remember? How did you come to remember them? The same method you used to recall song lyrics also can work just as well in academics. Music can used to help students recall important details to main ideas and many learners have made songs out of information […]
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4 things you can do to alleviate caregiver stress
If you are taking care of a loved one, you need to take special care of yourself, too. There are resources to help you. 1. Take care of your own health. There’s a reason air travelers are instructed to put on their own oxygen masks before tending to a child’s: you are better […]
Healthy Romantic Relationship for marriage
The Ingredients that Go into a Loving Romantic Relationship Our intimate relationships are the most important aspects of many people’s lives. Nurturing, strong, fruitful and fulfilling loving relationships not only provide us with great joy and happiness, they also support our careers, inspire us towards the achievement of our deepest and most cherished goals, and provide […]
Better sleep, naturally
The world looks very different at 3 a.m. when you’re lying in bed staring at the ceiling or the clock. “How will I make it through tomorrow without any sleep?” you worry. If you regularly can’t get to sleep — or stay asleep — and it’s affecting you during the day, then you may have […]
Five Skills to Guarantee Your Career Success?
Have you ever wondered what it takes to have a successful career? Specifically, what skills would it be helpful to learn and master that could considerably enhance your career opportunities? Well of course every career path is somewhat different. There will for instance be very specific skills that you must develop that come part of your […]
Improve Your Ability to Focus
There are a few core skills that, if you can improve them, can multiply your efforts in almost everything else you do. Not all skills are like this. Being able to play the flute might be nice, but it isn’t going to help much with helping you lose weight or getting a promotion. Core […]
Understanding and treating an irritable bowel : Psychiatric Aspects
Irritable bowel syndrome significantly disrupts life for the women who have it. The good news is that we’re finding better ways to control it. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects an estimated 24 million people in the United States. Experts aren’t sure why, but 70% of sufferers are women. IBS causes recurrent episodes of constipation or […]
Antidepressants are like antibiotics
Simple analogies can sometimes be helpful when emphasizing a point with a patient. In what ways are antidepressants like antibiotics? Each of these similarities makes an important point regarding treatment with antidepressants. 1. Antidepressants are not “happy pills” Antibiotics don’t work for all infections. When you have a sore throat, you don’t automatically take an […]
!0 Secrets for better public speaking presentation
From time to time it’s important to take a step back and put the world of public speaking into perspective. I do take it very seriously, and I am completely passionate about it, but it’s also important to recognize that public speaking is one human activity out of many, we don’t burn people at the […]
Yes it can be vitamin B12!
Over the course of two months, a 62-year-old man developed numbness and a “pins and needles” sensation in his hands, had trouble walking, experienced severe joint pain, began turning yellow, and became progressively short of breath. The cause was lack of vitamin B12 in his bloodstream, according to a case report from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital […]
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What to do Before a Panic Attack
There are certain things you can do before a panic attack strikes that will help you better prepare yourself mentally for what’s to come. These moments you spend preparing can successfully desensitize you from the events, people, things and/or circumstances that might cause you to panic. In addition to this, the preparation you do now […]
How to Talk to Yourself??
What does it sound like in your head? Sometimes I wish I could hop into someone’s head to hear what they are really thinking. Our thoughts are secret—and it’s a good thing too. We are far more brutal in our minds than in reality. As a man thinketh, so is he. Here are the major […]
How To Use eBooks In eLearning
eBooks are portable, printable, and multiplatform-friendly. When they first arrived on the literary scene they were merely electronic copies of the original text. Today, they are fully interactive and immersive, making them a welcome addition to eLearning courses. At a moment’s notice, online learners can download an eBook onto their laptop, tablet, or […]
Loneliness Could Increase Paranoia, Study Suggests
Posted on: July 28, 2016/ Lonliness could be a cause of paranoia, and reducing loneliness could significantly decrease paranoid beliefs, a study published online in theJournal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry shows. A team of German researchers manipulated perceived levels of loneliness in a sample of 60 healthy participants, and measured the changes in […]
New Brain Map Charts Fresh Territory
Megan Brooks July 21, 2016 A team of neuroscientists has charted the most complex and precise map of the human cerebral cortex to date, and it has revealed almost 100 new regions. These findings will provide a greater understanding, as well as advance the study, of brain disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, dementia, and epilepsy. […]
Writing Our Lives as Fiction
by Leslie Durr, PhD In an effort once again to avoid sitting down to write, I decided to watch a DVD on “Writing Great Fiction,” a presentation from The Great Courses that I purchased a while ago, because isn’t there at least one novel in each of us? The lecture was interesting and was working […]
Distracted by Multitasking? Try Mindfulness
Sean’s coworkers used to be impressed with how he could scan through sales data and compose an email message while talking on the phone about an ad campaign with someone from marketing. They wondered if multitasking could help them get more work done. Then, they noticed Sean didn’t hit his performance goals. Are multitasking pros […]
Understanding the Law of Opposites
The Law of Opposites states that the path to success requires going against the norm. It requires doing the unpopular, the unreasonable, and the unorthodox. Moreover, it requires being the exception to the rule and not following standard and accepted practices, traditions, and rituals. The Law of Opposites suggests that the only way you will […]