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Unmet Needs and Effective Learning

By Pacific Crest October 6, 2023Learning Environment, Quality of Life, TeachingNo Comments

All quotes from Maslow are from A Theory of Human Motivation, A. H. Maslow (1943) published in Psychological Review, 50, 370-396: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Maslow/motivation.htm Maslow’s Heirarchy describes five levels of needs, the…

Cookies and Cameras

By Pacific Crest August 24, 2023Attitude, Expectations, Quality of LifeNo Comments

Each of us came into the world unable to exert any direct influence, unable to even feed ourselves! Some of us were born with the proverbial silver spoon in our…

Psychological Immunity

By Pacific Crest August 16, 2023Maximizing Growth, Quality of Life, Self-Growth Tips1 Comment

"According to a growing body of research, the brain has a remarkable capacity to make the best of bad events: when we encounter negative situations we subconsciously activate what is…

Laughter Through Tears

By Pacific Crest August 10, 2023Attitude, Expectations, Quality of Life, RelationshipsNo Comments

Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. The character of Truvey Jones in Robert Harling’s "Steel Magnolias" A friend recently commented that he’s at the point in life where he’s…

MY LIFE

By Pacific Crest July 6, 2023Maximizing Growth, Quality of Life, Self-Growth TipsNo Comments

Starring YOU Directed by YOU with Screenplay by YOU We use many different metaphors for the living our lives: Weaving a tapestry (it has a larger pattern that emerges over…

Jam TODAY

By Pacific Crest May 24, 2023Attitude, Expectations, Quality of LifeNo Comments

In Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Lewis Carroll shares an interaction between the White Queen and Alice. The White Queen tries to hire Alice, offering “Two…