Word: mindsets
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Overture,” and “Bluebells” are the album’s most intriguing tracks, and the song “The Magic Position” is enjoyable enough if you go into it with the right mindset—that is, no mindset. There are a couple other tracks worth listening to, but expect to pick out a few favorite tracks and delete the rest from your hard drive. “The Magic Position”—the album, that is—casts a strange spell, to be sure...
...Coach has been preaching all year the importance of every single Ivy League game. I don’t think we’re going to go into this one with a different mindset,” said sophomore Evan Harris...
Move over, Tae Bo. Professor of Psychology Ellen J. Langer has found a new way to exercise. A recent study conducted by Langer’s laboratory, published in the February edition of Psychological Science, finds that having the proper mindset plays a key role in producing the beneficial effects of exercise. According to Langer, being cognizant of these benefits acts as a placebo, thus amplifying the positive effects. “By fooling the mind, we essentially fool the body,” she said. Langer tested her theory on over 80 housekeepers employed by seven hotels...
...empower themselves through reading and learning.”Self-help books are the new Prozac; the pharmacy is being replaced by the library and the critic by the doctor as the worlds of self-medication and literature collide. And there are side effects, as the self-help mindset has begun to extend past the advice column and into the other media of popular culture outlets.To be fair, self-help books shouldn’t be judged by the standards of literature. They are just vehicles for their messages, existing to tell their audience what is wrong with them...
...college room is like a team, then every students needs to understand sports. After taking this course with visiting professor Amy L. Baltzell, you’ll be giving motivational speeches like an expert quarterback throws the ball. It’s about mindset, it’s about winning—it’s all about the game...