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
READ MORECreativity 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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READ MOREA Morning Consult poll released Wednesday shows that a majority of Americans support a temporary ban on immigration from many countries in the Middle East. Via Morning Consult: Following the Orlando shooting, [presidential hopeful Donald] Trump reiterated his call for a temporary ban on Muslims traveling to the U.S. Overall, Americans are largely split on
READ MORETo 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
READ MOREPsychological 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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