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Like most people who gamble, I am very bad at it. But I continue to do it, owing to a delusion that I am awesome at everything and therefore can't possibly lose. Gambling for men isn't about winning money but about boosting our self-esteem by proving that we're always right. Women's self-esteem comes from healthier places, like starving themselves...
...Previous research has shown that emotional factors such as depression, low self-esteem, and self-perception contribute to obesity in adolescence. This survey, the authors wrote, was the first to evaluate the relationship between social status in schools and weight change...
...venerable Council for a brief period of time, and I am proud to be affiliated with the organization at such a critical juncture in its history. One day, when I tell my children about my experiences at Harvard, they will learn all about my cripplingly low self esteem. But they will also learn how the Undergraduate Council changed the course of student history during my tenure. I believe, for all of our children’s sake, that the best way to continue on this path of change is to elect Frances I Martel...
Certain things appear identical on both sides of the Atlantic these days: France and America seem to be friends again; warm relations and mutual esteem have replaced nearly five years of diplomatic disdain; and presidents George Bush and Nicolas Sarkozy may start having regular sleep-overs if they become any better friends. Beyond that, however, the views of Sarkozy's 26 hour courtship of Washington - and the Franco-American love-fest it provoked - differ in small but significant ways in the two countries...
About half the adult population wears bras. The other half strategizes about them. Building a better-fitting one is not just good for female self-esteem, it's good for business. And you are the guy to do it. Can't you see the ad campaigns? "The Buffett Bustier: because one size does not fit all." Or "Get yourself into a neBRAska. We've got room for everyone...