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Frequently Asked Questions
A. Studies at the University of Sheffield, with results published in the journal NeuroImage, have shown that males and females tend to listen differently. First of all, the female brain tends to use both hemispheres when listening. Speech sounds are typically processed in the left hemisphere (regardless of age or gender) and voice tonality is decoded in the right hemisphere. The male brain tends to decode
male voices in the left hemisphere.
Female voices are more difficult
for the male brain to process
because it tends to decode those
speech sounds in the right hemisphere
of the brain, in a portion that
typically processes melody lines
of music. Thus the male brain
may perceive female speech sounds
as either a “melody line”
or as “background music.”
In addition, remember that typical male speech provides the bottom line and then fills in additional information based on questions. When speaking to a male, give him the bottom line and if he wants more information he’ll ask questions. Save the “start at the beginning and tell the whole story” format for those times when you are conversing with another female—who presumably speaks and understands female speech. News Note
Gladwell uses real-life incidents to illustrate what he calls the power of thinking without thinking. For example: an art expert sees a ten-million-dollar sculpture and instantly spots that it is a fake, and a fire-fighter suddenly senses he must get out of a blazing building. The New York Times is quoted on the back cover: “Trust my snap judgment, buy this book: you’ll be delighted.” I did and I was. Point to PonderYou have to leave the city
of your comfort and go into the
wilderness of your intuition.
What you'll discover will be wonderful.
What you'll discover is yourself.
Human beings tend to gravitate toward what is familiar—whether or not that matches who they are innately. And yet it seems to be clear that the brain knows who you were meant to be. It knows the type of activities that require exhausting amounts of energy versus those that are energy-efficient, and it may push you to procrastinate tasks that require large amounts of energy to complete. When you learn to trust your intuition, your brain can lead you step by step toward identifying, embracing, and living your innate giftedness. It may not be comfortable initially because the territory may be quite unfamiliar. It can be wonderful because there is only one unique YOU on this planet and only YOU can discover YOU. And eventually, the real authentic YOU will be more comfortable and familiar and energetic and exciting than you may have ever dreamed possible!
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Has
anyone ever said, “You never
told me that!” and you are
certain you did, as sure you know
your own name? Studies have shown
that people tend to recall less
than 15% of what was told to them
during a crisis. A possible explanation?
The natural brain phenomenon of
downshifting! That’s what
I discuss in my latest article
You Never Told Me
That!
More stimulation for your cerebral
neurons! 
I
can go around the world but stay
in a corner. What am I?
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Q.
When I talk to my husband he says
he’s listening to me but
when I ask him what I just said
he hums and haws and usually can’t
repeat the gist of our conversation.
What should I do?