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...life, Ben-Shahar uses three optimalist exercises, which he calls PRP. When he feels down - say, after giving a bad lecture - he grants himself permission (P) to be human. He reminds himself that not every lecture can be a Nobel winner; some will be less effective than others. Next is reconstruction (R). He parses the weak lecture, learning lessons for the future about what works and what doesn't. Finally, there's perspective (P), which involves acknowledging that in the grand scheme of life, one lecture really doesn't matter...
...subatomic nanotechnology. As China and other developing countries finally achieve the industrial plenty that we enjoyed 50 years ago, the U.S. can stay ahead once again by pioneering the next-generation technologies that the increasingly industrialized world will require. (Read "Will China's Stock Market Rebound Before the S&P...
...Since most of the restructuring programs for the car companies are not in place now, and probably cannot be until the middle of the year, their losses in the first two quarters should not be terribly different than they were in the fourth quarter. Depending on which of the P&L lines financial analysts look at, it means that Detroit is going through as much as $9 billion a month. GM (GM) and Chrysler could spend the $22 billion that they are requesting in as little as 90 days. It has been said that a country should never get into...
Unlike some of the metropolitan dailies that have closed, including the Seattle P-I, the Cincinnati Post did not leave behind a news website. Neither did the Rocky Mountain News, although some of its former news staff are attempting to launch one. It did leave behind a competitor, the Cincinnati Enquirer, but the Enquirer does not report as much news from north Kentucky towns as the Post...
...advice. No message. No certainty. No explanation. No message. I wouldn’t do that. I would say—stay alive. I would say, avoid hard drugs. That’s my only advice.” —Staff writer Mia P. Walker can be reached at mpwalker@fas.harvard.edu...