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8 Dec 2010, 10:31 am by StephanieWestAllen
I am not sure I can imagine how one would coach a client (whether as a lawyer, mediator, or professional coach) without attention to mindfulness, but know that not everyone agrees that mindfulness is a critical component of client service. [read post]
1 May 2010, 8:39 am by StephanieWestAllen
With all the attention being given to neuroscience these days, many of you have probably run into the Stroop Effect in reading or when listening to a presentation.The Effect is caused by an exercise in which you are asked to name the color of a word's letters, but the word is the name of a different color. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 2:26 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract:The increasing number of magazine covers dedicated to brain studies and the success of magazines and scientific journals entirely dedicated to brain and mind indicate a strong interest on these themes. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 9:17 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract: When consumers are reminded of money, do they conform, shrug off, or react against others’ attempts to influence them? [read post]
8 Oct 2013, 11:07 am by StephanieWestAllen
My friend and respected colleague Francine Campone (more here) emailed to me a story this morning about her garden surprise. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 11:05 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract: This research investigates whether the physical act of enclosing an emotionally laden stimulus can help alleviate the associated negative emotions. [read post]
24 Jul 2009, 9:27 am
I thought Click, the movie starring Adam Sandler, was just another buttery popcorn-for-the-brain comedy. [read post]
12 Apr 2012, 5:52 am by StephanieWestAllen
Couples may seek mediation when ending their marriage but they also may consult with a mediator when ending their careers. [read post]
4 May 2010, 8:11 am by StephanieWestAllen
Click to listen to a podcast posted at upaya.org (Zen center in Santa Fe, NM) on the relationship between mindfulness, meditation, and movies. [read post]
13 Apr 2012, 5:10 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract: Escalation of conflict, the use of progressively more contentious tactics, is not always intended. [read post]
29 Dec 2010, 8:45 am by StephanieWestAllen
News release (American Association for the Advancement of Science): Although nearly a quarter of Americans think scientists are hostile to religion and about 30% of scientists surveyed by a Rice University sociologist consider themselves atheists, the true picture of what scientists think about religion and spirituality is more complex than popular conceptions, the sociologist told a recent AAAS gathering.Elaine Howard Ecklund, who surveyed nearly 1700 natural and social scientists at leading… [read post]
5 Jan 2012, 11:20 am by StephanieWestAllen
In his classic book Psycho-Cybernetics, plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz wrote that many of his patients were not helped by his surgery because what was getting in their way of happiness was "more than skin deep. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 10:11 pm by StephanieWestAllen
I follow a couple of people on Twitter because their Tweets are so lacking in substance, so empty of thought, so ordinary in view, that they make me laugh. [read post]
17 Mar 2013, 9:17 pm by StephanieWestAllen
How much can reading or hearing stories about strangers or fictional characters help us learn to make wiser decisions in our own lives? [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 8:03 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Writing about the past can be therapeutic, even transformational. [read post]
25 Jul 2013, 10:04 am by StephanieWestAllen
We know that severe poverty and extreme wealth can cause stress, just as can middling amounts of money. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 5:09 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract of "Performance Isn’t Everything: The Importance of Conceptual Competence in Outcome Assessment of Experiential Learning" (SSRN): The ABA is on the brink of a seismic shift in its law school accreditation standards. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 11:37 am by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt: What makes an April Fools' prank hilarious? [read post]