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Having a balanced and pleasurable relationship with food is a challenge for the majority of the people. It’s a challenge that most people have come to believe is “just how it is” when it comes to food but in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. As a culture, we have a bit of an extreme relationship with food, our expectations and behaviors bouncing between two ends of the eating spectrum. What we see in these two extremes is that many of us eat in a way that reflects how we feel about ourselves deep down. We use food to cover up feelings, to numb out, to feel better about ourselves, to get thin, to stay thin, to unwind, to lessen our guilt or any number of other ways we’ve come to distort our relationship to our most basic nourishment. The majority of us fall somewhere in between the two extremes, but regardless of where you are on the spectrum, the diet culture we’ve gotten so used to creates a mindset, often unconsicously, that our appetite is something to ...

Speaking is often the hardest of the four language skills. It's one thing listening and understanding, or even reading and writing, but it's another talking to a native speaker and not getting all flustered and experiencing brain shut down. But with the right tricks (and constant diligence), you can get over the learning curve with ease. 1. Expand your vocabulary Learn New Words Every Day Gleaning new words day in, day out is a good way to widen your vocabulary. Commit to a suitable target: it can be three daily words or it can be ten daily words. Even if you only have time to learn one new word per day, it is still worth trying. By learning one word every day, after one year you will have learned 365 new English words. Write the number down to remind yourself frequently. If you have a learning partner, share it with her so that she can check on your progress. Some good resources for words are the news, songs and TV shows, depending on your daily habits. If you love lis...

Textbooks are artifacts which authors pour thousands of hours into creating and are a wealth of knowledge.  Their format is precisely what was intended by the author and publisher to convey a message efficiently.  However, advanced textbooks may be unreadable by a student without the help of a teacher.  The teacher is heavily reliant on the textbook to teach a class, and if the student can't read the text by the end of the class, something went wrong.  After all, it takes a semester just to figure out what the stuff in the book means, and you're supposed to spend more hours outside of class studying than in class, so that's a lot of time spent with a book for one particular subject.        But it’s about more than just thrills and fun. Today, technology in schools is helping students to grasp complex subjects by allowing them to interact with educational content in a way that best suits them. Not only does this approach lead to increa...

MINDSHIFT: A mindshifter is one who professes such change your approach towards life needs a mindshift. Do something you feel strongly about by allowing a mindshift that capaign was a true combination of a mindshift A shift in your mind set caused by creating something, etc. At a time when we are constantly being asked to retrain and reinvent ourselves to adapt to new technologies and changing industries, being a mindshift can uncover and develop talents we didn’t realize we had—no matter what our age or background. We’re often told to “follow our passions.”. Profiling people from around the world who have overcome learning limitations of all kinds,  Our biggest stumbling blocks can be our own preconceptions, but with the right mental insights, we can tap into hidden potential and create new opportunities. HOW TO BE THE MINDSHIFT: Be confident                     ...