One of the main concerns for any type of investing is market volatility. Volatility measures the degree to which prices change over time. Another way to think of volatility is in terms of price swings. The greater and more frequently an investment’s price swings, the higher its volatility. Investments with high volatility have a high…
Month: August 2017
How Do Animals React To A Solar Eclipse?
SPACE By Kristy Hamilton You may have heard about the celestial spectacle on August 21 – you know, the one where skywatchers from coast to coast in the US gaze up as the dark disk of the Moon drifts between the Earth and the Sun. Framed by the pearlescent glow of the corona, a sudden darkness will…
According to scientists, visiting the beach can change your brain in an incredible way
Source: Pexels By: Alexandrea Becker That incredible feeling of peace and calmness that you experience at the beach is now being referred to as “blue space.” That’s what scientists have dubbed the effect that the combination of soothing smells and sounds of water have on your brain. The blue space is enough to make you feel…
3 Proven Ways to Change a Bad Habit
By Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D.The Science of Success . Each year, we see January 1st as a time for fresh starts – for tackling our bad habits head on and replacing them with new, healthier ones. Maybe you want to start exercising regularly, quit smoking, lose a few pounds, or remember to call your mother more…
Keys to Success: 6 Traits the Most Successful People Have in Common
Eric Barker May 14, 2014 Stanford MBA school professor Jeffrey Pfeffer looked at the research on success and power along with studying the lives of such high achievers as LBJandRobert Moses. He identified six traits that were keys to success. Pfeffer was thorough in that he did not just note the qualities all successful people had, but specifically…
People Love To Identify As “Introverts” — But What Does That Term Actually Mean?
Why does it seem trendy to be — or at least call yourself — an introvert? The label “introvert” hasn’t always been fashionable. It used to carry mostly negative connotations in the West, where traits associated with introversion — quiet, reserved, reflective — aren’t exactly as championed. Some have even considered introversion a behavioral defect. But in…
The Future of Humans? One Forecaster Calls for Obsolescence
HOMO DEUS A Brief History of Tomorrow By Yuval Noah Harari Illustrated. 449 pp. Harper/HarperCollins Publishers. $35. “Organisms are algorithms,” Yuval Noah Harari asserts in his provocative new book, “Homo Deus.” “Every animal — including Homo sapiens — is an assemblage of organic algorithms shaped by natural selection over millions of years of evolution. . . .…
3 Tips For Mastering Anything
STEP 1: FIND YOUR LIFE’S TASK Red Bull Stratos Content Pool Many people have an intense feeling about what they’re best at. Too often, they’re driven away from it by other people. The first step is to trust yourself and aim your career path at what’s unique about you. Leonardo Da Vinci didn’t come into his…