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	<title>Science &#038; Self-improvement</title>
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	<description>Seeking the truth about self-improvement</description>
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		<title>Gifted people and self-actualization (II)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is false the common belief that gifted people because of their greater capacity are predestinate to enjoy success and that they always get over any obstacle. In reality, there exist environmental and psychological causes that can impede maturation and the expression of talents. Poverty, race, lack of comprehension, or simply the absence of opportunities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gifted people and self-actualization</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is commonly accepted that when a person attains success he achieves significant financial and professional levels in agreement with his own standards and with those of the people around him. He is also expected to enjoy a condition of comfort and personal satisfaction. However, sometimes these results are not obtained. There are people who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intelligence and social success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The aim of the earliest intelligence tests, as the one devised by Alfred Binet in the beginnings of the 20th century, was to predict school performance. When using school grades as a reference, one can say that intelligence tests have a good performance. It must be noted, however, that school learning depends not only on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-esteem and the gifted person</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low self-esteem in the gifted adult is often the product of his lack of knowledge about his condition when he has not been formally identified and is not socially recognized as an achiever. Not understanding his differences and not identifying himself as gifted, he will be driven to isolation and will have emotional disorders. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social interaction</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfocus.net/self-improvement/?p=44</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social interaction can be very difficult both for the gifted child and the adult. When the child&#8217;s IQ is over a certain threshold (say 160), he will certainly experience isolation and loneliness. He will have problems in relating to age peers because of his lack of conformity to cultural expectations corresponding to his age. Emotional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denial and emotional disorders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many reasons can lead a person to deny his gift. He may simply fail to understand what it means to be gifted. He may be aware that he is different, that he has greater capabilities, and find that this is cause of others’ jealousy. He may decide (consciously or not) to hide those abilities to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The existential problem</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfocus.net/self-improvement/?p=42</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gifted people frequently experience a feeling of being different. However, noticing their differences does not mean that they know which way they are different and what are the implications. This lack of understanding can originate lack of confidence and avoidance of decisions. Being insecure, they may let other people take decisions, may decide using emotions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underachievement</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfocus.net/self-improvement/?p=41</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes people who are gifted do not manage to succeed. They are called &#8216;underachievers&#8217; because it is usually believed that a person with superior abilities must give some demonstration of this superiority. In reality, there are no grounds for this assumption. The confusion between &#8216;gifted&#8217; and &#8216;talented&#8217; is responsible for this mistake. A talented person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Characteristics of gifted children and adults (II)</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfocus.net/self-improvement/?p=40</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some traits of introvert people that can contribute to the feeling that most gifted people have of being different from the rest. The extroverted is easily accepted in society because his tendency to share his emotions make the others feel comfortably with him. If he is gifted, he may use his intelligence to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Characteristics of gifted children and adults</title>
		<link>http://www.mindfocus.net/self-improvement/?p=39</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many traits have been viewed as characteristic of gifted people. Nevertheless, the great majority of them is not well defined, lacks a standardized measurement tool, or is just contradictory with other reports. While some of the following traits are easily detectable in every gifted person, some others can be present but not be observable because [...]]]></description>
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