Author Archives: Think-Grow

Music, The Brain, and Mental health… from childhood to old age

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Think-Grow

The relationship between the music, our brain, and mental health in the different stages of our life is most interesting. It touches on a number of subjects related to left brain vs right brain development, the role of language, and … Continue reading →

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Shredded Similes, Mutilated Metaphors

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Think-Grow

For your entertainment, actual similes and metaphors found by high school English teachers from across the country in their student’s essays. – Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a … Continue reading →

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Interesting Quotes from the Movie Wall Street

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Think-Grow

Wall Street is an interesting movie, that portrays different images and struggles within the world of business and finance – regardless of whether the director (Oliver Stone) was actually really biased against powerful corporate and finance professionals. It draws the … Continue reading →

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The Real Cost of Obesity

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Think-Grow

It is very interesting to see the actual total monetary costs of obesity to society.. Needless to say that ‘real’ (i.e. social, emotional, etc..) costs are much more important. But the below information from Mckinsey helps give a closer look … Continue reading →

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On Motivating People ( From Jim Collins’ Book: Good to Great )

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Think-Grow

“Spending Time and Energy trying to ‘motivate’ people is  a waste of effort. The real question is not ‘how do we motivate our people’. If you have the right people they will be self-motivated. The Key is to not de-motivate … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s Law

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Think-Grow

Parkinson’s Law or The Rising Pyramid Work – it is said – expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. ‘It is the busiest man who has time to spare’. A lack of real activity does not … Continue reading →

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Brain Teaser .. Truth-teller – Liar (from KhanAcademy)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Think-Grow
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Linkedin’s Most overused buzz words

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Think-Grow

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 85 million members worldwide, today released the most overused words and phrases in members’ LinkedIn profiles. The top 10 terms that are overused by professionals based in the … Continue reading →

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Theory

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Think-Grow

“every theory makes a bargain with reality” M. Sahlins “Every theory trades certain kinds of knowledge at the expense of other kinds of knowledge. to put it more forcefully, every knowledge comes at the expense of a certain kind of … Continue reading →

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Uncertainty

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Think-Grow

Bertrand Russel Said: “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” Interesting …. “Clarity”, too much of it, means lack of wisdom ? Is … Continue reading →

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