Category Archives: Health

Voicing Disapproval

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Why do we hate hearing our recorded voices? We all know and cringe at that sound–our own voice.  It’s worse than fingernails streaking across a blackboard.  Worse than a baby wailing uncontrollably.  And worse than a shrill fire alarm sounding off at work. Unless you have a rather unique (read: irritating) voice like Fran Drescher, you probably don’t mind hearing your voice as you’re speaking, but when you listen to your voice on a recording, that’s a whole other story.  … Continue reading →

Cheating the Sandman

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Why don’t kids want to go to sleep? I remember (and I’m sure you do, too) wanting to stay up past my bedtime to watch TV or play longer with my toys.  Much to the despair of my parents, I may have been tired and getting crankier by the minute, but there was no way I was going to go to bed and miss out on what was going on.  Like me, my younger cousin as a toddler fought off … Continue reading →

Terrain of the Brain

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Why do women generalize and men specialize? My last post on the multi-thinking abilities of most women was viewed as anti-man by some readers.  I’d like to make it clear that the post wasn’t intended to offend the male gender, but merely to point out that most (but not all) women’s brains are wired to think more than one thought simultaneously.  To be fair, though, today I’m going to bring attention to the fact that most (but not all) men … Continue reading →

Multi-thinking

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Why are men afraid when women think? Here’s a newsflash for you guys out there: many women are multi-thinking.  Yes, they can actually think multiple thoughts simultaneously, unlike a number of you who usually think of just one thing at a time.  That means while you’re sitting across from your date at dinner focusing your mind on the steak you’re eating, she’s wondering who’ll pay for the check, will you kiss her goodnight, does she want a second date with … Continue reading →

Weather or Not

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Why are we never satisfied with the weather? It seems like we always want what we can’t have.  In one part of the U.S. with cooler temps, people are longing for some warm weather; in another part of the country with extreme heat, people are sweating away and dreaming of some relief.  In the summer we wish for cool weather and a break from the heat, and in the winter we yearn for warm weather and an escape from the … Continue reading →