Keith Paul » christmas http://keithpaul.net Selected geekery and other odd ramblings Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:34:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Power of Magical Thinking http://keithpaul.net/2009/12/the-power-of-magical-thinking/ http://keithpaul.net/2009/12/the-power-of-magical-thinking/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:14:37 +0000 Keith http://keithpaul.net/?p=281 Is the Tooth Fairy real? How about the garbage man? Those questions may seem trivial, but how young children answer them is an important indicator of cognitive development. Keep Santa comin’…

Interesting research explained in today’s WSJ.

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Read all about it in the Boston Globe.

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I can relate to him, often trying to imagine myself through the eyes of family, friends and coworkers. 2010 is going to be a year taking stock of the contribution I make. I teach. I give. I love. What more should (or could) I do? How does one measure this contribution? I guess, friends, we’ll find out together.

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