Archive for September, 2010

Racial Identity and Happiness

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

I want to let you in on something.  My new project that has been keeping me from posting here as often as I should and want is called 'Mixed In Different Shades' and is about the history of inter-cultural relationships and mixed heritage people around the world.  How are these ...

Self Doubting’s Purpose

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."  Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970). If you are a consumer of the countless American success formulas, you will know that the vast majority will educate you to ...

Losing Weight by Brain Power Alone?

Monday, September 13th, 2010

According to Wikipedia, "although the human brain represents only 2% of the body weight, it receives 15% of the cardiac output, 20% of total body oxygen consumption, and 25% of total body glucose utilisation." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain#Brain_energy_consumption).  Assuming of course that working the brain, like working the body, ups energy requirement and ...

Money can buy you happiness

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

CAN money buy you happiness? The answer, it appears, depends on what you mean by "happiness". High earners are generally more satisfied with their lives, it seems, but a persons day-to-day emotional wellbeing is only influenced by money up to a certain point. via Money can buy you happiness – up ...