Dr. Derek Cabrera holds a PhD from Cornell University, is an author and internationally recognized expert in cognition, systems, and learning, and taught at Cornell University. Derek is currently a senior research scientist at Cabrera Research Labs in Ithaca, New York.
According to Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of The Myth of Happiness, our reductive understanding of happiness is culturally reinforced, but in reality amounts to a false promise. "I'll be happy when ____ (fill in the blank)" and its close cousin "I can't be happy when ____ (fill in the blank) are the two most pervasive myths about happiness. After all, there are plenty of people who are single and frustrated, unhappily married, or, on the other hand, happily divorced. Whether someone has achieved happiness or not depends not on our circumstances alone, but how we prepare ourselves, and react to these circumstances.
Critical Thinking vs. Blind Belief
It is key to keep an open mind and suspend emotion, when new factual information is presented...
by Sarah Pringle & Lu Wang
Apple’s 12-month reign as the No. 1 stock ended after the shares slumped 17 percent this year, worse than any other companies in the benchmark gauge for U.S. equities. The decline reduced its market capitalization to $413 billion, below Exxon Mobil's $418 billion.
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Classically engineered hip hop music.... Mobb Deep "Murda Muzik" - 1999
by Jordan Crook via Techcrunch.com
Twitter launched Vine, the mobile iOS app that lets users create six-second looping video and share it to various social networks, just two day ago and it’s been the topic of many a media conversation since.
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Scout Bassett, who began life as an amputee in a Chinese orphanage, speaks about the importance and power of creating one's own identity. A world-class athlete, Scout is a student at UCLA and works with the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
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Welcome to the very best day of your life…. Everyday!! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to your belief in yourself! It is an undeniable fact that those who get ahead in life are those who believe in their abilities and with that belief they take action to get what they deserve! We have the tendency to put too much power in talent! Some believe that with talent others will automatically give them their just due! Unfortunately waiting for others to give you approval will guarantee that you wait a very long time! No one will believe in you until YOU believe in YOU!
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