{"id":195,"date":"2017-01-16T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T18:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2017-01-16T13:44:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T18:44:15","slug":"brain-science-you-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/16\/brain-science-you-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Science &amp; You &amp; Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What used to be my screened porch is now a real 4-season room, and I&#8217;ve moved my office and art studio into it, and my new &#8220;Sun Room&#8221; is so big that I was finally able to move my library out of storage and arrange it neatly at my fingertips. \u00a0Talk about luxury!<\/p>\n<p>In going through one of my\u00a0favorite books, containing all my treasured correspondence with my figure skaters, I found this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-196\" src=\"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Holly-Larson-Letter.Brain-Science-613x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Holly Larson Letter.Brain Science\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Holly-Larson-Letter.Brain-Science-613x1024.jpg 613w, http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Holly-Larson-Letter.Brain-Science-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Holly-Larson-Letter.Brain-Science-768x1283.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Holly-Larson-Letter.Brain-Science.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Laura Harris&#8217; mom told me to write to Laura and tell her this story, and to be sure to give her Holly&#8217;s info. \u00a0As soon as Laura Harris received this letter, she got in touch, and because she is such a &#8220;giver,&#8221; she gave Holly and her family the gift of a weekend at Campbell&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Holly recovered fully, although it took years.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still in touch with Holly, her sister Hayley and her mother Doris, we were all Facebook friends right up until I left Facebook and now that I&#8217;m Facebook-free, they know right where to find me if they ever want to talk, Skype hang or visit.<\/p>\n<p>Moral of the story: be guided by your genuine interest in others, ask a ton of questions, help everyone you can, any way you can, and the more you learn about\u00a0how our brains work, the more powerful your help will be. \u00a0And\u00a0don&#8217;t worry about typographical errors, unimportant things like that will never mess with your\u00a0flow.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the research based on the effectiveness of living and working this way &#8211; of being a &#8220;smart giver&#8221; like me &#8211; read this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success\/dp\/0143124986\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-199 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-16-at-1.40.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Cover of Give and Take by Adam Grant\" width=\"595\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-16-at-1.40.02-PM.png 595w, http:\/\/rebeccaleone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-16-at-1.40.02-PM-193x300.png 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have questions or need help?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m right here.<\/p>\n<p>+1 206 963 0755<\/p>\n<p>educationconspiracy@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What used to be my screened porch is now a real 4-season room, and I&#8217;ve moved my office and art studio into it, and my new &#8220;Sun Room&#8221; is so big that I was finally able to move my library out of storage and arrange it neatly at my fingertips. \u00a0Talk about luxury! 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