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5 Feb 2011, 8:42 am by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt: ...I do think that there's a real problem with America's current legal environment, and I think that we're in pretty much the same situation as Greece: If we want the kind of economic growth it's going to take to get us out of our current economic and indebtedness crisis, we're going to have to drastically reduce the number of laws and regulations confronting new and existing businesses.That's hard to do piecemeal - hence the term "Demosclerosis. [read post]
12 Feb 2011, 9:38 am by StephanieWestAllen
Sometimes the best learning exercises come from books and other media designed for children. [read post]
7 May 2011, 4:41 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract of research paper titled "Witnessing excellence in action: the ‘other-praising’ emotions of elevation, gratitude, and admiration": People are often profoundly moved by the virtue or skill of others, yet psychology has little to say about the ‘other-praising’ family of emotions. [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 7:43 am by StephanieWestAllen
This morning I discovered guru of creativity and lateral thinking Edward de Bono talking on video about a method he has devised to be used instead of argument. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 3:56 pm
I recommend to you this article about changes the author believes must be made in higher educationâ€â [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 5:05 pm
I am very happy to present this guest post by Kristin Grossman. [read post]
24 Apr 2010, 9:54 am by StephanieWestAllen
As you can see below, I have a lot to learn as a videographer—including how to shrink my videos so they fit my TypePad template! [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 12:24 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Although I am not particularly impressed with Myers-Briggs, I know some people find that assessment tool helpful. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 7:21 am by StephanieWestAllen
If you are interested in the topic of loneliness, this article provides a good overview. [read post]
30 May 2011, 7:31 am by StephanieWestAllen
Last night I had a delightful, delicious dinner in Virginia with a stimulating group of people, including Professor Tojo Thatchenkery. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 1:27 pm
Sunny Schwartz, author of Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption, and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to All is guest blogging here today. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 7:25 am by StephanieWestAllen
"Bar offers law clerk program"The American Bar Association Section of Litigation announced that nearly 180 financially disadvantaged and minority law students are participating in its Judicial Intern Opportunity Program this summer.The program, celebrating its 10th anniversary, places students with courts in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Miami, Illinois and Texas. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 7:13 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract:We examined whether positive transfer of cognitive training, which so far has been observed for individual tests only, also generalizes to cognitive abilities, thereby carrying greater promise for improving everyday intellectual competence in adulthood and old age. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 7:01 am by StephanieWestAllen
I just received this e-mail about Kim's visit to Colorado (posted with permission of Libby Comeaux):"What if lawyers were peacemakers, problem-solvers, and healers of conflicts? [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 2:25 pm by StephanieWestAllen
The description of this plenary from the conference Web site: Studies in psychology and the social sciences about the effects of mindfulness on social interactions and the management of stress have implications for our effectiveness as counselors, advocates, teachers, students, and decision-makers in the legal profession. [read post]