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Methods for Decreasing Dependency: Change Your Thoughts and Beliefs

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:17:29 GMT

Various beliefs you may have that suggest your own judgment or worth is less than that of other people may be contributing to your dependent behavior.

You can use Cognitive Restructuring to gain awareness of these beliefs, which probably appear to you in the form of Automatic Thoughts if they are present at all, and then subject them to an objective criticism.

The second aspect of your thoughts you may want to address concerns the perspective from which you make judgments and appraisals.

For example, an insecure suitor might approach a potential relationship thinking, "Does she (or he) like me? What do I have to do in order to get her (or him) to like me?". This sort of thinking leads to a lack of respect on the part of the potential partner for the suitor. "If he (she) is willing to do anything I want to gain my favor, he must be desperate." It is, in general, much better to approach a new relationship thinking, "Do I like her (him)?"

Tags: psychology, mlf

Bad guys really do get the most girls

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:41:16 GMT

clipped by: morgainelefaye

Clip Source: www.newscientist.com

NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial personality traits known as the "dark triad" persists in the human population, despite their potentially grave cultural costs.

The traits are the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive, thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful and exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. At their extreme, these traits would be highly detrimental for life in traditional human societies. People with these personalities risk being shunned by others and shut out of relationships, leaving them without a mate, hungry and vulnerable to predators.

But being just slightly evil could have an upside: a prolific sex life, says Peter Jonason at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. "We have some evidence that the three traits are really the same thing and may represent a successful evolutionary strategy."

Student uses Twitter to get out of jail

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:50:14 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: What an incredible example of the power of the social web. It's truly remarking how much power is gained by the people from the web. Knowledge is power...and the internet definitely helps spread knowledge more quickly to more people than ever before.

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Buck, a graduate student from the University of California-Berkeley, was in Mahalla, Egypt, covering an anti-government protest when he and his translator, Mohammed Maree, were arrested April 10.

On his way to the police station, Buck took out his cell phone and sent a message to his friends and contacts using the micro-blogging site Twitter.

The message only had one word. "Arrested."

Tags: twitter, web, egypt

Is it love, or a mutual strangulation society?

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:11:48 GMT

clipped by: morgainelefaye

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Each of the following five statements is the polar opposite of what most Americans see as loving commitment. But these are "meat loves salt" commitments, as necessary as they are unconventional. Only if you and your beloved can honestly say them to each other is your relationship likely to thrive.

Want an honest and long lasting relationship? Make sure you and your partner can recite these five statements.

I can live without you, no problem

My love for you will definitely change

You're not everything I need

I won't always hold you close

You and I aren't one

Tags: relationships, mlf, polyamory

Nina Valkhoff - Delfts Blue toilet seat

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:07:03 GMT

clipped by: morgainelefaye

Clip Source: www.incredible-interior.com

This toilet-seat is completely decorated in the famous 'Delfts Blue'-style. Even though it's a typical Dutch product, it surely fits on every toilet in the world!

Hand-painted on solid wood with oil-paint. The fastening-system is chromium-plated with brass. Varnished with 5 layers of glossy varnish, especially to protect the painting against urine and cleaning products. (this kind of varnish is also used for boat-exteriors)

Tags: mlf

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:43:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.4women.gov

A person with CFS feels completely worn-out and overtired. This extreme tiredness makes it hard to do the daily tasks that most of us do without thinking — like dressing, bathing, or eating. Sleep or rest does not make the tiredness go away. It can be made worse by moving, exercising, or even thinking.

CFS can happen over time or come on suddenly. People who get CFS over time get more and more tired over weeks or months. People who get CFS suddenly feel fine one day and then feel extremely tired the next. A person with CFS may have muscle pain, trouble focusing, or insomnia (not being able to sleep). The extreme tiredness may come and go. In some cases the extreme tiredness never goes away. The extreme tiredness must go on for at least 6 months before a diagnosis of CFS can be made.

Tags: cfs, mlf

Basic Facts about CFS

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:39:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cdc.gov

Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is a debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Persons with CFS most often function at a substantially lower level of activity than they were capable of before the onset of illness. In addition to these key defining characteristics, patients report various nonspecific symptoms, including weakness, muscle pain, impaired memory and/or mental concentration, insomnia, and post-exertional fatigue lasting more than 24 hours. In some cases, CFS can persist for years. The cause or causes of CFS have not been identified and no specific diagnostic tests are available.

Tags: cfs, mlf

Is Forbes acquiring Clipmarks?

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:20:21 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: VentureBeat just ran a story stating that Forbes has acquired Clipmarks. I wanted to quickly fill everyone in on what's going on.

First, this article is a bit premature. We have not been acquired by Forbes. However, for the past few months we have been meeting with people at all levels of Forbes and the excitement and support they have shown for what we're creating has been very meaningful to us. As many of you have probably seen already, a number of their writers are already clipping and our technology has been integrated on forbes.com.

For quite a while, we have been in talks with various parties about helping to financially support clipmarks. However, we hadn't yet found the right "partner" to help us complete this journey. A partner who fully understands our vision for making news and information more portable and interactive than ever before. Therefore, we just kept looking.

Continued...

Clip Source: venturebeat.com

Clipmarks, one of the many startups that helps users collect and organize information from around the web, is being bought by Forbes Magazine, an inside source tells us.

Tags: clipmarks, forbes, web, business

The Daily Meme

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:45:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Daily roads to inspiration

Clip Source: thedailymeme.com

An easy spot to find a meme to blog about...

Tags: meme, inspiration, mlf

The Power of Birth Order

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:29:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.time.com

Of all the things that shape who we are, few seem more arbitrary than the sequence in which we and our siblings pop out of the womb. Maybe it's your genes that make you a gifted athlete, your training that makes you an accomplished actress, an accident of brain chemistry that makes you a drunk instead of a President. But in family after family, case study after case study, the simple roll of the birth-date dice has an odd and arbitrary power all its own.

The importance of birth order has been known—or at least suspected—for years. But increasingly, there's hard evidence of its impact.

Tags: birth order, science, mlf

Sexual orientation is not a choice

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:03:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.smh.com.au

The poster of a baby wearing a wristband labelled "homosexual" in an advertising campaign against homophobia has sparked a row in Italy.

The image of the rosy-cheeked newborn, with the slogan "Sexual orientation is not a choice", will soon go up on billboards across Tuscany as part of a drive by its regional government to curb discrimination against gays and lesbians.

The Vatican and conservative politicians were quick to criticise the advertisement, images of which have already appeared in Italian newspapers.

Tags: homosexuality, italy, mlf

Bibliochaise

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:19:30 GMT

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Clip Source: www.treehugger.com

Bibiochaise and Bibiopouf come from Italian designers nobody & co eschew the reading light, notebook storage and pencil sharpener for straight-up shelves, storing "5 metres of books". We aren't sure how they measure books, but it's a cool, artful way to store your books, show off your collection, and always have them within arms reach.

Tags: design, mlf

Bookinist

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:18:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.treehugger.com

We aren't sure if this design is clever or crazy: Bookinist, a combination chair/bookcase with a reading light, cup holder, and a more few surprises that combine to give new meaning to the term "bookmobile." The arms and backrest can hold 80 paperbacks, and the chair hides secret compartments for reading glasses, bookmarks, pencils, a pencil sharpener and a notebook (all included with the chair) and adds and a wheel for easy mobility. Says designer Nils Holger Moormann, "Bookinist is a movable chair designed especially for reading. It is based on the principle of a pushcart and can be rolled to a favourite spot...Bookinist invites you to read and think at your leisure." The self-taught German designer uses birch plywood and felt for the chair, which, though it looks a bit boxy, follows his company's precedent for "innovative characteristics, precise detailed solutions and simple form".

Tags: mlf, design

39 ways to live, and not merely exist

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:53:53 GMT

clipped by: morgainelefaye

Clip Source: www.dumblittleman.com

Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.

That's fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.

That's fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

That's fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods.

It's not fine. If you want to truly live life, to really experience it, to enjoy it to the fullest, instead of barely scraping by and only living a life of existence, then you need to find ways to break free from the mold and drink from life.

Love

Get outside

Savor food

Create a morning ritual

Take chances

Follow excitement

Find your passion

Get out of your cubicle

Turn off the TV

Pull away from Internet

Travel

Rediscover what's important

Eliminate everything else

Exercise

Be positive

Open your heart

Kiss in the rain

Face your fears

When you suffer, suffer

Slow down

Tags: personal development, self improvement, mlf

Jesus Car

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:08:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.widelec.org

Tags: humour, atheism, images, mlf