Quotes of the Day

In addressing personal performance, if there is a problem you are first seeking her agreement that an actual problem exists. Next, ask how she sees the problem and then honestly share your perspective. Depending on the situation, you may need to discuss the consequences for her if there is no change in the situation. A big part of the process is discussing alternate solutions. "How are we going to solve this problem?" Keep an open mind, but the point of the discussion is to arrive at mutually agreeable course of action. This needs to be specific and should spell out expectations, responsibilities, and time lines. Again, write it down. [2004] - Gary Keller

The Law of Control: You feel happy to the degree to which you feel you are in control of your own life. You feel unhappy to the degree to which you feel you are not in control of your own life. [2004] - Brian Tracy

The optimal LDL cholesterol level is probably 50 or 70 mg/dL, and apparently, the lower, the better. An LDL around 70 mg/dL corresponds to a total cholesterol reading of about 150. The population target should be a total cholesterol level under 150 mg/dL. To become virtually heart-attack proof, you need to get your LDL cholesterol at least under 70 mg/dL. Researchers have found that kale--dubbed the "queen of greens"--might help lower LDL cholesterol and boost HDL cholesterol. [2015] - Michael Greger

The first generation of wearables (such as Jawbone UP, Fitbit tracker original, Fitbit Ultra, Fitbit Flex, and Misfit Shine) could, using motion sensors, roughly tell when someone was asleep or awake. However, the major problem was that you could be awake--but not moving--in the middle of the night, and the device would classify that as sleep. A new generation of sleep trackers that can record more aspects of your physiology, for example, skin temperature, skin conductance and heart rate. Some may, or will eventually, have the ability to detect changes in the pattern of heart beats, called heart rate variability. Such measures, in combination with motion sensors, could, in the future, potentially improve the identification not only sleep and wakefulness, but also distinguish light sleep (N1 an N2), REM, and deep sleep (N3). At this time, the testing of these devices indicates they're able to detect light sleep and REM but are not so good with deep sleep and wake. [2021] - Judith R. Davidson

The primary trend cannot be manipulated. Major markets are too big to be controlled by anything other than the true underlying structure of supply and demand over the long term. [1932] - Robert Rhea