Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind
Researchers have been analyzing daydreaming, and they’ve found those stray thoughts to be remarkably common — and often quite useful.
Read and appreciated.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Bill Wilson’s Gospel
The story of Alcoholics Anonymous teaches us about human nature and the kinds of social programs that do and don’t work.
I am glad to see that David Brooks may have found another greater power. I understand the need but am unable to follow that path. Alcohol has yet to exert a hold on me though I have seen it work. I am given an occasional beer I have not bought one for over a year. I stop at one. It matters to me. If going to meetings helps, do it. I will keep it out of the house. I do not want to give up the denatured solvent. I will if necessary.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/06/2nd-half-slowdown-or-double-dip.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CalculatedRisk+%28Calculated+Risk%29
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/the-conventional-superstition/#more-10059
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/learned-helplessness-in-macro/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/a-terrible-ugliness-is-born/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/the-conventional-superstition/#more-10059
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/learned-helplessness-in-macro/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/a-terrible-ugliness-is-born/
Wrong Track Distress
With no end to the employment crisis in sight, the U.S. desperately needs to enact an aggressive jobs-creation campaign.
The trouble with being smarter than Bob Herbert is he will agree with you a month from now. He gets to publish now.
The Third Depression
There was the Long Depression, then the Great Depression, and now we are in the early stages of a third depression. This one is primarily a failure of policy.
The problem with being smarter than the president is he will agree with Paul Krugman Three months from now.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind
Researchers have been analyzing daydreaming, and they’ve found those stray thoughts to be remarkably common — and often quite useful.
The mind wanders in several different ways. Right now it should be on driving.
Holding traffic and signs in mind is difficult enough. Add duty and pleasure and it is impossible
The real wonder is that there are times when the highway is not blocked.
I have to attend to the business of living. I will be back at this late this evening.
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The Third Depression
There was the Long Depression, then the Great Depression, and now we are in the early stages of a third depression. This one is primarily a failure of policy.
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Discovering the Virtues of a Wandering Mind
Researchers have been analyzing daydreaming, and they’ve found those stray thoughts to be remarkably common — and often quite useful.
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In Ordinary Lives, U.S. Sees the Work of Russian Agents
They had lived for more than a decade in American cities and suburbs from Seattle to New York. But on Monday, prosecutors accused 11 people of being part of an espionage ring.
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Wrong Track Distress
With no end to the employment crisis in sight, the U.S. desperately needs to enact an aggressive jobs-creation campaign.
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In Ireland, a Picture of the Cost of Austerity
In Ireland, which adopted austerity measures two years ago that other European countries are now looking to pursue, the economic downturn has only grown worse.
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TobyChaudhuri
‘Mixed Results’ for U.S. Team, Uncertain Future for its Coach
“‘Mixed Results’ for U.S. Team, Uncertain Future for its Coach - http://nyti.ms/bwdwFG”
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In Suit Over Faulty Computers, Window to Dell’s Fall
Documents show that Dell was aware of bad components in millions of computers sold from 2003 to 2005.
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No Sex Please, We’re Middle Class
A “female Viagra” won’t cure what ails America’s bedrooms.
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The Court, the Constitution and the Reality of Guns
The Supreme Court’s ruling that state and local laws cannot restrict an individual’s right to bear arms puts too many lives at risk.
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Right to Information Law Is Lever for India’s Poor
The popular Right to Information law may not have made a big dent in corruption, but it has given a powerful tool to Indians by helping to resolve their complaints.
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Antibiotic Use in Animals Should be Limited, F.D.A. Says
Federal health officials, concerned about the growing problem of superbugs, took a tentative step toward banning a common agricultural use of penicillin and tetracycline.
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johnprieur
In Ordinary Lives, U.S. Sees the Work of Russian Agents
“Wow... 11 Russian spies busted throughout U.S. http://nyti.ms/9VUDIZ”
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Bill Wilson’s Gospel
The story of Alcoholics Anonymous teaches us about human nature and the kinds of social programs that do and don’t work.
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tlomauro
Compelling Stories, if Not Literature
“Compelling Stories, if Not Literature (patient memoirs) - http://nyti.ms/9aV35f”
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rjkatz
Supreme Court Upholds Accounting Board
“Supreme Court Upholds Accounting Board - http://nyti.ms/dqcVfb”
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sistagirl2u
A Tax Form for the Marginally Employed
“A Tax Form for the Marginally Employed - http://nyti.ms/aIdUPD”
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isoia
Lifetime of Tracking Killings Ends in Activist’s Own
“Excellent piece on execution of a human rights activist in Congo. We need an end to impunity. - http://nyti.ms/bfWpnX”
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Jennifer Preston
How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying?
“More than 300 people have already weighed in on - "How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? - http://nyti.ms/aQdhSp Your thoughts?”
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R
Book Review - Extra Lives - Why Video Games Matter - By Tom Bissell
The best account yet of what it feels like to be a video gamer at a time when humanity is encountering a new form of storytelling.
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