Miscellaneous

States of consciousness: Who would you be without your beliefs and positions?

Posted on August 10, 2009
Who would you be without your beliefs and positions? This is the questions explored in the article "Evolving Consciousness" by Kaisa Puhakka in the current issue of Shift. It discusses how we settle into our beliefs and what it takes...

Brain Minute: On Nature and Your Brain (Video)

Posted on July 31, 2009
Related post: "How the city hurts your brain" by Jonah Lehrer

How Nature Can Improve Brain Function - Brain Minute Video

Posted on July 31, 2009
Related post: "How the city hurts your brain" by Jonah Lehrer

When your loss is your brain's win

Posted on July 23, 2009
Have you ever bought a lottery ticket or at least, been tempted to buy one? Your rational mind understands that the odds of winning are slim, but that tingling of hope inside says, "Somebody inevitably wins. What if it's me...

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Guest Post by Kat Sanders: 5 Reasons to Adopt Technology in Law Firms

Posted on July 17, 2009
This article is written by Kat Sanders, who regularly blogs on the topic of court reporter school online at her blog Court Reporter Schools. She welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: katsanders25@gmail.com. Technology is relatively a baby...

Yawn, smile, and simplify

Posted on July 02, 2009
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." ~ Leonardo da Vinci I was reading my Sunday paper last weekend and saw a cartoon depicting two birds sitting on a wire. They were watching the third bird that was about to fall down...

"Welcome to the Future: Time for Law School 4.0"

Posted on June 23, 2009
What would the law school of the future look like? Paul Lippe shares his insights in the article "Welcome to the Future: Time for Law School 4.0" in The AmLaw Daily. He discusses the challenges of the current system of...

25 Tools: A Toolbox for Learning Professionals 2009 by Jane Hart

Posted on June 22, 2009
Jane Hart, the founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, created this excellent presentation of the most popular learning tools in 25 categories, as selected by learning professionals worldwide. 25 Tools: A Toolbox for Learning Professionals 2009 View...

"THE IMPENDING DEMISE OF THE UNIVERSITY" By Don Tapscott

Posted on June 14, 2009
In his thought-provoking Edge piece "The Impending Demise of the University," Don Tapscott explores that future of learning and the function of universities in a networked society: Universities are finally losing their monopoly on higher learning, as the web inexorably...

People in a Good Mood See More

Posted on June 03, 2009
When we are in a positive mood, our visual cortex takes in more information, while negative moods result in tunnel vision, according to a recent University of Toronto study. In my previous post on "Positivity," I wrote about Barbara Fredrickson's...

Want to be a better problem-solver in your dreams?

Posted on May 29, 2009
"Ideas twinkle in dreams like bicycle lights in a mist." - Michael Michalko, "Thinkertoys" Have you ever been caught daydreaming or doodling in class, during a lecture or at a business meeting? While others could interpret it as a sign...

Body Movements Can Influence Problem Solving

Posted on May 19, 2009
Directed movements of the body can, outside of conscious awareness, guide higher-order cognitive processing, according to a new study, conduced by University of Illinois psychology professor Alejandro Lleras with Vanderbilt University postdoctoral researcher Laura Thomas...

Life Metaphors: An Exercise in Creative Thinking

Posted on May 07, 2009
Life can feel like a roller coaster - the highs and the lows, the fear and the exhilaration - all coming in rapid succession. Life can also be like an airplane - always self-correcting to stay on course. To Albert...

Hear Frank Felberbaum On Memory Development And Brain-Power Performance

Posted on April 21, 2009
[UPDATE] Yesterday, I had the pleasure of interviewing Frank Felberbaum, the memory expert and author of "The Business of Memory: How to Maximize Your Brain Power and Fast Track Your Career," with Rachel Kranz. Frank Felberbaum is president of Memory...

Hear Frank Felberbaum On Memory Development And Brain-Power Performance

Posted on April 14, 2009
On Monday, April 20th at 1pm ET, I'll be interviewing Frank Felberbaum, president of Memory Training Systems, memory expert and author of "The Business of Memory: How to Maximize Your Brain Power and Fast Track Your Career," with Rachel Kranz....

Mind illusions and portion control

Posted on April 02, 2009
"Habits are basic and foundational aspects of our mental lives. Without habit, there is no calculation, no speech, no thought, no recognition, no game playing. Only a creature with habits like ours could have anything like a mind like ours....

Mind illusions and portion control

Posted on April 02, 2009
"Habits are basic and foundational aspects of our mental lives. Without habit, there is no calculation, no speech, no thought, no recognition, no game playing. Only a creature with habits like ours could have anything like a mind like ours....

Music as medication

Posted on March 30, 2009
Music can entertain, shift our mood, relieve stress, promote cognitive development, make us better at recognizing emotion in sound, and now scientists search for evidence that music can heal, according to The New York Times article "Composing Concertos in the...

Don't turn off your brain when receiving advice from a financial expert

Posted on March 26, 2009
A recent study into the neural mechanisms through which external information, such as professional advice, is integrated into financial decision making may shed light on how Bernard Madoff was able to deceive so many people. ScienceDaily reports: A study using...

"What Is Love?"

Posted on March 24, 2009
Sally Kempton wrote a beautiful piece titled "What Is Love?" for Yoga Journal. Here's an excerpt on the practice of love: The practice of love?actions and attitudes that create an atmosphere of kindness, acceptance, and unity in ourselves and in...

Brain Awareness Week

Posted on March 18, 2009
March 16 ? March 22 is Brain Awareness Week. Here are some interesting resources I like to use to raise my brain awareness: The Dana Foundation is a gateway to lots of brain information on the web. Your Brain at...

Barbara Fredrickson and Sharon Salzberg on "Positivity"

Posted on March 13, 2009
Last Sunday, I attended the discussion between neuro-psychologist Barbara Fredrickson and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg as part of the Brainwave series at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. The topic was how positive thinking influenced the mind...

Watch your reactions: a Zen parable

Posted on March 12, 2009
I came across this Zen parable in the Yoga Journal article "Living on the Edge" by Ezra Bayda: On the first day of a four-day meditation retreat, a student went in to see the Zen master with whom he'd been...

The Complete Lawyer: Focus on Coaching and Mentoring

Posted on March 03, 2009

Brainwave at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City

Posted on February 25, 2009
Between February 21 and April 23, 2009, The Rubin Museum of Art will host its second annual Brainwave, which "explores the intersection of mind and matter with nearly fifty different events, including discussions with some of the world's premier artists...

My interview for LawBound

Posted on February 18, 2009
I recently did an interview for Julia Hays of LawBound, "a blog for students and those in the workworld considering a career or education in the field of law." It is about my "journey from Russia to the United States...

Skies on fire

Posted on February 12, 2009
The sunset is near. With all the wind we are having today, the skies look ablaze. I had to take a picture.

Your Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover teleclass tonight

Posted on February 10, 2009
Our Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover team hears it all the time here -- "Things are crazy." "I am so insecure I keep eating." Tonight, our three coaches are offering a freebie call on new technologies of human performance enhancement to help...

Learning to learn from Joshua Waitzkin, a champion in chess and martial arts

Posted on February 05, 2009
SharpBrains offers a thought-provoking interview with Joshua Waitzkin, a champion in chess and martial arts and the author of "The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance." A passionate learner, Waitzkin fuses philosophy, psychology, meditation with his personal...

The practice of joy and happiness

Posted on January 21, 2009
Do you notice the stories you are telling yourself? How do they make you feel and act? Do they leave you inspired, joyful, clear, and confident? Or do they generate negativity, doubt, or resistance? Many of us take whatever our...

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