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A Yin Without A Yang Is Like Trying To Walk Forward Using Only Your Left Foot

Matthew Michael — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:44:30 +0000

In my last article there was a comment asking why I use a modified version of the Yin Yang for the logo of this site, I’m often asked why I like the symbol so here it is. In short, I admire the perfect equilibrium of opposites it has. Maybe it’s because I suffer from C.D.O.P, [...] No related posts.

Quick, Quick, The Meaning Of Life Discovered!

Matthew Michael — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:29 +0000

There once was a little boy whose mom told him the key to life was happiness. When he was in school one day the teacher asked the students to write down what they wanted to be when they grew up. Some kids wrote down Fireman or Policeman, some Actors, others Lawyers or Astronauts but he [...] No related posts.

Wisdomless Intelligence Is More Ignorant Than Stupidity Itself

Matthew Michael — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:30:45 +0000

“Good grades, good test scores…*nods head*, good kid!” Those were the exact words uttered by the Principle of a school I was interviewing for. The memory of how he said it stuck with me because in that moment I realized intelligence (intellectuality really but many confuse it) was considered a quality that made the perception [...] No related posts.

The Beginners Guide To Body Language

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:04:46 +0000

Body language is extremely useful in your day to day life, apart from being more successful at life in general (since the whole world is run by people all with hidden thoughts and agendas), it can help you at socializing such as making better impressions to appear likable or friendly, when dating to learn love [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Hand Shakes

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:03:58 +0000

While Orientals saluted each other with a polite bow, Westerners shook their hands and displayed their palms to appear honest and demonstrate no weapons were being concealed, i.e, there was no hidden intentions, in ancient Rome however, they didn’t shake hands but rather grabbed each others forearms as it was common for them to carry [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Head

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:03:41 +0000

Head movements are thought of having been our first method of communication in ancestral times, one of the reasons being after studying people who were deaf, dumb and blind they observed they also used these gestures, the Head Nod as a positive movement and the Head Shake as a negative gesture (as mentioned in the [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Arm Gestures

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:02:57 +0000

Arm Shields Humans as a defensive mechanism, always have had the need to hide behind something in search of protection, as children it was behind tables, chairs or our parents if we saw a scary looking dog, around 7 we knew that wasn’t possible anymore so we would cross our arms quite tightly when we [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Eyes

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:02:37 +0000

When first meeting someone, we all make a series of judgments about that person based on what we see with our eyes, but what do our eyes tell that person about ourselves? We all have an intuition that tells us the eyes are the windows to the soul and make descriptive comments about someones eyes, [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Lying Signs

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:02:11 +0000

Most people want to learn body language specifically to find out when someone is lying to them, because we all have control over the words we choose to use but very few of us have control of the body movements and gestures that reveal what our true thoughts are.James Patterson, author of the popular book [...] No related posts.

Body Language: Smiles

Matthew Michael — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:01:52 +0000

Spotting a Genuine Smile The history of research in the smiles field isn’t as laughable as the subject would suggest, French scientist Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne used electrodiagnotics and electronic stimulation to distinguish the smile of real enjoyment and other kinds of smiling by experimenting with the heads of people who were executed in the [...] No related posts.