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Malcolm Gladwell's new book, Outliers: The Story of Success, reveals how exceptionally successful people like The Beatles and Bill Gates, were able to become so wildly outstanding. He attributes their success largely to extraordinary circumstances, incredibly good fortune, and "the magic number of true expertise"--10,000 hours of practice. Gladwell says he achieved his 10,000 hours of practice during his ten years as a reporter for the Washington Post. The Beatles collected theirs in their early years by playing long sets in clubs in Hamburg, Germany, that led them to be more creative and confident as a band. By the time they achieved their first success in 1964, they'd already played a staggering 1,200 shows.
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I can pinpoint the exact moment that I decided to crawl out my foggy mental rut. At 11:00 pm on November 4, I experienced a jolt of happiness from the announcement of the Obama victory and I was recharged. Something I desperately wanted to happen actually happened and there was a moment, for the first time in my entire second decade on this planet, where I felt in sync with the rest of the country. We can move mountains! But that day has come and gone and since then I've felt that energy drain out of my body, drop by drop. I need an outlet for that sense of empowerment--I'm all dressed up in activism with nowhere to go. Read More »
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Sometimes there is such a thing as a free lunch. On our game show, we'll buy your midday meal if you can guess how many calories are in it!
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Sometimes there is such a thing as a free lunch. On our game show, we'll buy your midday meal if you can guess how many calories are in it!
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I'm trying to make a change in my life and re-assert my healthy living goals with strategies that will actually (hopefully) stick. Maybe it's time I actually listen to some of the same old advice we've all heard time and time again. For instance, we've been told that you're more... Read More »
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It seems like everyone is
jumping on board the "eat real food, not industrial sludge" train.
Lately, I've really been paying attention to what I eat, not in a
calorie-counting way, but instead focusing more on eating less
factory-made boxed foods and more foods that grow naturally....
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Can we please talk about those quirky individuals who practically live at the gym doing the same thing over and over again? You know the ones I mean: they're always there anytime you are, perpetually doing the same, tired exercise. At my gym there this woman who always wears blue shorts and a... Read More »
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Sometimes there is such a thing as a free lunch. On our game show, we'll buy your midday meal if you can guess how many calories are in it!
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It's
not as if I was sitting around thinking, "You know what might be
good? Combining the awesome powers of chocolate and corn chips into
one super-charged snack food." But while browsing the giant chip...
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Sometimes there is such a thing as a free lunch. On our game show, we'll buy your midday meal if you can guess how many calories are in it!
Learn how to pack a week's worth of lunches for under $20! Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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