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Do you want to ramp up your veggie intake? What are some of the healthiest vegetables you can eat? It’s not a secret that vegetables are good for your health. Most veggies are low in calories but packed with nutritional goodness. This article takes a look at some of the healthiest veggies you can eat including greens and cruciferous vegetables.
How do you react to feedback? What factors determine whether you are going to act on the feedback given or dismiss it as unimportant? According to communication experts Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, we react to feedback, not because of the content of the feedback itself, but because of who gave it to us and our relationship with them. If we receive feedback from those we like (relationship trigger 1) and who treat us well (relationship trigger 2), we are more likely to heed their insights. Otherwise, we look for ways to disqualify the feedback. In this article, we’ll discuss
Who wrote the Babylonian Parables? What financial lessons do they contain? Babylonian Parables (from George Clason’s 1926 book The Richest Man in Babylon) are told by a fictional character Arkad, a poor scribe who ended up becoming a successful merchant. The three parables, covered in the final chapter of the book, recount his financial advice through 1) The Gold Lender of Babylon, 2) The Walls of Babylon, and 3) The Camel Trader of Babylon. This article recounts the three Babylonian parables about managing your finances.
What’s the main strategic goals of your organization? Are you clear about the direction in which you want to develop your company? According to Richard Rumelt, the author of Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, when it comes to setting big-picture strategic goals of an organization—no matter how large—it’s best to choose one or two narrow goals and abandon other goals that will only serve to spread your resources and focus. Further, don’t mistake growth as a goal: growth is a sign of a healthy company but it’s not a strategic goal in and of itself. Then, choose feasible objectives that you
How many types of blood cancer are there? Is blood cancer a genetic or an acquired disease? There are three major types of blood cancer: leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. A range of factors can be implicated in blood cancer including genetics, environment, and lifestyle. Learn about blood cancer causes, types, mortality rates, and prevention.
When does sexuality start to develop? How does childhood influence our sexual relationships in adulthood? Human sexuality begins to develop very early in childhood, way earlier than we start expressing interest in sex. Our childhood experiences influence our adult relationships in three primary ways: how we’ve learned to balance dependence and independence, how we view sexuality, and how gender norms affect our sexuality. In this article, we’ll discuss the role of early childhood experiences in sexuality development.
How do you react to feedback? Do you tend to get defensive when receiving feedback, especially when it’s negative? Why do you think that is? How long does it take you to “recover”? Different people react to feedback with different degrees of sensitivity. Some people can take negative feedback, absorb it, be upset by it, and then bounce back to their typical sunny dispositions. Other people are floored by negative feedback and find it hard to bounce back at all. In this article, you’ll learn why you react to feedback the way you do, according to communication experts Douglas Stone
What is Alfred Shrewsbury known for? What was so special about the Babylonian clay tablets he received from his colleague Franklin Caldwell? Alfred H. Shrewsbury, a professor of Archaeology at the University of Nottingham, deciphered the writings on the Babylonian clay tablets, which were discovered by his colleague Franklin Caldwell. The inscriptions, which contained the story of Babylonian slave Dabasir, resonated with Shrewsbury because they resembled his own financial circumstances. Here is what Shrewsbury wrote to his colleague Franklin Caldwell in response.
Do you want to take your business to the next level? What are the main weaknesses your organization is facing? When running your business, you must not only focus on your strengths, but you must also be aware of your weaknesses. These weaknesses might be a weak link in your operations (a department that’s not functioning properly or a product that’s bleeding profits) or it may be the development of organizational inertia or entropy (stasis or disorganization). In this article, we’ll discuss common organizational weaknesses—inertia and entropy, and how to prevent them from compromising your business at its core.
Can liver disease be deadly? Is there a way to prevent it? Is alcohol healthy or not? More than 65, 000 people die from liver disease every year which includes cirrhosis and liver cancer. Many of those deaths can be prevented by practicing four simple behaviors: 1) maintaining a healthy weight, 2) consuming less fat, 3) avoiding excessive alcohol consumption, and 4) using your own needles. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to prevent liver disease and explore the causes and mechanisms of action of its three major types (fatty liver disease, hepatitis, and alcoholic liver disease).