Dumit explores the development of positron emission tomography scans and the effects these images have had on how
we think about our minds.
By studying how people think about three different types of abstract entities — a corporation, a robot and a God — we can better understand how people
think about the mind.
In the fall of 2005 the Dalai Lama delivered a lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, D.C., highlighting the areas of convergence between neuroscience and Buddhist
thought about the mind.
Just the fact that you can
think about your mind shows there is a separation: there is a «you» thinking about «your mind.»
The game is simply to
think about your mind.
Keep track of how many times
you think about your mind, and award yourself an «awareness point» each time you remember to do it.
For the next 24 hours, try to
think about your mind, as often as possible.
The original account of formulation has been considerably expanded by the contribution of contemporary psychoanalytic
thinking about the mind, as well as deepened to embrace possible individual differences in brain function.
Not exact matches
Even though the planners had, in effect, spent more time
thinking about their task, with no progress made on the task itself, as Baumeister and Tierney explain, «their
minds had apparently been cleared by the act of writing down a plan.»
And who cares if a couple of people
think I'm being an attention whore for talking
about this in such a real way if it actually does help change a few
minds?
But
thinking back to when I wrote the song and what the song is
about, it's
about rebellion, speaking your
mind and fighting the system.
Keeping my
mind clear while I'm getting ready in the morning has helped me start
thinking about the upcoming day in totality, instead of focusing on the emails that may have come in overnight.
Tampa, FL — Cigar City Brewing is the name that comes to
mind for most people when they
think about Tampa beer, but Lewey says he
thinks others are «going to be noticed real soon».
Because, in my
mind, if people don't have any other passions, I don't
think they can really get passionate
about working on Drupal or working at Acquia.
But focus, by definition, narrows the scope of our
thinking, and given how complex and fast moving most business problems are, we should relearn the skill of simply opening our
mind and giving ourselves half an hour to
think, in an unstructured, creative way,
about whatever pops up.
If you don't
mind me asking: What is it that you want to
think about most?»
«When
thinking about luxury, for me, cashmere always comes to
mind,» she says.
It gets their
mind to stop
thinking about stressful things like work, money or strained relationships and instead, focus on something that helps them feel fulfilled.
When you're in the stream, your
mind jumps from one task to the next, you're heavily affected by emotions and are not consciously
thinking about what you're
thinking.
The method is
about tricking your
mind into
thinking that what you are in need of is already there.
Never -
mind what you
think about political issues or the environment.
However, Handsome Her's owner, Alex O'Brien, told Broadsheet Melbourne: «I do want people to
think about it, because we've had this [pay discrepancy] for decades and decades and we're bringing it to the forefront of people's
minds.
To Olympic memorabilia market experts, such as Ingrid O'Neil, a California - based auctioneer who specializes in such memorabilia, metal is the furthest thing from their
mind when
thinking about how to value a precious winner's medal.
When you
think about the culture you want to develop at your workplace, what comes to
mind?
«That would be the way to
think about it... at this stage, there is a lot of uncertainty in the consumer's
mind as we work through the election,» said Penegor.
You have to try to
think about what's on this child's
mind and what can you excite them with.
Think about a time when you went to bed and your
mind was calm and happy.
That way, you may be top of
mind when your followers start
thinking about whom to recommend.
Think about how often you say regretful things; repeat bad habits; make absent -
minded decisions; and have erratic
thoughts.
Bill Gates has said, «Learning to write programs stretches your
mind, and helps you
think better, creates a way of
thinking about things that I
think is helpful in all domains.»
While watching the demo, I got to
thinking about a topic that's been top of
mind lately — that of how the media tends to focus on the side effects of technology rather than the effects.
What I love
about Ferriss's show is you feel like a fly on the wall listening to some of the greatest
minds (
think Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Robbins, Vince Vaughn) sharing some of their most amazing insights on business, productivity, and life hacks.
«Cash, though, is to a business as oxygen is to an individual: never
thought about when it is present, the only thing in
mind when it is absent,» Buffett said.
When you
think about malicious software, the first thing that probably comes to
mind is hackers stealing your credit card number or email address — such attacks are widespread and widely reported.
With all of that in
mind, Lynch
thinks the company will see earnings per share growth of
about 7 % next year and the business should see good EPS grow thereafter.
This clears my
mind to
think about the company's future.»
The picture that comes to
mind when you
think about the scenario is that of a heavy, tired person, who has ceased to become productive and efficient.
When you
think about it, the idea of visibility can seem like a vague concept, so you have to have specific goals in
mind when trying to increase your impact.
As hard as it may be at times, we fully control what goes into our
minds and what we
think about.
Instead of letting your fears get the best of you or letting self - diminishing
thoughts convince you that you are not capable, really work at what goes into your
mind and what you
think about.
Think about what gets you ready to focus and create a ritual that clues your
mind into preparing to focus.
Think about the overall state of
mind this puts you in.
Walsh said she had a «knee - jerk» negative reaction when she heard Bloom was representing Weinstein, but changed her
mind when she
thought about projects Weinstein worked on that benefited women and heard Bloom's explanation.
Everyone was talking
about his state of
mind and his
thinking.
The more time I took, the better I felt, and the more I appreciated just why vacations — real vacations, on which you clear your
mind and don't
think about business at all — are so important.
This is a
mind - bender that will really force the candidate to
think quickly
about something they've never been asked before, all while showing off the reasons they are a good fit for the job.
When you
think about hiring a team member, your
mind probably goes straight to the cost.
Agriculture is just
about the last thing that comes to
mind when people
think of technology, but in fact, it has always been an engine of innovation.
You must not
think about anything else, suppressing all other
thoughts, keeping your
mind blank, acting like a robot.
With that in
mind, here are nine resolutions for the small business operator to
think about for 2011.