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11. Bad Vibes are Contagious
Research shows that if a parent or coach is nervous or angry on the sideline, the player on the field is more likely to be anxious or angry. Your emotions are contagious. And too often, when mom or dad are losing their minds in the stands, that makes it where little Johnny can't concentrate.
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Drawing requires that you see what is out there (imaginary subjects and images from memory are "seen" in the "mind's eye") and you draw what you see.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Betty Edwards
We can say that we humans have two contrary selves within us—a lower and a higher. The lower tends to be stronger. Its impulses pull us down into emotional reactions and defensive postures, making us feel self-righteous and superior to others. It makes us grab for immediate pleasures and distractions, always taking the path of least resistance. It induces us to adopt what other people are thinking, losing ourselves in the group. We feel the impulses of the higher self when we are drawn out of ourselves, wanting to connect more deeply with others, to absorb our minds in our work, to think instead of react, to follow our own path in life, and to discover what makes us unique. The lower is the more animal and reactive side of our nature, and one that we easily slip into. The higher is the more truly human side of our nature, the side that makes us thoughtful and self-aware. Because the higher impulse is weaker, connecting to it requires effort and insight.
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
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