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Feb 20, 2012
Book Club: David Brooks for President
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Dear Mr. Brooks, There is a campaign going on. Have you noticed? I am not typically one to give political advice, but I’ve been reading your book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of... Read More + |
Feb 13, 2012
Book Club: Deeper
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In the first chapter of our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement this week we read about Erica’s successful rise to CEO of the... Read More + |
Feb 6, 2012
Book Club: The Ups and Downs
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When I read our chapters for the book club this week, I couldn’t help reflecting back to when we first started reading The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement.... Read More + |
Jan 30, 2012
Book Club: What Makes People Happy
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This week in our reading from David Brooks’ The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, we read about intelligence, making choices, and freedom versus... Read More + |
Jan 23, 2012
Book Club: In Which We Meet Erica
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So we finally meet Erica. And what a character she is. In our book club readings this week, David Brooks introduces us to the other half of the happy couple with the wonderfully fulfilling... Read More + |
Jan 18, 2012
Book Club: On Synaptogenesis, Learning, and Attachment
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The other night I dreamed I was looking in the mirror when my cell phone rang. I picked it up to find my eldest son on the other end. “I just called to say goodbye,” he said. And then he... Read More + |
Jan 9, 2012
Book Club: The Social Animal
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“This is the happiest story you’ve ever read…” That first line pulled me in because…I like a happy story. Don’t you? In the introduction of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love,... Read More + |
Nov 11, 2011
Book Club: Mindfulness and Health
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There are many mysteries in the world, but perhaps one of the greatest is that of how the human mind and body interact. This week in our study of Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer we are discussing... Read More + |
Nov 4, 2011
Book Club: Decreasing Prejudice Through Mindful Thinking
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Most attempts to combat prejudice have been aimed at reducing our tendency to categorize other people, says Ellen J. Langer in chapter nine of Mindfulness. This week we are talking about... Read More + |
Oct 26, 2011
Memo to the Boss: Mindfulness on the Job
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Today we continue our discussion of Ellen J. Langer’s book Mindfulness with chapter eight: Mindfulness on the Job. Mindfulness is a valuable resource in the workplace, Langer tells... Read More + |
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