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the problem isn’t you are a bad manager of your time – you are a bad tactician in the war inside your brain
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They just had a better grasp of how to trick themselves into doing what was best for them.
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This is one of the better (more scientific) arguments about genetically modified food I've seen.
This is a very thought-provoking look at the limits of modern medicine, and a reminder to think about what you want to happen to yourself in this situation - advance directives, discussion with family and friends, is important. Also understanding what is "reasonable."
in list: Nursing/Healthcare
Straight talk from a smart yet down to earth person. I really like Elizabeth Warren.
in list: Politics
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This clip of Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail in Massachusetts is making the rounds today, and for good reason. First-time candidates don’t usually articulate a progressive economic message quite this well.
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Warren, after explaining some of the reasons for the nation’s deep fiscal hole, pointed to a more sensible approach to economic policy in general.
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Interesting article about a recent paper on the topic. I'd say I am in the 70% as well - no *inherent* conflict, but sometimes there is conflict. Conflict is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. I've told religious students - even fundamentalists, that "there is no 11th commandment that says 'Thou shalt not figure out how I did it.'" That seems to help :) I think there is something about humans that is innately spiritual - whatever that means. We are meaning-seeking organisms. It's important for us to find meaning where we can. Personally, I don't need religion to find meaning, beauty, morality, goodness, joy and inspiration in life. But others seem to, and my hope is more and more will move *away* from those sorts of strict, dogmatic, fundamentalist types of religions that seem to be pushing us back into the dark ages at times, but also away from New Age "magical thinking." Religion *can* be a force for good, and I think it is in many people's lives, but I hope that religious people of all types can be more tolerant toward other views - even non-belief.
in list: Science and Nature
in list: Politics
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To those millions of Americans who have finally begun paying attention to politics and watched with exasperation the tragicomedy of the debt ceiling extension, it may have come as a shock that the Republican Party is so full of lunatics.
Love, love, LOVE this! Especially the body acceptance patterns correlated with age - so true!! I am happily beginning to enter the "Fuck You. I'm Awesome" phase of life - yay!!! And the last paragraph is priceless. Here it is:
"Bottom line? If you could see how beautiful you truly are, you would be amazed. Wear yourself -- flaws and all -- with pride, because you are stunning. And if anyone says any different, it's probably just because they’re ugly."
HAHAHAHA - love her!!!
Many of those 'gaffes' uttered by the presidential candidate are actually shaped by her God-centered worldview, according to Ryan Lizza's revealing profile in the New Yorker.
in list: Politics
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The further candidates step from the media stage, the more they speak their minds. The further we dig into their pasts, the more we learn who they are today.
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Voters who want to know the answer best do their searching outside cable news, talk radio and websites optimized to bring them what everyone else wants to read.
The New Yorker article referred to in the last link (LA Times Story: Michele Bachmann means what she says)
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Awesome. Buffet is my favorite Billionaire. Bill Gates is my second favorite. Sometimes it's the other way around. Wealthy people who recognize the benefits of our society and government that have helped them get where they are, and want to give back, and pay their fair share.
in list: Politics
in list: Politics
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the philosophical battle over economics, taxes, debt ceilings and defaults that are now roiling the stock market is partly rooted in an upper class "ideology of self-interest."
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Because the rich gloss over the ways family connections, money and education helped, they come to denigrate the role of government and vigorously oppose taxes to fund it.
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"When you’re bleeding profusely from an open wound, you want a doctor who binds that wound up, not a doctor who lectures you on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle as you get older. When millions of willing and able workers are unemployed, and economic potential is going to waste to the tune of almost $1 trillion a year, you want policy makers who work on a fast recovery, not people who lecture you on the need for long-run fiscal sustainability."
in list: Politics
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When you’re bleeding profusely from an open wound, you want a doctor who binds that wound up, not a doctor who lectures you on the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle as you get older. When millions of willing and able workers are unemployed, and economic potential is going to waste to the tune of almost $1 trillion a year, you want policy makers who work on a fast recovery, not people who lecture you on the need for long-run fiscal sustainability.
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What would a real response to our problems involve? First of all, it would involve more, not less, government spending for the time being — with mass unemployment and incredibly low borrowing costs, we should be rebuilding our schools, our roads, our water systems and more.
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"Cynics believe they have already arrived at the answers to their questions; skeptics hold out the possibility that there are always more questions to be asked."
I'm bookmarking this whole article for that quote. Very good.
in list: Politics
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it helps to be skeptical, but hurts to be cynical
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Cynics believe they have already arrived at the answers to their questions; skeptics hold out the possibility that there are always more questions to be asked.
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