Junk thoughts of Curious Idiot

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=understanding-the-brains Push the pedal, and the brain is less able to rewire itself. Ease up and, perhaps, an old brain will turn young again.

http://www.happinessclub.com/FairfieldCitizen/032206.htm " Happiness is now being defined in two ways. The first way is happiness as it relates to having good humor. The second is happiness as it relates to inner satisfaction. It is here under the second definition that contentment is properly defined." " Contentment is happiness with one's situation in life." "Until you make peace with who you are, you'll never be content with what you have." " Seeking approval from other people in order to feel satisfaction, creates many problems. We have all heard about people who try to become famous so they can be happy. They are trying to feel good about themselves through the approval of others. No matter how much approval or fame you receive, it will never be enough. The more you get, the more you think you need. So satisfaction is never found out there, or by the approval you receive from other people." " True happiness stems from a quality

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/kuszewski20091117/ Sociopath: low impulse control high novelty-seeking (desire to experience new things, take more risks, break convention) no remorse for their actions (lack of conscience) inability to see beyond their own needs (lack of empathy) willing to break rules always acts in the interest of himself X-altruist: low impulse control high novelty-seeking little remorse for their actions (would “do it again in a heartbeat”) inability to see past the needs of others (very high empathy) willing to break rules acts in the best interest of others, or for the “common good” (because it is the right thing to do) The defining characteristic that separates the two personality types is their ability to empathize, either not at all or too much, which then drives the extreme behavior of each.

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/4559 "The world is a rich, fantastic place, and all you have to do is scratch anywhere, and there it is—but it starts with a belief in wonder and curiosity ." "You can use plain language, you can use a conversational voice, you can use theater, you can use metaphor, you can use humor, you can use music. BUT—the best way to sell a science story each and every time, is to give the audience the experience, if you can, of actually making a discovery on their own—the ‘oh, wow’ feeling."

http://www.padep.org/areas/dop/documentos/09_empowerment.pdf About Internal commitment, External commitment and empowerment.