This Week 7’s (12.14 – 12.31) Affirmation: Mindfulness – I will reach for mindfulness each day.
Date – 12.26.17
B-Book 44: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
The key message in this book: Often we stop dead in our tracks …
First category I added when I started this blog many moons ago. I jot stuff here I can't otherwise categorize.
The section you will see a swear or two in. Not that I am a big fan, but sometimes situation can't be helped
Here you will find books that I have read, reading or intend to read. More Recent Reads => CLICK HERE.
I intend to use this area to catalog my writing journey and collect tidbits of information on the authoring process.
These are areas I am very much interested in. From time to time, as I am so moved, I free think here as well
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College is a Risky Business
The idea is ingrained in our pop culture. Parents, teachers, high school guidance counselors, financial aid officers, and students all understand that if a high school graduate wants to achieve 
success she will have to go to college. This is the conventional wisdom. Thirty years ago it was true. Today the conventional wisdom is wrong. College is not for everyone.
Of every four students enrolling in college only one will graduate and get a good job. The other three are just wasting time and money. This amounts to billions of dollars and millions of man hours squandered every year. Our government and the universities blissfully ignore this fact. The government’s unwritten policy is, “college is for everyone regardless of cost.” They provide “free” money in the form of loans to anyone who applies without any concern about the borrower’s ability to repay. The university administrators live a posh lifestyle and have little or no concern about operating costs. They understand that they can raise tuition every year and, if the students fall short financially, there is always that government money to fill the gap. Even better the administrators get paid whether or not their students learn, graduate, or get a job.
What are the dirty little secrets of college admissions?
This is an excellent piece from Quora, written by a gent by the name of Brett Elkins:
Here is what I have found after working with kids and talking at length with many college admissions to …
Investigated: Anxiety-inducing fitness test purports to tell you how long you’ll live.
It seems a simple enough challenge: Sit down on the floor and get back up without the help of your hands or knees. Try it, though, and you might discover it’s not as easy as …
Napping tied to 5 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure
A napping habit could lower blood pressure to a similar extent as other lifestyle modifications and some drugs, according to research scheduled to be presented March 18 at the American College of Cardiology’s scientific sessions …
A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you
Meritocracy has become a leading social ideal. Politicians across the ideological spectrum continually return to the theme that the rewards of life – money, power, jobs, university admission – should be distributed according to skill …
Why you should use nasal breathing when you exercise
Imagine yourself exercising: running, hiking, dancing, lifting weights — whatever you like to do. Picture yourself pushing to a maximum intensity. Now, ask yourself: Are you breathing out of your nose or mouth?
If you are …
Live Longer, Prevent Disease, Feel Happier After 50
Happy New Year! If you’re ready to make some positive health changes in 2019, consider this your ultimate resolution checklist. Bookmark this article, and review it every three months for a reminder, for inspiration or …
When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence
If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down on the streets of New York City in 2014 – you might choose to pepper-spray them …
Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges -The Reality.
Bryson Sassau’s application would inspire any college admissions officer.
A founder of T.M. Landry College Preparatory School described him as a “bright, energetic, compassionate and genuinely well-rounded” student whose alcoholic father had beaten him and his …
5 Surprising and Spectacular Health Benefits of Farting
So it happened again. You let one slip out, and what’s worse, it happened in front of company. If this reminds you of a recent situation you have to ask yourself, should you really have …
Let America Be America Again – Poem by Langston Hughes
Heard this point this morning and had to put it here. How wonderful. How true.
Why You Can Look Forward to Being Happier in Old Age
As we age, life’s end looms closer: but the end may be the peak of our happiness
If life wanted to mess with you, it couldn’t have come up with a better way than death. Especially …
Do not weep for your dead: how to mourn as the Stoics did
Imagine you are at a child’s funeral. The child is yours. The air is numb with silence. An ache so deep you can barely breathe moves through you, until it bursts and you cry out …
How do I delete my old tweets? Here’s a step-by-step guide
Once, the Internet was fun. It’s time to move on.
We’ve built up archives of our past selves online over the years — tweets, social media, message-board posts, live journals or, ahem, deadjournals. And, increasingly, those …
Transition from High School – What I Wish I Knew Before Starting College
Starting college is an exciting, yet terrifying prospect. It’s worth it in the end for most students, but there are still some things I wish I’d known before my first day.
Source: Transition from High School …
4 Ways to Teach Your Student Smart Spending Habits
Going to college is one of life’s most exciting events, but many students don’t realize it’s more than tuition, studying and fun. It may be the first time they have to manage their own finances. Parents …
Why You Shouldn’t Take Advice From (Almost) Anyone
Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having. He who takes advice about his savings from one who is inexperienced in such matters, shall …
Being Fit in Middle Age May Protect Against Depression
About 16 million adults in the U.S., and 350 million people around the world, have depression, a major source of physical and mental disability. It affects people’s employment and their ability to socialize and maintain …
The Really Surprising Thing People Get Wrong In Retirement
Saving money can be difficult. But spending it? That part was supposed to be easy for retirees who’ve spent decades building up their nest eggs for their golden years.
Source: The Really Surprising Thing People Get …
Do Americans Know How Much Trouble They’re In?
A President who invokes absolute authority to…pardon himself. An ambassador to Germany who declares he wants to…topple the German government. Senators — the most powerful people in democracy, save the President — knocking on the door of a …
Source: …
When should you retire? Don’t die at your desk
Fritz Gilbert knew in his 20s that he did not want to die at his desk. Gilbert, 55, who retired last week, started saving decades ago for what could be one of our most fraught …
10 Years Younger Through Exercise
We’ve known for a long time that exercise is healthy. However, a long-term study conducted by sports scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has found that people who lead active lifestyles are around 10 years …
Woulda, coulda, shoulda: the haunting regret of failing our ideal selves
Psychologist Tom Gilovich and a former Cornell graduate student have found people are haunted more by regrets about failing to fulfill their hopes and dreams than by regrets about failing to fulfill their responsibilities.
Forsaken dreams. …
Why Training Your Mind Is the Most Important Priority in Life
A young, but earnest, martial arts student asked his new teacher: “I am devoted to studying your martial system. How long will it take me to master it?”
The teacher replied casually: “Ten years.”
The student wanted …
How To Burn Fat While Running
Is it better to run on an empty stomach to boost fat burning or to jog at a low heart rate to stay in the right “zone”? Or, should we do short but exhausting intervals …
Employees Don’t Quit Their Job; They Quit Their Boss!
Employees might join companies, but they leave managers. Too many managers view their position as one of entitlement rather than one of responsibility. In days past, managers would focus on developing their employees. Today they …
How to live it up without going broke before you die
I know how to save. It’s in my DNA.
Spending, now that’s a challenge. My dog chewed away part of the cushion on the inside of one of my shoes. You can clearly see his bite …
The Rich Are Betting On Living to 100
Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay up.
Over the past few decades, the average person’s lifespan has risen almost …
4 steps to prepare for a secure retirement
I enjoy almost every aspect of cooking, from finding recipes to plating. (In fairness, does anyone really enjoy cleaning up afterward?)
I spend about 45 minutes planning, preparing, and plating a meal that takes my family …
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Black America Is Leaving While Staying Put
Jimmie Williams joins demonstrators in a protest outside of City Hall calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign on December 11, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. A recently released video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald …
Stop Punishing Black Children Just Because They’re Black
Schools should be held to higher standards than students. If schools irresponsibly impose discipline practices, then those rules (or leaders) should be expelled. However, when it comes to discipline, we give students the cane and …
The most racist areas in the United States
There are neighborhoods in Baltimore in which the life expectancy is 19 years less than other neighborhoods in the same city. Residents of the Downtown/Seaton Hill neighborhood have a life expectancy lower than 229 other …
Spying Secrets: Is Facebook eavesdropping on your phone conversations?
It’s irresistible, enticing and addicting. And, it’s available 24-hours a day all over the world to billions of people. Facebook beckons to users seemingly with a two-prong approach – both the pressure and pleasure to …
For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn’t always what they imagined
Money pressures lead many to scrimp on textbooks, meals and other expenses.
To reach the Ivy League after growing up poor seems like hitting the jackpot. Students get a world-class education from schools that promise to …
