Daniel Goleman: Yes, You Can Build Willpower (meditate on neuroplasticity!)

By Greater Good Science Center | July 5, 2009

(Edi­tor’s note: Daniel Gole­man is now con­duct­ing a series of audio inter­views includ­ing a great one with Richard David­son on Train­ing the Brain. We are hon­ored to bring you this guest post by Daniel Gole­man, thanks to our col­lab­o­ra­tion with Greater Good Mag­a­zine.) — Yes, You Can:  New research sug­gests we can build our willpower –…

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5 Tips on Lifelong Learning and Neuroplasticity for the Adult Brain

By Laurie Bartels | December 19, 2008 |

. Learn­ing & the Brain is a con­fer­ence that gets marked on my cal­en­dar annu­al­ly because I always return home hav­ing either been exposed to new infor­ma­tion, or with a new per­spec­tive on an old top­ic. Last mon­th’s con­fer­ence in Cam­bridge, MA, themed Using Emo­tions Research to Enhance Learn­ing & Achieve­ment, was no excep­tion. As…

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