by jmalouff | Aug 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Norman Cousins, an educator and writer, famously wrote that laughing as he watched lots of funny movies and television helped him cope with a painful chronic spine condition. He is not the only one to think that we benefit greatly from laughing — think of the...
by jmalouff | Aug 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am reading Warren Berger’s “A More Beautiful Question” (2014) about the importance of asking questions. Berger mentions three questions developed by Jonathon Fields for us to ask ourselves when we fear failing at something: 1. If I fail, how will I...
by jmalouff | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am reading “A More Beautiful Question” by Warren Berger. The book points out that young children ask many, many questions. Starting school decreases the questioning, and adults ask very few questions. That’s a pity because asking good questions,...
by jmalouff | Aug 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I just read about a study of 124 women who reported having experienced exercise-induced orgasms (EIOs). These orgasms occur with no help from fantasies or sexual self-stimulation. My first thought about EIOs was that there must be an Old MacDonald somewhere in the...
by jmalouff | Aug 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
A recent study showed that women prefer to marry men who are 8 inches (!) taller than they are. Why do women prefer tall men? One theory is that for evolutionary reasons women unconsciously prefer tall men because these men tend to be more successful in physical...