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...will tell him the unvarnished truth, on seeing through spin and personal agendas, on spotting the weakness in an argument. He prefers talking to reading, working through an issue verbally, Socratically. "I like discussions as an integral part of the decision-making process, because I believe I'm adept at reading people," he told TIME. "I get a feel...
This bodes particularly poorly for Harvard because its defensemen are not as adept carrying the puck up ice and making quick decisions, then actually guarding the blueline. Poor decisions in the breakout often result in turnovers, which would allow Cornell to utilize its primary advantage, size...
...brain. "The mind does change," says Hamlin, "but it is not inferior. It is different." Each of us needs to appreciate our mind as it is instead of as it once was. Teens who can talk, listen to music and surf the Web at the same time are admirably adept at taking in many bits of information, but they may not connect them in meaningful ways. Speed, after all, isn't everything. Though less swift, the older person continues to absorb new material, comparing it with knowledge and insights gleaned over a lifetime. The process becomes less reflexive and more...
...There are some very good programs [at CRLS now] but there are also some programs where a students get lost in the system, if you're not adept at working the system and finding the best classes," he says...
...nudity is motivated by a stress-induced need to break the rules. As students we inhabit a space that is clearly defined by administrators, parents and professors. We compete for grades--arbitrary symbols of our intellectual achievement. And the fact that we were admitted implies that we are fairly adept at playing by the rules. But even (or especially?) the most strait-laced member of the debate club can benefit from stripping off (quite literally) their inhibitions. We all could use a vacation from conformity...