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(Day 197) Dad’s Saying At eVenture
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(Day 196) Kids Who Lie Sooner Are Smarter?
Below are highlights from a BBC article that was published today…Toddlers who tell lies early on are more likely to do well later.The complex brain processes involved in formulating a lie are an indicator of a child’s early intelligence, they add.
A Canadian study of 1,200 children aged two to 17 suggests those who are able to lie have reached an important developmental stage.
Only a fifth of two-year-olds tested in the study were able to lie.
But at age four, 90% were capable of lying, the study found. The rate increases with age to a peak at age 12.
‘Developmental milestone’
The director of the Institute of Child Study at Toronto University, Dr Kang Lee, said: “Parents should not be alarmed if their child tells a fib.
“Their children are not going to turn out to be pathological liars. Almost all children lie.
“It is a sign that they have reached a new developmental milestone.
“Those who have better cognitive development lie because they can cover up their tracks.”
This was because they had developed the ability to carry out a complex juggling act which involves keeping the truth at the back of their brains.
He added: “They even make bankers in later life.”
I guess what they’re saying in the article is that we are all natural born liars and the smarter we are, the more we lie. I guess some of that makes sense. Maybe it explains why so many of our leaders are corrupt; they learned to lie early in life. Do you think part of this test should be a study in what the family culture is like? Maybe kids learn to lie because they learned it from their parents, or their community?
The great thing about being a human being is, we have a choice. So, as we grow out of our teems we can begin to make the decision not to lie. Maybe it looks more like a bell curve where we start out not lying; by our teenage years we are at the peek of our lying capacity, and then as we mature the lies slow again. Remember… no matter how smart you are, and how well you can mask the truth, you have a choice to be honest…. you know where I stand.
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(Day 195) Cool Bernie’s Perspective On Trust
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(Day 194) President Obama
President Obama has been in office for enough time to do a poll. So here it goes: How much do you trust the current President of the United States?
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(Day 193) Stuart Schooley on Trust
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(Day 192) Stuart Schooley on Leadership
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(Day 191) Credit Card Crooks
Today I called my credit card company to find out why I did not get a statement this month. I had signed up for an electronic statement and it never showed up in my inbox. While I was on the line I realized they had upped my annual APR to 30.25%… What ??? I could not believe it. I have never heard of a rate that high. I immediately remembered that I made the payment 2 – 3 days late last month and they must be taking advantage of that mistake. When I asked the representative if that was true she said, “well yes, that and you were also a day late last November and your account is now under review.” What does that mean? I pay off my account every month in full. The interest rate is somewhat irrelevant but to jump my rate to 30.24 % without telling me… that was frustrating.Okay so why am I telling you about my finances… 30.24% is credit card corruption, these are card crooks, no, they are credit card creeps… 30.24%??? Are they kidding???? I’m not a mathematician or a finance person but I know that if I had $10,000 balance at a 30.24 annual percentage rate, that is $3000. If I could only send in the minimum $200 payment, that means at the end of year I would’ve paid back $2400 of the of the $3000 interest charge. Falling behind by $600 a year. Basically, I would be a credit card prisoner and these the banks would have me for life. How many people are in this situation? It is probably the people that can least afford it that are paying this kind of interest rate. They are stuck. This is immoral, irresponsible, unethical and corrupt. This is the kind of stuff that starts revolutions. It is no better than giving cocaine to children, trapping them in a cycle of pain.
To be fair, consumers have not always been perfect either. So, I don’t to leave all the blame on the credit card companies, there is a balance here. Many people have walked away from their credit card payments leaving these banks holding the bag. Credit card fraud is ubiquitous, it happens all day everyday. There are people that make a good living stealing credit card numbers and taking advantage of the credit card companies. There has got to be accountability and trust of both sides. Stop cheating – do the right thing… both of you.
I canceled my credit card with Barclays/USAir today because of the way they treated me. I don’t suspect they will miss me much and it will be a hassle for me to switch to someone new, but that aggravation is the price of mistrust. I want to improve the quality of our lives and not waste time on stuff like this. That is why I’m am on the Trust Tour, that is why we need to change and that is why I need your help.
Anybody else know of a situation like this?
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