For all these groups, the IQ boost from self - affirmation seems to come from calming worries around failure and stigma that can get in the
way of clear thinking.
Now if only somebody somewhere along the line had «indoctrinated» Mr. Kohn and the editors of Phi Delta Kappan in the basics
of clear thinking rather than letting them muddle toward adulthood in their befuddled engagement with deep, critical reflection about ways of being.
@ a dose of reality.Thanks for the great post.However, as you can tell, it is being totally ignored by the ones who want to believe that a leap of faith trumps all reason.No
amount of clear thought will EVER change that.Peace!
He gives new life and imparts some measure of his truth to our minds only when we are open to receive it and willing to pay the
cost of clear thinking and devoted living.
The facile identification of America with the Germany of the 1930s, of ugly expressions of black racism with the Holocaust, and of a bright young journalistic self with the intellectually formidable Hannah Arendt — all this is the
enemy of clear thinking.
I think given the stresses of his war life and what his expectations were as he returned, the great disappointment that he found with the accusations against Placidia left him with a deranged mind
incapable of clear thinking and no choice.
This naturally flows out of Lance's exceptional ability to make what could be complex and confusing to explain through the written media, an
example of clear thinking, the mastery of his subject and an unusual gift of communication.
She was able to quickly prepare a durable Power of Attorney and get her father to sign it on an iPad at the hospital during a
period of clear thinking.
John Houseman reprised his Oscar - winning film role as law professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr., who inspired his students with equal
parts of clear thinking and gut - wrenching fear.
Working in security settings for five years has instilled in me
attributes of clear thinking and remaining calm even in the most perilous situations.
It's been an interesting couple of weeks on the West Coast, in my office; one of those infrequent but predictable series of random events that leaves you shaking your head, wondering why all around you are losing theirs, while you remain the one
bastion of clear thinking and sanity.
But the pastor may have to set aside all specifically religious language for a time precisely because at some stage of communicating with the person these get in the
way of clear thought and honest feeling.
If Herod had not been so drunk and
of clear thought, he might have adverted the death of John by telling Salome, «Yes, you can have the head of John on a silver platter, but your mother's head will be served first.
«Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack
of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self - preservation strikes its jarring gong — these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.»
Acknowledge the incidence wherever he was at his next speaking engagement since he was not in the country but still had to show leadership Instead, our president's Twitter account handlers begun a knee - jerk reaction by tweeting on social media about the incidence and in such an infantile and useless manner, this was done on three occasions which demonstrates a lack
of clear thought to convey one simple message.
There was no lack of research or lack
of clear thought — overwhelming evidence forbade the existance of a black swan.
and sometimes emotions can get in the way
of clear thinking.
The principle of electing members of the «upper house» is a good one — but the proposals for a 15 year term, to quote just one part, let alone difficulties surrounding primacy of the two houses and the lack of a referendum reveal a lack
of clear thinking and, one suspects, an element of haste for vainglorious Liberal - Democrat political legacy and glory?