Posts Tagged ‘Behaviour’
Motivational Quote of the Day
“If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Moderation and persistence is the key to long-term health and fitness.” (Motivational Quote of the Day – Guy Leech 7x IronMan)
Read MoreOur first fitness challenge winner – Sue Wells!!! Excellent work, Sue!!!
Our first fitness challenge winner – Sue Wells!!! Excellent work, Sue!!! We are happy to announce our First Fitness Challenge winner is Sue Wells!! She is amazing at her 66 years of age and once again this proves that there is nothing that holds us from fulfilling our dreams & goals apart from our own…
Read MoreOther Curiosities about the Human Brain
Did you know that the frontal lobe is the last part that evolves in our brain, the slowest to mature and the first to deteriorate as we age? How curious is that? It allows us to travel to the future before the actual experience takes place. Did you also know that the visual cortex is…
Read MoreAlexithymia – Absence of Words to Describe Emotional States
Alexithymia – a dissociation between experience and awareness is affecting people that seem to have feelings but they are somehow unaware of them. That is to say when awareness is decoupled from emotional experience, what we get is numbfeel. People can be happy, curious, sad, bored and not know it. They seem to have physiological…
Read MoreThe Cerebral Cortex and its Convolutions
Cerebral cortex (mainly composed of small, unmyelinated neurons) is gray and it is often referred to as the gray matter. In contrast, the layer beneath the cortex is mainly composed of large myelinated axons, which are white and often referred to as the white matter. Humans’ cerebral cortex is deeply convoluted. The convolutions are increasing…
Read MorePerception and Behaviour – Irritating Behaviours
I find this book (“Side by Side” by Jo Lamble & Sue Morris) so useful and straight forward that it doesn’t require any comments or additions. There it is – another take-home message: ‘Hierarchy of irritating behaviours: Think of the five most irritating things your partner does. Rank them in order from least to most…
Read MoreWhat causes Feelings & Behaviour?
A Situation triggers Thoughts that cause Feelings & Behaviour Clear thinking is based on the premise that the way you think influences the way you feel and how you behave. In other words, it is your interpretation or opinion about a situation that causes you to feel the way you do. Your interpretation of a…
Read More