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Reasons for lack of motivation

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:04:07 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: chiron.valdosta.edu

Do not have a written list of important goals that define success for you personally.
Believe that present goals or activities are wrong for you.
Feelings/emotions about present activities are generally negative.
Don't have (or believe you don't have) the ability to do present activities or obtain future goals.
Satisfaction of achieving goals seems in distant future.
Present activities not seen as related to important goals.
Important goals conflict with present activities.
Extrinsic incentives are low.
Personal problems interfere with present activities.

Adapted from: Stipek, D. (1988). Motivation to learn: From theory to practice. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

10 Ways YOU Can Fight Fascism Around the World

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:50:16 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: www.brainsturbator.com

1. Practice is repetition is preparation is power.

2. Create situations that cannot be controlled.

3. Do not allow yourself to be controlled by situations.

4. Seek information, avoid arguments.

5. Seek predictive models, avoid explanatory models.

6. Become an autonomous cell.

7. Don’t be a dickhead, and love thy neighbor.

8. Invest in tools and share them subversively.

9. Become a Beacon of Insane Hope

10. Please, be fearless.

So keep pushing, stay calm, eat healthy, seek novelty, breathe deeply, take risks, think slowly, move quickly, speak clearly, fight dirty, dream crazy and please, be fearless.

Monkey Bread

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:13:05 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: une-deuxsenses.blogspot.com

Monkey Bread

Yields: 2 of the loaves shown above

Original recipe from Ryan via The Pioneer Woman, which can be found here.

Printable Recipe

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 sticks/ 1 cup butter

2 - 3 tsp. cinnamon

3 cans buttermilk biscuits (the non-flaky ones)

1 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350 F. Open up all three cans of biscuits and cut each one into quarters. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a large zip lock bag and shake it to mix evenly. Drop biscuits into cinnamon sugar mix, close the bag and give it a vigorous shake to nicely coat each piece. Spread them in any bundt pan of your choice. Melt the butter together with the brown sugar in a medium saucepan until the two become incorporated. Pour over the biscuits and bake for 30 - 40 minutes until the crust is a deep brown on top. Allow to cool for 15 - 30 minutes before turning it over onto a plate.

How You Can Make a Difference in Other People’s Lives

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:43:47 GMT

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Clip Source: easyselfhelptips.com

Be there when your friends need support

Be a good neighbor

Build relationships with your neighbors, and let them know you’re there for them if they ever need anything.

Volunteer at local events for your favorite charities

If you don’t have the money to donate to your favorite charity, volunteer at their event instead.

Lend your expertise to non-profits

For example, if you’re skilled in web design, you can help a non-profit organization create an effective website for spreading their message.

Be a role model

By spending just an hour a week as a mentor, you really can change the future of a young kid.

Visit a nursing home

Consider visiting a local nursing home on occasion just to try to put a smile on someone’s face.

5 Ways Highly Sensitive People Can Live In an Insensitive World

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:23:31 GMT

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Clip Source: psychcentral.com

1. Understand their Trait:

The sensitive must first get to know him/herself in the context of their trait.

2. Receive Validation:

Validation can come from a friend, mentor, counselor or other trusted person who has experienced similar challenges.

3. See their Gifts and Potential:

Sensitives typically feel a calling to help others.

4. Protect their Energy Field from Intrusion:

Since various types of energies are present everyday, the sensitive must learn to protect him/herself or risk feeling drained or fearful as they come into contact with different people, places, and situations.

5. Clear their Energy Field from Unwanted Negativity and Past Hurts:

Highly sensitive people are likely to be carrying pain with them wherever they go -

It is life-changing for a sensitive person to discover that he/she can release all of this accumulated pain.

8 Key Tips for Ab Training

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:40:22 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: Some useful hints to get the most out of your abdominal workouts.

Clip Source: buildupmusclefast.com

1. The Range Of Motion Is Fairly Small In Many Abdominal Moves

2. Hold The Peak Contraction At The Top Of The Movement

3. Keep Your Head In Line With Your Torso

4. Use A Smooth Deliberate Speed Of Movement

5. Exhale At The Top Of Your Movement

6. Make Sure The Movement Is Restricted To The Waist

7. Maintain Constant Tension Throughout The Set

8. Take Defined Rest Periods Of About A Minute Between Sets

The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make In Thinking

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:26:41 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: The original article ties these points into views on alternative health care, but they apply to all situations.

Clip Source: skepticalob.blogspot.com

Mistake #1: We prefer stories to statistics. Stories are easy to understand; statistics are hard.

Mistake #2: We seek to confirm our opinions, not challenge them.

Mistake #3: Lay people often do not understand chance and coincidence. Most people have no idea of incidence of various risks.

Mistake #4: Our personal perceptions about what is happening are often wrong.

Mistake #5: We tend to oversimplify our thinking. Oversimplification is easy; reality is hard.

Mistake #6: Our memories are often inaccurate. This has actually been studied quite extensively.

In other words, there was a time when reasoning from what "makes sense" was the only thing that we had. Now those methods have been superceded by other, more accurate methods, but some people are still stuck in the past.

Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2008

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:03:25 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: This week is Banned Books Week...here's your reading list!

Clip Source: www.ala.org

And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman

TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle

Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz

Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky

Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar

Uncle Bobby's Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper

How to clean optical media

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:02:23 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: bluebadger.com

Cleaning a CD or DVD

The best way to clean an optical disc is to wipe the data surface with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth. Don’t wipe the disc in a circular pattern. Instead, wipe the surface in straight lines starting from the center of the disc and wiping toward the outer edges. This keeps you from making scratches in the disc along the spiral data track. If absolutely necessary, you can dampen the cloth, but be absolutely sure to squeeze as much excess water from the cloth as possible.

Cocktails - Rum Runner

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:28:14 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: Another fine spirit for fillin' yer mugs and soothin' yer parched tongues.

Clip Source: www.sippitysup.com

Rum Runner SERVES 1

2 oz orange juice
2 oz light rum
3⁄4 oz blackberry brandy
3⁄4 oz banana liqueur
1 t grenadine
ice cubes
1 oz dark rum
2 oz pineapple juice

Pour all liquids except dark rum into a large glass. Fill the the glass with ice cubes and stir vigorously. Float the dark rum on top and stir gently.

Navy Grog

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:38:14 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: AVAST, YA LUBBERS! Once again, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so if yer plannin' to celebrate proper, ya best not fill yer mugs with any ole swill! Here be a good starter, for sophisticates and scallywags alike. Drink up, me hearties! ARRRRRR!

Clip Source: www.killingtime.com

NAVY GROG

1/2 oz. Mount Gay Eclipse Silver
1/2 Pussers Navy Rum
1/2 oz. Matusalem
1/2 oz. Gran Marnier
1 oz. grapefruit juice
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/2 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. lime juice

Fill a Collins glass with ice cubes and pour ingredients over ice. Stir.

For a sea o’ other Drink Like a Pirate Day cocktails, set sail for me main ITLaPD post fer a treasure map! Arrrr!

7 Thoughts That Are Bad For You

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:50:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.livescience.com

No. 7: Cynicism

Cynics who tend to be suspicious and mistrustful of others, a character trait that scientists refer to as hostility, may have an increased likelihood of developing heart disease.

No. 6: Lack of meaning

If you lack a sense of purpose, your stay on Earth could be truncated.

No. 5: Fretting

People who are highly neurotic — constantly worried and anxious, and prone to depression — die sooner on average than their chill counterparts.

No. 4: Lack of self-control

Late for appointments? Can't keep your desk organized? No self-control? These seeming benign qualities could take a toll on your health.

No. 3: Anxiety

No. 2: Gloom and doom

No. 1: Stress

Ten ways to smooth the switch to Linux

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:06:08 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: If you're spreading the gospel of Linux among your Windows-based friends and family (or a sysadmin planning a full changeover), here are things you can do to ease others into the wonderful world of open-source.

Clip Source: www.zdnet.co.uk

1. Standardise on a Windows-like desktop

If your users are PC un-savvy and have used only Windows, make sure you stick with K Desktop Environment (KDE) or Xfce. You could even use a modified Gnome to look and act exactly like the Windows desktop.

2. Get users familiar with applications before you switch

Because some of the most often-used applications are cross-platform, you can start them on the applications while working in their familiar environment.

3. Choose the right distribution

Ubuntu tops the class for ease of use. But Ubuntu is not alone...

4. Have a machine up and running for users to play with

5. Remove administrative menu entries

6. Adopt Adept
Adept, and other simple update and installation tools, are key to keeping users happily computing.

7. Offer printed materials

8. Make screen casts of more difficult tasks

9. Encourage the use of Linux-based forums and mailing lists

10. Have an installfest

Five things religion-haters should know

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:41:12 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus

Clip Source: www.stuartdavis.com

1, There are levels of religion.

The point is, religion should not be regarded as horizontal & homogenous. All belief systems include a vertical chain of development.

2, There are healthy & pathological versions of every level.

A religious person can be healthy or sick at any stage of development. The answer to sick religion is healthy religion.

3, The more people evolve, the less religious (fundamentalist) they are.

4, At its higher levels, Religion resonates with science and rationality.

That's because at its higher levels, religion becomes spiritual.

5, Everybody starts at the bottom.

Even if everyone in the World became Mensa-level enlightened today, every baby born tomorrow would have to begin at square one, and develop the old fashioned way. So far, we haven't figured out a way to skip developmental levels. However, we move through them faster than we used to.

Ten ways NOT to survive

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:12:56 GMT

clipped by: deusdiabolus
clipper's remarks: Another list where you should definitely read the full article. Basically, though, this is a list of ten mistakes that many people are likely to make that will leave them unprepared in the event of an emergency or disaster. These are all good points to consider.

Clip Source: www.thesurvivalistblog.net

1. Don't Prepare:

2. Investing In Gold, silver, diamonds etc

3. Relying On One Food Source

4. Bugging Out

5. Too Many Guns

6. Gadgets

7. Lack Of Skill and Knowledge

8. Not Finding Your Own Path

9. Picking A Fight

10. Becoming A Raider