Weight loss is a perennial favorite topic among health-oriented people. It turns out that the Shangri La Diet isn't the only weight management approach that's...
Look what this guy wrote in the year 1999, about our present day wars with Iraq, about the World Trade Center bombings, and about what our every day life...
I don't have a strong opinion about UFOs. But IMHO, blatantly off-topic material is not going to breathe life into our moribund group. I'll give a progress...
MSarkis, I hope this doesn't turn out to be a double post; the first one didn't seem to take. I'm not quite sure what you want me to elaborate on. Based your ...
MSarkis, I'm not quite sure what you want me to elaborate on. Based your excerpt from my post it would seem that you are interested in my laundry list of...
... I'm beginning to wonder about my own ability to do a RIGOROUS self-experiment. Maybe the first thing for me is to see whether I can collect data for 30...
... major stumbling block with me. I can make all the lists in the world, but if my inner teenager is rebelling, it's hard to get motivated to do it, and...
Cath, Can you say more about this? Or maybe scan an example? That's been a major stumbling block with me. I can make all the lists in the world, but if my...
"The Now Habit" is definitely in the same spirit. The techniques he mentions are a lot like the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques in "Self-Directed...
I bought Behavior Modification and Self-Directed Behavior. I am plowing through Self-Directed Behavior and am up to Chapter 4. All of the concepts seem to...
I have uploaded a file containing an excerpt from "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin". It the excerpt he describes his system for monitoring his...
i have inserted some comments thay might be construed as "kinda funny", i hope. ... what about those with self-sabotaging voices? ... hee hee. define:guru. if...
Hi Dennis, Thanks for your input and encouragment. Yes, I have included a few books in a box and a nice lace tablecloth that I never use to a friend in...
Most of my life I've found these skills substantially valuable, in every realm of life, but also including the various realms we cover here in our forum. I...
Congratulations on getting started. Facing reality about the value of possessions can be a bit traumatic, but it is essential to making sensible decisions...
Hi Dennis... thanks for the update. I also have some progress or lack of it. I posted several books on Amazon... sold 2 at break even with the postage......
I have discovered that my difficulties are probably much more basic than I had thought and that relatively simple solutions may be better than complicated...
Dennis, Very thoughtful and thought provoking post. You seem to have a very clear picture of where you want to go and that is a HUGE step in a positive...
Dennis C. During "To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights...
I thought about that after I posted my idea about E-bay. E-bay is fine for other things but one doesn't think of that when looking for a book. I do have an...
I highly recommend Amazon for selling run-of-the-mill books. Many books don't sell all that fast. I just don't think that the auction model is very good for...
I don't think I'm going to have time to compare the editions. I actually own the last three editions. I bought the latest one just to get the bibliography....
Excellent Ideas!!! I can't do much with my husband's stuff.. But I COULD go through my books and start there. Many of them, I'm not interested in having...
Dennis, I am thinking about getting the book but I don't know whether to get the latest edition or to hold out for a good used copy of the 7th edition. I seem...
I partially addressed your questions in the other e-mail I just sent. To move things along, here is a specific program that might work for you for moving. All...
I'm thinking about getting brave and stating some goals but I'm uncertain about how specific I should be. I believe we need to be very clear about what we...
Below are my comments on my own draft goals and the goal that I think is feasible and contributes to achieving virtually all of my draft goals. Dennis C....