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Other Added - Do You Agree Learning and Aging Are a Contradiction?
The Operations Plan is a critical component of any business plan as it presents the Company’s action plan for executing its vision. The Operations Plan must detail 1) the processes that are performed to serve customers every day (short-term processes) and 2) the overall business milestones that the company must attain to be successful (long-term processes).Everyday Processes (Short-Term Processes)Every company has processes to provide its customers with products and services. For instance, Wal Mart has a unique distribution system to effectively move products from its warehouses to its stores, and finally to its customers’ homes. Technology products manufacturers have processes to convert raw materials into finished products. And service-oriented businesses have processes to identify new areas of customer interest, to continually update service features, etc.
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life tod
Have you ever felt trapped in a Rat Race and wished to retire quickly but rich?Have you ever felt that you are spending way too much time working with your boss at your office instead of with those you love? Your spouse, children, friends?Have you ever felt frustrated because you are so deep in debt that you think you won't be able to retire because as soon as you do, the money will stop coming and thus you won't be able to pay off your mortgages and credit card?Have you ever felt that you have no control over your life anymore in terms of time? Think about it: can you take a vacation just anytime whenever you want/ need it and as long as you want/ need it?Have you ever wished that you can work whenever you want and wherever you want?You are not the only one!Too many people are trapped in a Rat Race because they have to. There are too man
If we have never encountered anything similar (no belief) and cannot improvise, we are confused and are forced to stop to think (analyze) about the facts.
We do not live a life of leisurely contemplation and hate to stop-the-presses for a Cost-Benefit-Analysis. It is easier to say no!
Homo sapiens want immediate gratification and beliefs permit an instant yes or no, I will or I will not, or I trust you or Excuse me, do you see a banana growing out of my ear?
Thinking Sucks; Too Much Like Work
The elderly (anyone five years older than me) and those under age 25 hate information processing (thinking) either because they are lazy or have a limited attention span. Second, they both hate reading and consider it a virus or a virulent toxin attempting to infect their brain with irrelevant knowledge.
Fact: according to the U.S. Publishing industry, the average college graduate will spend $37 for the purchase of books for the entire year 2007.
The elderly really do have a Distraction Factor to contend with. They get bored quickly and let you know about it. They often do not comprehend the meaning of what you are saying or what they are reading. It causes chronic stress. Patience as an element of empathy with other folks, has cashed in its chips by age 75.
Statistics to Remember
Before you say who cares? Fact: the U.S. federal government census department estimates by the year 2050 (you will be here to see it), Senior Citizens, age 65 and adolescents age 15 and younger, will own the same percentile of the population.
So what?
It will be the first time in history the statistics show the U.S. is an aging society. Are you aware that Japan in 2007 has reached no population growth? The annual new birth rate equals the number of annual deaths in the population. That is called Zero-Growth Factor.
The Nuns of Mankato, Mn.
The Mankato, Minnesota continuing study of 306 retired nuns by the University of Kentucky, headed by Dr. David A. Snowdon, is so cool.
Dr. Snowdon and his team of pros have been tracking these retired Nuns starting in 1986. It continues until all their autopsies have been completed. Read on.
They are called the School Sisters of Notre Dame and have spent their lives in the services of the rest of us and personal growth. They value learning and education and many of them continue to contribute to teaching well in their 80s and 90s. They are as happy a group as exists on the Planet Earth because they remain useful.
Google them and see The American Journal of Epidemiologist, published by Johns-Hopkins University, Vol. 130, No. 5:999-1012. The title tells their story: Education, Survival and Independence in Elderly Catholic Sisters.
The purpose of this study of the original group of 678 participants was to help discover the cause and prevention of Alzheimer Disease. Each Sister agreed to donate her brain for autopsy for research by Dr. Snowden.
Get This
Dr. Snowdon says: college graduates live longer and maintain their ability to care for themselves longer than non-college graduates. The numbers are 89.2 years for degree holders, and 82.2 years for high school educated.
Grade school graduates live statistically significantly less. The median age of the Nuns is 90, while many stay active and useful past the century mark.
How
The Sisters daily activities require information processing. They teach, attend courses, and watch Jeopardy and the Discovery Channel. They play bridge and chess and generally fire their neuronal circuits daily.
In 2007 a New York Times study of Aging concluded: the amount of education is directly related to the length of your life. Let us not be a numbskull, genetics count, not getting struck down by a Mack truck helps, and the quality of life is significant.
Scientists in the Times report agreed, after all the exemptions, the amount of school is a direct correlation to longevity. We go further.
Playing Bingo as a mental exercise is at the edge of self-improvement and personal growth. We believe in the efficacy of taking courses, learning a new language, and maintaining a social relationship with others.
Your brain appears to act like a muscle; use it or lose it. If you were a cyborg you would be preprogrammed. You are not, so program your own brain for personal growth.
New Study at The University of Oregon
Professor Ellen Peters of the University of Oregon, in a study published in the quarterly journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 2, Issue 1, said, the ability of the human brain to process information declines with age, but knowledge about the world through experience, tends to rise with time.
She goes on to discuss decision making by the aged. Two methods, thinking through the data and information or deciding emotionally, feel their way to a decision. Professor Peter concludes: thinking capacity erodes with retirement, and learning is avoided and appears to be irrelevant to the aged life style. Emotional deciding becomes the Senior Citizen standard.
One exception to this negative report: the aged appear to improve on the emotional side of decision making. They feel their way through to practical decision-making. Do they get better through practice?
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life toda
It’s weird how something can be considered fashionable by some people but unattractive by others. Baldness is one such example. While some might consider being bald to be sexy, others are repelled by it. Some men are bald by choice, but this is not true for all.Baldness to some is an issue of much concern. In fact, in the beginning, most of the people just blow off the fact that they could be losing hair. But losing hair suddenly or in large clumps, especially after a wash, are common symptoms of baldness. Once over with the initial shock, you should prepare yourself to face the fact that you may never look the same.Ninety-five percent of baldness in men is the result of ‘male pattern’ baldness, which is the most common type of hair loss. Among women, the fear of hair loss, hair thinning and reduction in hair growth, especially after pregnancy, is also very common.
Statistics to Remember
Before you say who cares? Fact: the U.S. federal government census department estimates by the year 2050 (you will be here to see it), Senior Citizens, age 65 and adolescents age 15 and younger, will own the same percentile of the population.
So what?
It will be the first time in history the statistics show the U.S. is an aging society. Are you aware that Japan in 2007 has reached no population growth? The annual new birth rate equals the number of annual deaths in the population. That is called Zero-Growth Factor.
The Nuns of Mankato, Mn.
The Mankato, Minnesota continuing study of 306 retired nuns by the University of Kentucky, headed by Dr. David A. Snowdon, is so cool.
Dr. Snowdon and his team of pros have been tracking these retired Nuns starting in 1986. It continues until all their autopsies have been completed. Read on.
They are called the School Sisters of Notre Dame and have spent their lives in the services of the rest of us and personal growth. They value learning and education and many of them continue to contribute to teaching well in their 80s and 90s. They are as happy a group as exists on the Planet Earth because they remain useful.
Google them and see The American Journal of Epidemiologist, published by Johns-Hopkins University, Vol. 130, No. 5:999-1012. The title tells their story: Education, Survival and Independence in Elderly Catholic Sisters.
The purpose of this study of the original group of 678 participants was to help discover the cause and prevention of Alzheimer Disease. Each Sister agreed to donate her brain for autopsy for research by Dr. Snowden.
Get This
Dr. Snowdon says: college graduates live longer and maintain their ability to care for themselves longer than non-college graduates. The numbers are 89.2 years for degree holders, and 82.2 years for high school educated.
Grade school graduates live statistically significantly less. The median age of the Nuns is 90, while many stay active and useful past the century mark.
How
The Sisters daily activities require information processing. They teach, attend courses, and watch Jeopardy and the Discovery Channel. They play bridge and chess and generally fire their neuronal circuits daily.
In 2007 a New York Times study of Aging concluded: the amount of education is directly related to the length of your life. Let us not be a numbskull, genetics count, not getting struck down by a Mack truck helps, and the quality of life is significant.
Scientists in the Times report agreed, after all the exemptions, the amount of school is a direct correlation to longevity. We go further.
Playing Bingo as a mental exercise is at the edge of self-improvement and personal growth. We believe in the efficacy of taking courses, learning a new language, and maintaining a social relationship with others.
Your brain appears to act like a muscle; use it or lose it. If you were a cyborg you would be preprogrammed. You are not, so program your own brain for personal growth.
New Study at The University of Oregon
Professor Ellen Peters of the University of Oregon, in a study published in the quarterly journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 2, Issue 1, said, the ability of the human brain to process information declines with age, but knowledge about the world through experience, tends to rise with time.
She goes on to discuss decision making by the aged. Two methods, thinking through the data and information or deciding emotionally, feel their way to a decision. Professor Peter concludes: thinking capacity erodes with retirement, and learning is avoided and appears to be irrelevant to the aged life style. Emotional deciding becomes the Senior Citizen standard.
One exception to this negative report: the aged appear to improve on the emotional side of decision making. They feel their way through to practical decision-making. Do they get better through practice?
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life tod
Jesus Christ teaches: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Matthew 7:1. Why then should anyone wish to become a judge? Please don’t get me wrong in case you recognize me. My father was one, and my late brother retired as a Justice of the Supreme Court in Nigeria. I’m in no way been disloyal to the family.In my last year but one in the high school, ---- that was about half a century ago---- we were given time to prepare for the end of year exam. The class was so noisy that the School Principal repeatedly came to quieten us. With the help of my half-fool rule and peanuts, I was flipping missiles across the class room. One boy decided that he had had enough. As he stepped on an empty seat in his attempt to get at me quickly, the School Principal once again showed his face through the door. Given the standard of discipline in those days, he was caught red-handed disturbi
Google them and see The American Journal of Epidemiologist, published by Johns-Hopkins University, Vol. 130, No. 5:999-1012. The title tells their story: Education, Survival and Independence in Elderly Catholic Sisters.
The purpose of this study of the original group of 678 participants was to help discover the cause and prevention of Alzheimer Disease. Each Sister agreed to donate her brain for autopsy for research by Dr. Snowden.
Get This
Dr. Snowdon says: college graduates live longer and maintain their ability to care for themselves longer than non-college graduates. The numbers are 89.2 years for degree holders, and 82.2 years for high school educated.
Grade school graduates live statistically significantly less. The median age of the Nuns is 90, while many stay active and useful past the century mark.
How
The Sisters daily activities require information processing. They teach, attend courses, and watch Jeopardy and the Discovery Channel. They play bridge and chess and generally fire their neuronal circuits daily.
In 2007 a New York Times study of Aging concluded: the amount of education is directly related to the length of your life. Let us not be a numbskull, genetics count, not getting struck down by a Mack truck helps, and the quality of life is significant.
Scientists in the Times report agreed, after all the exemptions, the amount of school is a direct correlation to longevity. We go further.
Playing Bingo as a mental exercise is at the edge of self-improvement and personal growth. We believe in the efficacy of taking courses, learning a new language, and maintaining a social relationship with others.
Your brain appears to act like a muscle; use it or lose it. If you were a cyborg you would be preprogrammed. You are not, so program your own brain for personal growth.
New Study at The University of Oregon
Professor Ellen Peters of the University of Oregon, in a study published in the quarterly journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 2, Issue 1, said, the ability of the human brain to process information declines with age, but knowledge about the world through experience, tends to rise with time.
She goes on to discuss decision making by the aged. Two methods, thinking through the data and information or deciding emotionally, feel their way to a decision. Professor Peter concludes: thinking capacity erodes with retirement, and learning is avoided and appears to be irrelevant to the aged life style. Emotional deciding becomes the Senior Citizen standard.
One exception to this negative report: the aged appear to improve on the emotional side of decision making. They feel their way through to practical decision-making. Do they get better through practice?
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life tod
Every time that someone looks at your credit report, the inquiry is noted. If you have lots of inquiries on your report, it may appear that you are shopping for several loans at once - or that you have been rejected by lenders. Both make you appear a poor credit risk and may affect your credit score. This means that you should be careful about who looks at your credit report. If you are shopping for a loan, shop around within a short period of time, since inquiries made within a few days of each other will generally be lumped together and counted as one inquiry.You can also cut down on the number of inquiries on your account by approaching lenders you have already researched and may be interest in doing business with - by researching first and approaching second you will likely have only a few lenders accessing your credit report at the same time, which can help save yo
Playing Bingo as a mental exercise is at the edge of self-improvement and personal growth. We believe in the efficacy of taking courses, learning a new language, and maintaining a social relationship with others.
Your brain appears to act like a muscle; use it or lose it. If you were a cyborg you would be preprogrammed. You are not, so program your own brain for personal growth.
New Study at The University of Oregon
Professor Ellen Peters of the University of Oregon, in a study published in the quarterly journal, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Vol. 2, Issue 1, said, the ability of the human brain to process information declines with age, but knowledge about the world through experience, tends to rise with time.
She goes on to discuss decision making by the aged. Two methods, thinking through the data and information or deciding emotionally, feel their way to a decision. Professor Peter concludes: thinking capacity erodes with retirement, and learning is avoided and appears to be irrelevant to the aged life style. Emotional deciding becomes the Senior Citizen standard.
One exception to this negative report: the aged appear to improve on the emotional side of decision making. They feel their way through to practical decision-making. Do they get better through practice?
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life tod
Chromium is a nutrient that helps the body process blood sugar, and is often touted as a weight loss supplement and possibly even a therapy for diabetes. However, there is often concern about its safety and possible side effects. One of the more recent studies concluded that it may have mutagenic properties. But others seem to point to its safety. In this article I'll take a look at the evidence to see if chromium is indeed dangerous or not to take as a supplement.In Alternative Medicine Research, in 2002, a study was published saying that there is no evidence that chromium picolinate (the most common for of chromium supplement) is dangerous, and that the evidence for mutagenic properties is anecdotal. It went on to say that chromium is built up in the kidneys and then expelled from the body, remaining completely harmless. However, some other studies are not so cheery.
She agrees that Senior Citizens focus on positive benefits more than negative risk-taking. Some scientists call it the lazy way to making a judgment call. Risk is less threatening and can be ignored when you see the finish line down the road.
Are we talking about a desire for Immediate Gratification vs Delayed Benefits, or even limited attention-span? Have you and I ever been accused of that?
Less is More
Dr. Peters believes the amount of information provided for decision-making by Seniors should be predigested and concise. Seniors appear to become more distracted with the years and want effortless black and white decisions.
My problem is that the aforementioned suggestions are useful and beneficial for our entire population. How many of us are distracted by family, circumstances, and TV? What percentage of the population loves reading and life long learning?
Google: the Pareto Principle. He suggested the vital 20% and the trivial 80%.
Endwords
We suggest you start your Alzheimer avoidance plan today by engaging your brain in learning as a hobby. Would you move to the fast-track of survival by reading three books, articles and reports in the time others can hardly finish one? How is your memory? Use it or lose it is a fact of life today.
Triple your reading speed, double your memory are attainable if you begin now. Ask us how.
See ya,
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