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Rational?
Brainpower Newsletter
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Think you're rational? Did you know that the way you move
your head can affect your thinking? I think you'll enjoy this
week's lead article.
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Rational Opinions?
Most of us think that we have rational opinions about the
things we take a stand on. We like to think that it is just evidence
and logic that rules us. We feel that we are immune to the persuasion
techniques of politicians and others.
The truth is that most of our opinions are created from a
variety of unidentified forces. We then defend them after the
fact, with "reasoning," which is really just rationalization.
The following example shows how unaware we are of the influences
that shape our "thinking."
A Scientific Look At "Rational Opinions"
Gary Wells and Richard E. Petty coauthored a little known
paper in the journal "Basic And Applied Social Psychology"
back in 1980. It was titled "The Effects Of Overt Head Movement
On Persuasion," and it reported on a study done with a large
group of university students.
The students were told they were participating in a study
to test the quality of headphones for an electronics manufacturer.
Specifically, the company wanted (they were told) to test how
well the headphones worked when the body...
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Did You Know...
- One type of tortoise in the Galapagos Islands has an upturned
shell at its neck. This enables it to reach its head up to eat
cactus branches.
- Fungal remains found in coal is called sclerotinite.
- The national flag of Switzerland is square.
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Announcements
Two weeks ago, the following riddle was in the newsletter:
Can you punctuate the following, in order to make it a proper
English sentence?
I said that that that that that man wrote should have been
underlined
The answer (I said that,"that 'that' that that man wrote
should have been underlined.") brought me several e-mails
from readers who disagreed. In case you want an explanation of
the solution, I created a page just for that purpose, which you
can find here:
http://www.increasebrainpower.com/that-riddle.html
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This Week's Riddle
How could a cowboy ride into town on Friday, stay two days,
and ride out on Friday?
(Answer is below)
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This Week's Brainpower Practice
Laugh
The release of endorphins caused by laughter lowers stress
levels, which is good for long term brain health. Short-term,
it is easier to concentrate with less stress. Laughter also tends
to leave you more open to new ideas and thoughts.
Why not think of something funny right now?
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New Ideas Department
Pages from www. 999 Ideas .com
Your Source For New Ideas
Creative Concepts
New creative concepts and ideas. This is a page for everything
that just doesn't fit into the other categories. This includes
concepts like functional art. Imagine a field of man-made sunflowers,
the faces of the flowers following the sun and collecting its
energy through their solar cells. That is the kind of creative
concept you'll find here.
A New Weather Forecasting Idea - You don't have to know about
meteorology to produce a better forecast. Click on the link to
see how this idea works.
Moving Sidewalk - There are moving sidewalks in airports,
so why not ones that cross a city? Slower "feeder"
sidewalks could lead up to and away from the high-speed main
line that takes you at six-miles-per-hour through the city. It
might even become a tourist attraction.
Subliminal Rehabilitation - If prisoners agreed to it, would
there be any problem piping constant subliminal messages into
their cells? They could be continually fed good thoughts, ideas,
and life-changing affirmations.
Frozen Shoes - Do your...
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Until next time,
Steve
www.IncreaseBrainpower.com
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