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...where rules hurt them. For instance, Hayes conducted experiments showing that subjects who could have earned more money for doing simple tasks (like moving a light around a small maze) didn't earn as much because they were trying to follow given rules. Those studies helped lead to an account of language called Relational Frame Theory, which suggests that when we try to solve problems verbally, we are using the same language skills and cognitive processes that can lead us back to avoidance and pain ("sunset" ... "beautiful sunset" ... "mother's funeral"). And that led to ACT's focus on reducing...
...regain its confidence last year, Summers appointed one of his loudest critics, Thomas Professor of Sociology Theda Skocpol, as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), and he established a new deanship to promote Faculty diversity. The Faculty, like the president, must be held to account. As much as discontented Faculty members may lack confidence in Summers, we would modestly submit that, at this point in time, we lack confidence in them. It is the Faculty’s job to stay focused on issues that have a greater bearing over this university’s future...
...Your graphic on making the best use of your time emphasized the importance of a good night's rest. Everyone seems to believe that getting eight hours of sleep every night is the gold standard for optimal brain performance. But that approach fails to take into account the huge differences between individuals. I am both a night owl (by choice) and a morning person (by necessity) and average five to six hours of sleep a night. About a year ago, I tried to sleep for eight hours, and as a result I felt listless all day. One size does...
...author of three books, said in a telephone interview last night that his research, which included two trips to Russia and a close reading of the “very revealing” court record, had helped shed light on the Shleifer affair by presenting a detailed account of the whole matter in a single article...
...drugs.” Yet, a simple fact about Morales seems to be a flawless symbol of the ironic and illusory realities of this continent: he is the first Inca descendant to lead the republic in over 150 years, in a country where indigenous natives account for 80 percent of the population...