Yearly Archives: 2014

The Habit Loop: Cue, Routine, Reward, and a Dash of Craving

cue, a trigger for an automatic behavior to start unfolding; routine, which is the behavior itself; reward, which tells our brain whether we should store this habit for future use or not Continue reading

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Rani Rashmoni, a Path-Breaking Revolutionary

So many accomplishments in so many different areas of life. Rani Rashmoni is in every way an inspiration and role model for anyone who is trying to break barriers in any society. Continue reading

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Criticizing with Kindness

The best antidote [for the] tendency to caricature one’s opponents… Continue reading

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Fish Good Luck Charm for Anemia

Appropriate technology is working tech + local contextual use… Continue reading

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Teach Me To Be Generous…

Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve; Continue reading

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Changing Social Systems with Appreciative Inquiry

Appreciative Inquiry suggests that we shift our frame of reference from one of “problem solving” to one that seeks to identify the sources available in any collection of people for inspiring, mobilizing, and sustaining positive change. Continue reading

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