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And...why it is important to listen to yourself and follow what's fun and what feels good when practicing supermindfulness or any other ways of being present (-:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/23/is-mindfulness-making-us-ill
Some resources from the book Supermindful
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[1] You can learn more about Dr. C. Robert Cloninger’s work at the Center of Well Being, the home of the Temperament and Character Inventory. Last retrieved 7/24/2019 https://tcipersonality.com/
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[1] For a good, easy description of Confirmation Bias see “Confirmation Bias.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Last retrieved 7/25/2019. https://www.britannica.com/science/confirmation-bias
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[1] If this is interesting to you, please look at Sigal Barsad’s work out of the Wharton School of Management. Last retrieved 7/25/2019https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/barsade/#research
[1] For a clear, easy description of emotional contagion please visit “Emotional Contagion” at iresearchnet. Last retrieved 7/25/2019 https://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/emotions/emotional-contagion/
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[1]Joshua Aronson, Michael J. Lustina, Catherine Good, Kelli Keough, Claude M. Steele, and Joseph Brown, “When White Men Can't Do Math: Necessary and Sufficient Factors in Stereotype Threat.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. (1999) 35:1; 29-46 doi.org/10.1006/jesp.1998.1371
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If this is interesting to you, the citations in the following article are especially interesting: Anne Locksley, Christine Hepburn and Vilma Ortiz, “Social stereotypes and judgments of individuals: An instance of the base-rate fallacy.” Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (1982) 18:1
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[1] Jill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight. (New York: Viking Penguin, 2008)
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[1] Anne Murphy Paul, “Intelligence and the Stereotype Threat.” New York Times: Sunday Review. (October 6, 2012) Last retrieved 8/1/2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/intelligence-and-the-stereotype-threat.html
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[1] Joshua Freedman, “Before Your Meeting: A Profoundly Simple Question.” Six Seconds EQ Business (September 5, 2012) Last retrieved 7/26/2019 https://www.6seconds.org/2012/09/05/before-your-meeting-a-profoundly-simple-question/
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Also, if this is interesting to you please see Joseph LeDoux’s work.
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[1] Chandrika Tandon [host], “Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times - Deepak Chopra and Sadhguru, moderated by Ms. Chandrika Tandon.” Conference of Bharath Vidhya Bhavan, New York, Pierre Hotel. Published by Inner Engineering. (2015) Last retrieved 7/30/2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2647&v=WMhJgdpj1d0
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“A cross-cultural study on emotion expression and the learning of social norms.”
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[1] If this is interesting to you please see Paul Ekman’s work https://www.paulekman.com/paul-ekman/
[1] Frank Pierce Jones, Freedom to Change. (London: Mouritz, 1997) p 3
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