A Comparison of Proactivity and Reactivity
November 2, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh
Proactivity – Requires brain in gear
Reactivity – No brain-work involved
Proactivity – Time taken for consideration
Reactivity – Snap decisions
Proactivity – Will overcome obstacles
Reactivity – Bounces off obstacles
Proactivity – Worthwhile goal in sight
Reactivity – Drifts aimlessly
Proactivity – Priorities sorted out
Reactivity – Deals with stuff as it happens
Proactivity – Time used efficiently
Reactivity – Time wasted automatically
Proactivity – Determination holds good
Reactivity – Changes mind frequently
Proactivity – Discipline needed
Reactivity – Why be so hard on yourself?
Proactivity – Disappointments endured
Reactivity – Gives up if there’s any difficulty
Proactivity – Enjoys the doing
Reactivity – Craves immediate results
Proactivity – Will make a difference
Reactivity – Life becomes pointless
Proactivity – Counted as truly human
Reactivity – Behaves like an old primate
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Grief is Nature’s Way of Keeping Couples Together
October 24, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh
They say that long distances often help revive romance in a relationship, as lovers can’t stand the stress of being parted. Now, the notion has been backed by a scientific study, which suggests that grief is nature’s way of keeping couples together.
While working with one of nature’s only monogamous mammals, the prairie vole, as a model for human attachment, Larry Young from the Emory University School of Medicine in Georgia and Oliver Bosch from the University of Regensburg, Germany, examined the role of stress, which is plays a significant role in the grieving process.
In the study, the researchers paired 18 male voles with females and 20 males with males for five days, enough time for male and female to mate and form an enduring attachment to each other. They the separated half of each group from its partner and assessed their “mental state”.
They found that males that were separated from their female partner displayed behaviour reminiscent of depression and anxiety in humans. They spent more time floating rather than swimming when dunked in water and struggled for less time when held upside down by the fall, compared with those voles that had been separated from another male. In vole terms, this means that they showed less will to fight against stressful situations.
The bonded voles also had double the level of the stress hormone corticosterone in their blood, suggesting that CRF, the brain peptide that regulates the stress response, has a role to play in the grieving process. Young said that the effects seen in the study are very different from those of isolation.
Source: TOI
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Nouveau Rich Real Estate College
October 22, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh
Nouveau riche (French for “new rich”), or new money, refers to a person who has acquired considerable wealth within his or her generation. This term is generally to emphasize that the individual was previously part of a lower socioeconomic rank, and that such wealth has provided the means for the acquisition of goods or luxuries that were previously unobtainable.
There are many methods and paths to acquire wealth in your life time but real estate Nouveau riche is quite popular. With property becoming a big commodity, it is no wonder to see many persons making fortune in it.
Nouveau Riche is also a name of a Real Estate Investment College which teaches the student art of investment in real estate. There are many courses available and each Nouveau Riche college course has been designed to teach investment concepts, strategies and the advantages and disadvantages of several short-term and long-term real estate investment strategies.
Nouveau Rich Real Estate College helps you to build your confidence while learning the procedures, concepts and rules of the real estate investment game.
Nouveau Riche’s blend of education and Community Benefit Companies not only teaches the adults the way to create welath through successful Real Estate Investing, but simultaneously offers the support and resources to start investing!
You can know more about them at www.nouveauriche.com.
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Gene behind male baldness found
October 21, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh
Researchers have identified two genetic variants in Caucasians that increase the risk of baldness sevenfold among males, according to a study,
Male baldness is the most common form of baldness, where hair is lost in a well-defined pattern beginning above both temples, and results in a distinctive M shaped hairline.
Estimates suggest more than 80 percent of cases are hereditary.
About a third of all men are affected by the ‘shiny pate syndrome’ by the of 45. Expenditures for hair transplantation in the US alone exceeded $115 million in 2007, while global revenues for medical therapy for male-pattern baldness recently surpassed $405 million.
This study was conducted by Vincent Mooser of Glaxo Smith Kline, Brent Richards of McGill University’s faculty of Medicine and Tim Spector of King’s College. Along with colleagues in Iceland, Switzerland and the Netherlands, researchers conducted a genome-wide association study of 1,125 Caucasian men who had been assessed for male pattern baldness.
They found two previously unknown genetic variants o chromosome 20 that substantially increased the risk of male pattern baldness. They then conformed these findings in an additional 1,650 caucasian men, according to a McGill University release.
But this does not mean a treatment or cure for male pattern baldness is imminent. “We have only identified a cause,” Richards said. “Treating male pattern baldness will require more research. But, of course, the first step in finding a way to treat most conditions it is to first identify the cause.”
But prediction would be better.
Early prediction before hair loss starts may lead to some interesting therapies that are more effective than treating late stage hair loss.
Source: TOI
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Teetotaler Get Better Jobs Than Alcoholics
October 12, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh
A survey by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has made startling but logical revelations about the differences in recruitment of people.
So if you are young, social and enjoy partying every night, chances are that you would loose your job to some one who is a total abstainer of alcohol.
The survey questioned 375 CEOs in in the medium and large-scale private sector.Almost 55 per cent of the CEOs interviewed said they would choose teetotalers over people who drink. This applies to entry level as well as mid level recruitment.
Why?
Because CEOs have found that teetotalers are more productive, efficient and competent. They stick to deadlines and are good at time management.They are teetotalers are ambitious, highly productive and specific about their target.
There would be many voices for and against this observation. But the people who are in position to provide jobs are clearly stating- Stay away and get in.
Many companies have made a change in recruitment policies to this effect.
Who says your life styles do not affect your jobs?
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