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Mind Mapping to Success

I’ve often had difficulty thinking in straight lines or linear arguments. When I’ve been asked by various teachers at various levels to provide an outline for a presentation or a paper my face changes color (when I was younger it turned white out of fear and not it turns red because I don’t work that way). When I was younger the most useful tool I was ever taught was the idea bubbles: a topic in the center and various topics branching out from the central topic. When I was younger I would do this on a chalkboard or a large … Continue reading →

Marriage Can Make You Smarter

A study from Brigham Young University recently reported that a happy marriage could lower your blood pressure. Now neuroscience is noticing that marriage can make you smarter, too. In the early stages of a relationship (that first, exciting rush of love), your brain might not be in the right state for intellectual pursuits. A lot of the beginnings of love are driven by the euphoric feelings that come from dopamine — a brain chemical that produces powerful, pleasurable feelings. As relationships mature, dopamine levels become less important and other parts of the brain are engaged. In the later stages of … Continue reading →

Frugal Family Fun For the Weekend

It’s Monday and I am already planning our weekend adventure for next weekend. We like to plan several different ideas so that if it rains or if something unforeseen happens, nobody is disappointed and we still have fun anyway! With seven of us along on every outing, cost is definitely a factor. So we brainstorm and usually come up with 7 ideas of things we can do. Most weekends we can accomplish all seven things because usually at least two of us want to do the same thing, with a variation. So here are seven ideas of things you can … Continue reading →