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appicchato
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Going mental...

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Hi...I found some Dhammic implications in this article and thought it might interest some here... :coffee:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/educa ... ult-t.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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appicchato wrote:Hi...I found some Dhammic implications in this article and thought it might interest some here... :coffee:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/educa ... ult-t.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
adult learners should “jiggle their synapses a bit” by confronting thoughts that are contrary to their own, says Dr. Taylor, who is 66.
I firmly disagree with this and so will hide my head in the snow :tongue:

but seriously Thank-you Bhante!
P.S., not going mental! already mental
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:thumbsup:

Thanks!

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Thank you Bhante!
It confirmed what I had suspected. I'll be passing on the article to my wife, and educational psychologist.
metta

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Well at 53 it looks like there's hope for me yet, good article :clap:
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