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Difficult Personality Types: Confusing Terminology

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  There are many individuals who possess certain self-defining characteristics which we try to label them with. And all too often, we mislabel them -- and almost as often, they mislabel themselves! Let's think about this and try to find out what the characteristics are which define a person. Let's stop mis-classifying (either a Lingovation or a word assembled out of convenience) our fellow Humans . After all, we are the readers and followers of The Braintenance Blog - and we are each and all compelled by a quest to become more intelligent and more knowledgeable (by the way, do you fully understand the difference between intelligent and knowledgeable?) in the interests of the mind's own desire for growth . 1 ) Many times the words "cynic" and "skeptic" are used interchangeably. Yet each describes a very different kind of person. What are the crucial differences between a cynic and a skeptic? Hint : One is an obsessive questioner, and a challenger of the...

Best Exercise To Increase Optimism - Automatically, Rapidly, Re-Program Your Brainwave Activity

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CLICK ON THE PIC FOR HIGHER REZ Best Exercise To Increase Optimism - You Will Easily, Automatically, Rapidly, Re-Program Your Brainwave Activity . Friends and followers of The Braintenance Blog are familiar with the various notions of the subconscious, the ubermind, de-personalization, meditation, neuroplasticity, entrainment, cross-hemispheric intelligence, the electromagnetic and chemical properties of the brain and thought, intersynaptic neurotransmitters and their effects, pheromones, nature, nurture, changing synaptic chemistry, nootropic protocols and a host of other technical details and interesting theories relating to brain, mind, learning and feeling. What I want to do today, and during the course of these next several weeks, is to pass on to you the gift of increased optimism, based upon a three-step approach developed at McGill University . What you will need to do is: Take the optimism test This will give you an indication of how you compare to other people in your ge...

Gamification: Braintenance On Sweeteners!

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This wonderful newspaper is sponsored for your enjoyment and intellectual stimulation by The Braintenance Blog and Douglas E. Castle , as well as CFI Business Growth . Have fun while you sharpen your intellectual skills and memory. Gamification is a wonderful way to learn faster and with a longer-lasting reward. BRAIN GAMES! CHALLENGE YOUR MIND. Gamification At Its Best! For most of us, a challenge just doesn't feel stressful if it is packaged in the form of a game. Here are some of the week's best - just for you. Published by ...