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Entries Tagged as 'Mental health'

Lessons learned: positive reinforcement

November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Diet, Psychology, Training

Eric Cressey did a lovely post the other week about the new addition to his family.  He and his wife have recently got themselves a puppy.  The best way to train a puppy is to endlessly repeat the same action, the same cues and the same movements, praising them with love and treats when they [...]

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Impact of artificial light on sleep

October 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Psychology, Training

I have the good fortune to live in a village between two large towns.  While I am conscious of the light pollution of these towns when walking after dark on the hills outside the village, we aren’t close enough to notice a significant “glow” at night. Our bedroom is on the back of the house [...]

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Blog-watch: exercise for mental health and brain development

January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Psychology, Training

For several years now the concept of getting Alzheimers in old age has been bothering me.  A few older people who I know have started to suffer from it, Terry Pratchett, an author who I am a fan of, announced a few years ago that he had been diagnosed with it and the people who tend [...]

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