Pew Research has come out with a new study on the presence of partisanship in America, and it’s not very encouraging. The report noted: “For the first time in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, majorities of partisans have not only an unfavorable view of the other party, but a very unfavorable
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Last year, Americans were astounded when it was revealed that spending at restaurants had surpassed grocery store spending for the first time in history. Such an occurrence wasn’t a flash in the pan, either. Spending on meals out has continued to outpace grocery store spending over the last year, a recent Quartz article noted. As
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Psychological reactance, a theory pioneered by the late Jack Brehm, is based on the idea that humans tend to respond negatively to restrictions on their autonomy or freedom of choice.? Brehm summed up the theory as follows: [P]eople become motivationally aroused by a threat to or elimination of a behavioral freedom. This motivational state is
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Creativity can be hard to ignite, sometimes you will be more creative when you are thinking about being creative and then when it comes down to the actual creative act your brain goes dead. If this happens to you don’t worry, it’s quite normal and it leads me onto my first technique for inspiring creativity. 1.
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To grow in knowledge, you need to have a foundation of memorized facts on which to build. Think about the study of history. If you haven’t memorized certain important dates, or rulers and their reigns, or the years of major periods, it’s difficult to adequately situate new historical information or analyses that you encounter. Another
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