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What are the different types of business cycles in economics? How do these cycles influence a business’s success? Howard Marks claims that three foundational cycles impact business prosperity (and consequently the value of securities): These are the economic cycle, the profit cycle, and the credit cycle. Let’s examine these three cycles to illustrate their underlying causes and their impact on securities.
What causes some people to suffer from mental toxicity? How does one unhealthy thought lead to a toxic mind? Caroline Leaf says mental toxicity occurs when you’re prone to unhealthy thinking patterns. To help people avoid mental toxicity, she outlines what causes bad thoughts and people who are prone to them. Let’s explore two sources of unhealthy thinking and discuss how a single unhealthy thought can lead to mental toxicity.
How do unhealthy thoughts change your physical health? How does mental toxicity cause bad decision-making? Caroline Leaf says that when toxic energy accumulates in your mind and brain, it has negative mental and physical effects. These effects can take a toll on your life if not managed in a healthy manner. Let’s explore a few of the effects of negative thinking.
What’s mental toxicity? What happens when your brain is coherent or incoherent? Dr. Caroline Leaf says that the type of unhealthy thinking that leads to mental illness is called mental toxicity. She also warns that this can be a dangerous state of mind to live in, especially for those who have been through serious trauma or grief. Continue reading to learn how mental toxicity takes control of your brain.
How can you assess market position to earn more money? Is it possible to beat the market? As an investor, you can tilt the deck in your favor by taking the market’s tendencies into account when positioning your portfolio. Howard Marks illustrates how to do so via two steps: Correctly assess the market’s position in the cycle, and adjust your portfolio accordingly. Here’s how to beat the market in only two steps.
How does negative thinking affect your health? Do unhealthy thoughts make you more vulnerable to illnesses? Unhealthy thoughts become larger and more powerful when you fail to process them because you continue to pour metaphysical energy into them. When they become too powerful to handle, they can leave negative effects on your body. Discover how negative thinking takes a toll on physical health, according to Dr. Caroline Leaf.
What are the benefits of positive thinking? How can neurocycling change your life and brain for the better? Dr. Caroline Leaf has a program called neurocycling that can detoxify your mind and brain. In Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, she explains why this program could help you overcome mental toxicity. Let’s discuss the theoretical basis of neurocycling and then explore Leaf’s research on neurocycling.
Do you struggle with negative thoughts? What is neuroplasticity and how does it work? Mental toxicity leads to poor brain health, therefore, treating mental toxicity via neurocycling improves brain health. Dr. Caroline Leaf describes this strategy as “directed neuroplasticity.” Find out how neuroplasticity can improve your mental health and strengthen your mind.
What’s the neurocycle process like? How does journaling about your mental state help improve it? Mental toxicity results from repeated failures to process unhealthy thoughts. With the neurocycle’s steps, you remedy that by giving yourself opportunities to do that processing. Check out the six steps of the neurocycle below.
What’s working capital in a business? Do you want more cash for your business? It’s not hard to imagine how a business might paint a rosy picture of itself by tweaking an assumption here or there. However, by managing working capital, you can use financial numbers to help your company improve its actual performance without increasing sales or bringing costs down. Discover how to manage working capital to improve financial stability.