Education and longevity
I just read about studies showing that education level is a strong predictor of longevity. This means that as an educator I am in the life-extension business! How does education help keep a person alive? Education helps individuals (a) learn to cope with stressors,...How to run organisational meetings
Last week I gave an invited presentation on running organisational meetings at the annual meeting of chairs of NSW university academic boards in Canberra. The chair of one university said that she had herself videotaped running a board meeting and found that she...Weight control!
Many years ago I set a goal for myself of not going over 170 pounds (77 and 1/4 kgs; I am 6 feet, 2 1/2 inches tall — basically a tall drink of water). When I saw that I was over the maximum, I usually solved the problem by increasing my exercise level. In...Seven habits of highly successful people
Steven Covey, who recently died, wrote bestselling books on habits of successful people. He was highly successful himself, making millions of dollars with his books and related products. You can read about the Seven Habits at...“Exercise” your self-control
I have been reading an excellent book, “The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence had Declined” by Steven Pinker of Harvard. Pinker presents a huge amount of evidence that violence of all types has declined over past centuries and recent decades. The...
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