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How to Solve Your Problems While You Sleep

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  • January 28, 2011

Dream Doctor Kelly Sullivan Walden has some thoughts on how important dreams and dream recall can be to your health.

It doesn’t seem so strange that most artists I know are avid dreamers. Perhaps by virtue of their profession (and ability to wake up leisurely in the afternoon without the blaring sounds of an alarm) they have a natural respect for dreams. However, it is the logical people in my life — the math professors, accountants, lawyers, and suit-and-tie wearing professionals who get up at the crack of dawn with an earth-shattering alarm who don’t seem to recall their dreams, nor do they seem to put much stock in them.

But we all dream, and we all have problems. In fact, one way of looking at life is that it is a constant stream of problems to solve (or, for the Pollyannas of the world, we call them “opportunities”). And don’t we all want to be better problem solvers? Wouldn’t being an expert problem solver make even the most logic-based among us more peaceful and productive? … More »

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How to Solve Your Problems While You Sleep

Relationships: Could You Date a Personal Trainer?

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  • January 14, 2011

Check out this post about what it’s like to date a personal trainer by Giulia Rozzi on MyDaily.

We first met in acting class. He, a strong and sculpted health nut. Me, a then chubbier drinker. On our first date as I sucked down a pint of Hoegaarden I asked him if he also wanted a beer, he explained that he wasn’t into empty calories. The first time I slept over his place in the morning he made me a gorgeous egg white omelet with sprouted wheat bread noting how everyday should begin with a rich source of protein. After a few weeks of living together he asked, “so is the only exercise you do just walking?”

Yup, my boyfriend is a personal trainer. … More »

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Relationships: Could You Date a Personal Trainer?

Work In Gender-Opposite Job, Get Criticized More Often

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  • January 4, 2011

Check out this post about gender-opposite jobs by Emerald Catron on MyDaily.

If your job as a lady fire chief seems harder than you expected (and you’ve seen “Backdraft” like 40 times), it’s not all in your mind. Research shows that people who have jobs associated with their opposite gender are often judged more harshly for their mistakes. … More »

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Work In Gender-Opposite Job, Get Criticized More Often