CARLOS A. MONTANER EN CNN
El Blog de Montaner
El Blog de Carlos Alberto Montaner
Es uno de los periodistas más leídos del mundo hispánico. La revista Poder calculó en seis millones los lectores que semanalmente se asoman a sus columnas y artículos
Carlos Alberto Montaner
Lo escuché pero no entendí la idea que persigue C A Montaner. Luego lo leo de nuevo. Julián me imagino que no participe. A él ya no le importa lo que pase en Cuba.
Bueno. Si el Consejo Editorial de la Joven Cuba me dedicó lo que sigue, y no borró mí comentario como otras veces, me he vuelto de pronto, importante para ellos. Ayer mismo me estaba dando la “macabra idea” ja, jajaja, de hacerles una donación. Solo que viniendo de mí, pensarán que viene del US Department o que intento manipularlos
Otra cosa. ? Qué dije que les haga creer que estoy de acuerdo con esos infames y repugnantes actos de repudio?
Copio:
Si usted está cómodo con que a personas -cubanos para más señas- se les ponga la etiqueta de mercenarios sin prueba alguna o se les realicen asquerosos actos de repudio, entonces debe usted revisar algunos aspectos de su código ético que están claramente muy mal, por decir lo menos -le dejo a usted las variadas lecutras-.
Si tanto le disgusta lo que aquí se publica, deje entonces de leernos. Lugares de su agrado, donde se descalifica sin razón ni pruebas, hay por desgracia de sobras en estos lares y últimamente producen más que de costumbre.
No.
No estoy de acuerdo con los actos de repudio.
El asunto es, que me divierte mucho el humor negro. Si los integrantes de la Joven Cuba se cuidan mucho las espaldas, son centristas de ideología marxista, no comulgan dijeron ellos con el MSI y encima reciben un acto de repudio, eso sería como para orinarse de la risa.
Cuando Escobar, el esposo de Yoany Sánchez, fue rodeado por una turba frenética y luego lo liberaron de la cárcel, lo llamé por teléfono y le pregunté: ?Te cagaste, eh?
Increíblemente le han borrado una publicación
A Julián
El que administra este blog tiene una agenda
y la va impulsando por donde se puede
Por donde le dejan
En cto al cheque:
“ THAT egoism precedes altruism in order of imperativeness is evident. For the acts which make continued life possible must, on the average, be more peremptory than all those other acts which life makes possible, including the acts which benefit others
por 33 años
Vivió Julián la pandemia Fascista en Cuba
Bajo los Castro
Pero él estaba Feliz.
Ahora está en esta pandemia
Que como aquella cubana ha dejado
A millones sin empleo
Y su Congreso constitucional de la mano
De los mejores pensadores manda
9 o 30 billones
Para reactivar la economía
Y Julián considera si debe tomar su parte de ese
Pastel
Porque al gobierno no le toca salvarnos
Tenemos q hacerlo atomizados
Difuminados como gotas cargadas de covid
Por nuestros esfuerzos individuales
Con el maravilloso universal Libre Albedrío
Tomarán los economistas q no esten
De acuerdo con este estímulo si cheque
O lo triturarán como Julián?
La conciencia es algo poderoso.
La creencia de que sabemos todo.
La seguridad de que estamos en lo cierto.
Pero como él es humilde, consultará con sus iguales para que le ayuden a tomar una decisión de qué hacer con su cheque
Feliz…
al tiempo que miles de cubanos iban a parar a las panzas de tiburones en apenas dos o tres anos
devolveran los economistas q no esten
De acuerdo con este estímulo su cheque
O lo triturarán como Julián?
(si es deposito directo tendran que llamar al banco y pedir que devuelva el deposito porque no lo quieren, no lo van a usar, a aceptar)
La conciencia es algo poderoso.
La creencia de que sabemos todo.
La seguridad de que estamos en lo cierto.
Como la de los ninos.
Julián es un gran tipo, le debo algunos favores y consideraria un honor tener como amigo a un individuo que ponga sus principios por encima del dinero. Admito sin embargo que a veces, otras veces no en esta ocasión, sus ideas en temas de economía y sociedad, me han dado deseos de romperle la cabeza para ver lo que tiene dentro. Jajaja
Saludos Julián.
Cuidate. Buenos quedan pocos.
No saqué en claro la posición de CAM en este asunto. Solo que no pronuncia el inglés a la perfección. Bueno. Yo tampoco.
mienten porque pueden
Como parte de la campaña gubernamental contra medios acusados de recibir fondos del gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos, en la emisión del 28 de diciembre pasado del programa Las Razones de Cuba, si bien no se mencionó de manera directa a La Joven Cuba, sí se presentó por breves segundos su logo, lo cual asumimos como un intento de incluirnos en esa lista.
Sin ánimo de victimizarnos, desde el año 2013 se han sucedido con más o menos frecuencia e intensidad ataques contra nuestro espacio. Comenzó mucho antes de que fuera una opción aspirar a recursos para hacer crecer este proyecto, o de que un miembro de nuestro equipo pusiera un pie fuera de territorio nacional. El objetivo siempre ha sido el mismo: silenciar voces que intentan pensar una República mejor para los cubanos: más libre, próspera y con mayor justicia social.
Denunciamos este acto de difamación que no por solapado es menos ruin. Decir que se defiende a la Revolución y emplear para ello la mentira y la acusación sin pruebas, es sencillamente un acto contrarrevolucionario. Las autoridades cubanas saben que LJC no recibe fondos federales del gobierno de Estados Unidos, una práctica que consideramos violatoria del derecho internacional y de la soberanía nacional. Es irresponsable que tanto en el Noticiero Nacional como en la cuenta de Twitter del presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel se sugiera esa calumnia.
Seguiremos como hasta ahora al servicio de la más noble de las causas a las que puede entregarse un cubano que se precie de serlo: defender su país y pensarlo desde el amor y el compromiso. Por si queda alguna duda, reproducimos aquí la descripción de nuestro proyecto, que desde hace meses está publicada en nuestra web.
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¿Quiénes somos?
La Joven Cuba es un proyecto de investigación y análisis político que trabaja por un país justo, democrático y sostenible. Con una plataforma digital y un equipo especializado en el análisis de la realidad cubana, LJC aspira a ser punto de enlace entre la sociedad civil y los decisores, mediante la investigación y la generación de conocimiento en torno a lo relacionado con la aplicación de políticas públicas.
Conocedores de que, como dijera Antonio Guiteras, «un movimiento que no fuese antiimperialista en Cuba, no era una revolución», creemos en la necesidad de combinar la lucha por la soberanía nacional con principios democráticos. Aspiramos a promover valores cívicos y alcanzar una democracia socialista con un estado de derecho robusto.
Desde la investigación y el análisis de la realidad cubana, a partir del seguimiento de políticas gubernamentales y de la agenda pública y mediática, nos proponemos ayudar a la construcción de una nación más inclusiva, participativa y próspera.
Para ello, contamos con un equipo multidisciplinario de profesionales –politólogos, sociólogos, periodistas, historiadores, economistas y comunicadores– que se enfoca en la elaboración de propuestas, en la crítica fundamentada, en la explicación de procesos y en documentación de cuestiones de interés nacional inscritas en nuestras tres ramas de investigación: economía, política y sociedad.
Nuestros principios
Como entidad de generación de pensamiento socio-político, La Joven Cuba intenta asumir la ética martiana del diálogo y el respeto a la libertad como línea rectora.
Creemos en el ejercicio responsable y fundamentado de la crítica como derecho inherente a cada ciudadano. Este ejercicio, cuyo final propenderá siempre al mejoramiento de su objeto, debe ser visto como una contribución a la superación y el crecimiento y no como un ataque a repeler. La asimilación y el reconocimiento son el principio del cual ha de partir la solución de problemas.
Desde esa perspectiva, respetamos la diversidad de criterios y posiciones políticas. Toda idea o postura coherente y fundamentada, cuyo objetivo sea el mejoramiento de nuestra nación, merece ser tenida en cuenta y encontrará en La Joven Cuba un espacio público para expresarse. Creemos en el valor inestimable de la confluencia de ideas disímiles para la generación de consenso.
Somos una entidad independiente. Rechazamos cualquier presión que sobre nuestra línea editorial y/o contenidos pretendan ejercer personas, partidos políticos, grupos económicos, religiosos o ideológicos. Sin embargo, estaremos siempre en plena disposición de compartir nuestros resultados con el Estado cubano, sus instituciones, representaciones de otras naciones en Cuba y organizaciones internacionales.
Entendemos que la solidez económica es una condición importante para cualquier proyecto y consideramos legítima la ayuda al desarrollo que países y organizaciones brindan en Cuba apegados a las normas internacionales.
No aceptamos contribuciones o donativos que tengan como objetivo manifiesto influir en LJC o imponer en Cuba preferencias políticas foráneas. En particular, rechazamos los fondos para cambio de régimen del gobierno de Estados Unidos, autorizados bajo el inciso 109 de la ley Helms Burton de 1996. Recibimos con aprecio cualquier contribución que respete la soberanía cubana y la Carta de la ONU.
Para cumplir nuestros propósitos, buscaremos mantener la calidad de nuestros materiales, basado en un argumentado y serio ejercicio de la crítica, y rechazaremos explícitamente la tergiversación, vulgaridad y sensacionalismo como recursos para ganar lectores.
¿En qué nos enfocamos?
La Joven Cuba es un proyecto especializado en investigación y opinión. Con un equipo de intelectuales analizando políticas públicas y otro equipo periodístico dando seguimiento al acontecer noticioso.
Los artículos de opinión son los más empleados por nuestros colaboradores. Sin embargo, siempre estamos abiertos a aceptar trabajos en otros géneros del periodismo cuyas temáticas sean de corte socio-político y económico y que tengan por valores el rigor investigativo, la calidad intelectual, la claridad expositiva, la coherencia ética y la veracidad.
LJC pretende acompañar el proceso de cambios que vive el país, aboga por el cumplimiento de las leyes de la República, y contribuye al funcionamiento de las instituciones del Estado. Sobre esa óptica trabajamos y buscamos que nuestros miembros y colaboradores sean capaces de plasmar sus ideas en textos originales, inéditos y exclusivos, aunque no excluimos la reproducción de materiales que consideremos de interés aparecidos en otros.
Alentadoras palabras de Diaz-Canel que causa a todos, enorme alegría. Van a tener controlar la epidemia con sus propias vacunas. Y luego, van a resolver sino pollo, cerdo y carne de res, con jutias, majas de Santa María, cocodrilos, moringa, y morronga
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El reconocimiento no tiene que ser solo porque resistimos, insistió, sino porque resistimos de una manera creativa, resistimos creando, y ahí están las creaciones sublimes, elevadísimas como las que se han obtenido.
A mí, lo que me pone frenético, en medio de semejante catástrofe nacional , es leer las tonteras triunfalistas de D-C. Cuando eso explote, sino se larga a Wuhan, China, a ese señor, lo van a arrastrar.
Solo una opinion, no estoy llamando a la violencia
Piensan que van a lograr una República mejor para los cubanos: más libre, próspera y con mayor justicia social escribiendo artículos, muchos de ellos, sin dudas, magistrales
?Pero cómo mover esa montaña, si los tienen censurados?
Yo voy a tratar de contribuir con algo de dinero al blog, por una simple razón.
Odio ese sistema con toda mí alma. Me hicieron daño.
Lo que moleste al gobierno cubano, me llena de enorme satisfacción.
Vladimir Escudero imita a Serrano. Se parece mucho. Ahora:
Que alguien me explique cuál es el humor
Con gente tan combativa, habrá revolución trinfante pa rato.
Roberto C l dijo:
es necesario traer azucar aquí, para aunque sea hacer dulce que no hay azúcar aquí en ningún lugar cualquier tipo de azúcar blanca o Prieta para pasar el fin de año.
Tambien traer masa de croqueta o cualquier otra cosa .
Saludos revolucionarios, viva fidel y Raul
abajo TODOS somos hermanos de causa
arriba se sienten esos vientos
de esos hermanos
los inteligentes
los manipuladores
lo que solo saben perder
abajo TODOS somos hermanos de causa
arriba se sienten esos vientos
de esos hermanos
los inteligentes
los manipuladores
los que solo saben perder
Daba lo mismo tener Gao que estar sin Gao;
on January 3, 2020, when Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke with George Fu Gao, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which was modelled on the American institution. Redfield had just received a report about an unexplained respiratory virus emerging in the city of Wuhan.
The field of public health had long been haunted by the prospect of a widespread respiratory-illness outbreak like the 1918 influenza pandemic, so Redfield was concerned. Gao, when pressed, assured him that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. At the time, the theory was that each case had arisen from animals in a “wet” market where exotic game was sold. When Redfield learned that, among twenty-seven reported cases, there were several family clusters, he observed that it was unlikely that each person had been infected, simultaneously, by a caged civet cat or a raccoon dog. He offered to send a C.D.C. team to Wuhan to investigate, but Gao said that he wasn’t authorized to accept such assistance. Redfield made a formal request to the Chinese government and assembled two dozen specialists, but no invitation arrived. A few days later, in another conversation with Redfield, Gao started to cry and said, “I think we’re too late.”
No se puede ir el 2020 sin que volvamos a mirar 6 pilares importantes para incrementar nuestro estado de animo>
Get Social
ONE OF THE MANY CRUELTIES OF COVID-19 IS that it has robbed us of one of the primary behaviors we can engage in to improve our happiness: being with other people.
When psychologists Ed Diener and Marty Seligman looked at people who scored in the highest 10th percentile on happiness surveys, they discovered that there was one activity that set happy people apart from the rest of us—happy people were more social. The results were so strong that these researchers deemed being around other people as a necessary condition for very high happiness.
We think that solitude feels good, especially when we’re having a tough time, but in truth being with other people will almost always make us feel better. Even if those people are strangers.
Of course, social distancing has made connecting with other people a lot trickier over the past months. But if you want to feel happier, research suggests you should redouble your efforts to connect with the people you care about. Try a socially distanced walk with a neighbor. Or use online tools like Zoom and FaceTime to connect not just with people who live near us, but friends in far-off time zones. If you put in some work and get creative, the possibilities for social connection are endless, even during COVID. I’ve started a monthly virtual spa night with my college roommates, as well as an online morning yoga practice with some professor friends in four different cities. It requires a bit more of a start-up cost than running into a colleague at the water cooler, but if we put in the effort we can reap the rewards of a richer social life.
Give Thanks
ANOTHER WAY TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR WELL-BEING IS WITH A DOSE of gratitude—the simple act of stopping to consider all the good things in your life.
Now, I freely admit that feeling thankful in the midst of a terrible pandemic isn’t always easy. But research shows that grateful people—those who count their blessings on a regular basis—experience a host of benefits. Grateful people tend to be happier and show lower levels of stress hormones like cortisol. Health care workers who keep a gratitude journal show reductions in stress and depression. And people suffering from chronic pain who practice gratitude show improvements in both sleep quality and mood.
The good news is that there are easy ways to boost your own gratitude level even if that’s not something that comes naturally. For example, grab a notebook and try jotting down three to five things you’re grateful for every day. It sounds simple, but research shows that this practice can boost your overall happiness in as little as two weeks. Or write a thank-you letter to a loved one, friend or co-worker. Not only do gratitude letters help you to organize all those grateful feelings into words, but they also strengthen your bonds to the people in your life who matter most to your happiness.
Be in the Moment
THE NEW YEAR IS NATURALLY A TIME OF LOOKING BACKWARDS and forwards. But that’s not the only time our minds tend to move away from the present moment. One study by a team of Harvard psychologists found that we spent more than 40 percent of the time mind-wandering—not paying attention to the here and now. Which is bad news for our happiness levels, because a growing body of research shows that focusing on the here and now makes us feel better.
So this new year, try getting your mind back on the present moment. If that feels tough, consider developing a meditation practice, something that has worked wonders for me. Studies show that even five or ten minutes of meditation every day can boost not only your daily concentration but also your mood levels.
A regular meditation practice can also help you realize that your thoughts are just…well, thoughts. The practice of sitting with unhelpful emotions like fear, anger or jealousy—even for a few minutes—can help us start to put them in some perspective, and to notice that they often depart just as suddenly as they arrive in our minds, which can help us avoid letting our negative emotions dictate our actions.
And if signing on for a regular meditation practice feels like too much during the pandemic, you can take baby steps towards being present by engaging in a bit more savoring. Commit to noticing the taste of your morning coffee or how nice a warm shower feels. The simple act of intentionally noticing afresh what the world around you looks, sounds, and feels like can help you remember that there are good, pleasurable things all around, if you take a little time to pay attention.
Rest and Move
WHEN MY STUDENTS ASK ME WHAT’S THE FIRST STEP THEY SHOULD take to be happier, my answer is always the same: Get some sleep.
We know that sleep is important for our physical health, but research shows that it’s also extremely important for our mental health. Having a solid eight hours of shut-eye is the foundation on which all the other happiness habits rest. The problem is that getting the right amount isn’t easy. For me, there’s always that one last email to send before bed. Or one more quick peak to take on my Twitter feed. Or that new Netflix show to check out.
So this year, try to embrace healthier sleep hygiene. Ban devices from your bedroom. Instead, read a book or magazine—one made of paper—before bed. And make sure your bedroom is as dedicated to sleep as possible. If you allow your sleeping space to become an office, lounge or home cinema, you end up confusing your body. A pre-sleep ritual (such as a glass of warm herbal tea or a nice bath) can also help reinforce the idea that your waking day is ending and your all-important sleep time is beginning.
But sleep isn’t the only healthy habit that promotes better mental health in addition to better physical health. Another great healthy happiness boosting habit is exercise. One study found that doing a half-hour of cardio on a stationary bike reduces the likelihood that we’ll feel things like tension, anger, depression, and even fatigue. And the effect was shown to last for over 12 hours.
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Research shows that keeping a gratitude journal reduces stress and depression. Studies also indicate people get happiness from lending others a hand when they need it and engaging in random acts of kindness.
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Jotting down three to five things you’re GRATEFUL for every day can boost your overall HAPPINESS in as little as two weeks.
Be Kind
AT TIMES OF CRISIS, WE’RE OFTEN TEMPTED TO TURN INWARD: IT seems like feeling better requires putting our own needs first. Treat yourself, as the current mantra says. But the science suggests that these self-centered inclinations are wrong. In fact, the best way to promote your own self-care is to provide other-care.
Research shows that we get happiness from doing nice things for other people. The people who self-report being happiest are focused on those in need—they donate more of their time and money to charity and engage in random acts of kindness. So why not bolster your mental health in an evidence-based way by doing something good for another person? If you’re working remotely, donate the money you saved on gas this month to a good cause. Or just check in with a friend who’s struggling. Doing kind things for others is a surprisingly effective way of boosting our own well-being.
But do be kind to yourself as well. The season of New Year’s resolutions can be a time when it’s easy to beat yourself up. We shame ourselves like an inner drill sergeant by ruminating on how badly we’ve done in the past year and how we need to turn things around for the new year. Or else.
But research shows that our inner brutal drill sergeant isn’t as motivating as we assume. Harsh self-criticism and unrealistic expectations will destroy your morale and make you give up before you even begin. A better strategy for the new year is to extend yourself some kindness, or what psychologists call self-compassion. Self-compassion means remembering that you’re human and that—just like everyone else on the planet—you’re doing the best you can in some pretty tough times. Giving yourself a bit of kindness doesn’t just feel good. It’s also a surprisingly effective way to meet your new year goals. Research by Kristin Neff and her colleagues, for example, shows that talking to yourself in the manner of a caring and helpful friend helps us reduce procrastination, eat healthier and exercise more. So try doing unto yourself as you would do unto others and give yourself the benefit of the doubt a little more in 2021
6 pilares principales para mejorar tu humor.
Uno>Socializa.
COVID-19 has robbed us of one of the primary behaviors we can engage in to improve our happiness: being with other people.
When psychologists Ed Diener and Marty Seligman looked at people who scored in the highest 10th percentile on happiness surveys, they discovered that there was one activity that set happy people apart from the rest of us—happy people were more social. The results were so strong that these researchers deemed being around other people as a necessary condition for very high happiness.
We think that solitude feels good, especially when we’re having a tough time, but in truth being with other people will almost always make us feel better. Even if those people are strangers.
Of course, social distancing has made connecting with other people a lot trickier over the past months. But if you want to feel happier, research suggests you should redouble your efforts to connect with the people you care about. Try a socially distanced walk with a neighbor. Or use online tools like Zoom and FaceTime to connect not just with people who live near us, but friends in far-off time zones. If you put in some work and get creative, the possibilities for social connection are endless, even during COVID. I’ve started a monthly virtual spa night with my college roommates, as well as an online morning yoga practice with some professor friends in four different cities. It requires a bit more of a start-up cost than running into a colleague at the water cooler, but if we put in the effort, we can reap the rewards of a richer social life.
Dos.Da Gracias.
TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR WELL-BEING, it is very important to maintain a proper DOSE of gratitude—the simple act of stopping to consider all the good things in your life.
Now, I freely admit that feeling thankful in the midst of a terrible pandemic isn’t always easy. But research shows that grateful people—those who count their blessings on a regular basis—experience a host of benefits. Grateful people tend to be happier and show lower levels of stress hormones like cortisol. Health care workers who keep a gratitude journal show reductions in stress and depression. And people suffering from chronic pain who practice gratitude show improvements in both sleep quality and mood.
The good news is that there are easy ways to boost your own gratitude level even if that’s not something that comes naturally. For example, grab a notebook and try jotting down three to five things you’re grateful for every day. It sounds simple, but research shows that this practice can boost your overall happiness in as little as two weeks. Or write a thank-you letter to a loved one, friend or co-worker. Not only do gratitude letters help you to organize all those grateful feelings into words, but they also strengthen your bonds to the people in your life who matter most to your happiness.
Tres.Vive en el presente.
THE NEW YEAR IS NATURALLY A TIME OF LOOKING BACKWARDS and forwards. But that’s not the only time our minds tend to move away from the present moment. One study by a team of Harvard psychologists found that we spent more than 40 percent of the time mind-wandering—not paying attention to the here and now. Which is bad news for our happiness levels, because a growing body of research shows that focusing on the here and now makes us feel better.
So this new year, try getting your mind back on the present moment. If that feels tough, consider developing a meditation practice, something that has worked wonders for me. Studies show that even five or ten minutes of meditation every day can boost not only your daily concentration but also your mood levels.
Cuatro>Descansa, Duerme!!!
WHEN MY STUDENTS ASK ME WHAT’S THE FIRST STEP, THEY SHOULD take to be happier, my answer is always the same: Get some sleep.
We know that sleep is important for our physical health, but research shows that it’s also extremely important for our mental health. Having a solid eight hours of shut-eye is the foundation on which all the other happiness habits rest. The problem is that getting the right amount isn’t easy. For me, there’s always that one last email to send before bed. Or one more quick peak to take on my Twitter feed. Or that new Netflix show to check out.
So this year, try to embrace healthier sleep hygiene. Ban devices from your bedroom. Instead, read a book or magazine—one made of paper—before bed. And make sure your bedroom is as dedicated to sleep as possible. If you allow your sleeping space to become an office, lounge or home cinema, you end up confusing your body. A pre-sleep ritual (such as a glass of warm herbal tea or a nice bath) can also help reinforce the idea that your waking day is ending and your all-important sleep time is beginning.
cinco>Muevete
But sleep isn’t the only healthy habit that promotes better mental health in addition to better physical health. Another great healthy happiness boosting habit is exercise. One study found that doing a half-hour of cardio on a stationary bike reduces the likelihood that we’ll feel things like tension, anger, depression, and even fatigue. And the effect was shown to last for over 12 hours.
Seis, se amable
Research shows that we get happiness from doing nice things for other people. The people who self-report being happiest are focused on those in need—they donate more of their time and money to charity and engage in random acts of kindness. So why not bolster your mental health in an evidence-based way by doing something good for another person? If you’re working remotely, donate the money you saved on gas this month to a good cause. Or just check in with a friend who’s struggling. Doing kind things for others is a surprisingly effective way of boosting our own well-being.
But do be kind to yourself as well. The season of New Year’s resolutions can be a time when it’s easy to beat yourself up. We shame ourselves like an inner drill sergeant by ruminating on how badly we’ve done in the past year and how we need to turn things around for the new year. Or else.
But research shows that our inner brutal drill sergeant isn’t as motivating as we assume. Harsh self-criticism and unrealistic expectations will destroy your morale and make you give up before you even begin. A better strategy for the new year is to extend yourself some kindness, or what psychologists call self-compassion. Self-compassion means remembering that you’re human and that—just like everyone else on the planet—you’re doing the best you can in some pretty tough times. Giving yourself a bit of kindness doesn’t just feel good. It’s also a surprisingly effective way to meet your new year goals. Research by Kristin Neff and her colleagues, for example, shows that talking to yourself in the manner of a caring and helpful friend helps us reduce procrastination, eat healthier and exercise more. So, try doing unto yourself as you would do unto others and give yourself the benefit of the doubt a little more in 2021
Technically, Moses is the first man to download files from the cloud using a tablet.
Masks are no longer necessary
During the vaccine rollout, health experts recommend that people wear masks in public. Given the current rise in prevalence, there’s likely to be a lot of virus in circulation for months. Once we reach herd immunity, when 50 percent to 70 percent of the population is vaccinated, masks will no longer be recommended. That probably won’t happen before the second half of 2021
A Game Changer for Diabetics
The closest thing to a working pancreas for the 34.2 million Americans with diabetes, the first tubeless automated insulin delivery system will be released in the first part of the year. The Omnipod® 5 powered by Horizon pairs with the Dexcom® G6 continuous glucose monitor to keep blood sugar levels within the healthy range by delivering necessary insulin automatically, with settings that can be adjusted via a smartphone. Use for people with type 1 diabetes who use insulin daily will be approved first, followed by later approvals for those with type 2 diabetes
picking a single resolution to focus on can increase your odds of success, as a series of four studies by researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management found. Participants who were encouraged to identify one savings goal, such as saving for a child’s education, ended up putting away more money over the six-month period of the study than those who were prompted to save simultaneously for multiple goals, such as saving for college, retirement and health care needs. The researchers concluded that the multiple goals competed with each other and increased the likelihood people would over-deliberate about how to proceed and delay the actions needed to achieve their goals.
Be SMART—and realistic. The SMART strategy, an acronym that stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound, provides a useful rule of thumb to follow when framing your resolution. Using these guidelines, for instance, a vague pledge to “save more money this year” might become a resolution to “automatically direct $100 from each paycheck into a high-yield savings account for all of 2021.”
Numerous research studies have shown that people perform better when striving to achieve specific and challenging goals, rather than equally specific but overly easy goals or vague goals like “do your best.” So set the bar high, but be mindful of putting it in the clouds. Resolving to complete a marathon in six months’ time when you’ve never even gone jogging will likely set you up for disappointment, frustration and eventually quitting. A more realistic ambition to go jogging for 30 minutes three times a week is likely a better starting point, as small wins early on will motivate you to do more, Herrick says.
Target behavior, not results. Jelena Kecmanovic, director of the Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute and a psychology professor at Georgetown University, warns that goals should be centered around factors you can control, such as your own behavior, rather than a particular outcome. Resolving to lose 10 pounds sounds like a clear, realistic ambition, but it is dependent on the weight actually coming off. Instead, focus on things like limiting dessert to one night a week or going for a 30-minute nightly walk after dinner instead of watching TV, which could lead to the desired weight loss.
The goal also needs to matter most to you, not someone else. If you’re making this change because of societal pressures or the opinion of someone else, you’re likely to fail, says Herrick. And data backs this up. Research published in Canadian Psychology says that when goals reflect a person’s individual values, they do better at achieving it because they “experience less conflict and feel a greater sense of readiness to change their behavior.”
Anticipate the triggers. To achieve your resolution, you’ll probably need to make some alterations to your daily life to counter the problem behavior. Think about what situations or emotions lead to it and what a better alternative might be. So if you smoke when you’re feeling anxious or stressed, successfully quitting may involve you taking up running, meditation or breathing exercises as an alternate way to ease that tension.
Research has shown that such “if-then” plans can improve your self-control and the likelihood of attaining your goal. A study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that college students who used this technique to curtail unhealthy snacking—by, say, deciding to eat a favorite fruit or vegetable instead of chips or cookies whenever they were feeling bored or in need of enjoyment—consumed more healthy snacks per day and fewer calories of unhealthy foods than participants who lacked such an if-then plan.
The key, says Kecmanovic, is to try to anticipate as many different situations that could tempt you and make a specific plan for what you’ll do instead in each of those moments. That way your brain almost goes into autopilot and you don’t have to deliberate over how to respond.
Go public. Most people naturally desire to avoid letting people down and feel embarrassed when they do. So use that feeling to help you make good on your resolution, Herrick suggests. Tell your partner, family, friends or co-workers that you’ve undertaken a resolution, he says, and how you plan to achieve it. A study by the American Society of Training and Development found that the odds of completing a goal rose to 65 percent for people who shared their objectives with others, and to 95 percent for those who went an extra step and set up regular appointments to check in with that person.
If someone else’s opinion of your efforts isn’t sufficiently motivating, try putting some money on the line. This could mean giving a family member $100 to hold for you until you reach your goal—they get to keep it if you fall short—or using a goal-setting website like stickK.com to make a financial pledge to a charity of your choice if you quit. StickK finds that users who add financial incentives are three times more likely to keep their resolutions than those who don’t.
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SET UP FOR SUCCESS
Don’t aim to run a marathon if you’ve only just taken up jogging. Want to eat healthier? Remove temptation: Toss the cookies and the chocolate and load your fridge with yummy fruits and veggies.
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“Some 71 PERCENT of successful resolvers say a slip-up actually STRENGTHENED their drive to see the goal through.”
HOW TO STICK TO YOUR RESOLUTIONS
Once you’ve framed your resolutions in a way that makes them easier to achieve, set yourself up for long-term success with these steps.
Remove temptation. People with strong willpower don’t resist temptation, they avoid it by arranging their home, office and social life in a way that limits exposure to situations that trigger the habit they want to change, according to research published in the academic journal Personality and Individual Differences. For instance, if you are looking to save money, unsubscribe from all retail email lists, and unfollow brands, stores or influencers on social media, advises Wendy De La Rosa, a behavioral scientist and co-founder of the Common Cents Lab: “The best way to avoid spending temptation is to just not get those notifications at all.”
A survey that the Common Cents team conducted of restaurant diners demonstrates the effectiveness of reducing the times you put yourself in a position to be tempted into behavior you’re trying to change. More than 1,300 people were polled about different techniques aimed at curbing spending on eating out; the options included setting a dining-out budget, limiting the number of times you go to a restaurant per week and cutting the amount you allow yourself to spend on a single meal. The best method? Dialing back on restaurant visits. Simply removing access to those tempting dishes gave people greater confidence they could stick to their goal and save more overall. Participants estimated they would save $74 a month, vs. $56 for limiting spending per restaurant visit and $44 for setting a weekly budget for dining out.
Make it easy to be good. If you’re looking to eat better, stock your fridge with precut fruits and raw veggies to snack on. Or if you’re hoping to save money on takeout, load up on your favorite ingredients so you’re inspired to cook after work and not reach for the UberEats app.
“In the future, we think we will be perfect, we are all going to be our own personal version of Beyonce,” says De La Rosa. “We think our future selves can do more than we can today, so use that to your advantage by making decisions now for the future.” One way to do that: Block out daily or weekly time in your 2021 calendar now or set up reminders through your apps to prompt you to, say, practice Spanish for 15 minutes, reach 10,000 steps or call your family for a catch-up.
A study out of the University of British Columbia showed how effective this kind of self-nudge can be when you’re trying to change behavior. It found that when individuals who had participated in a diabetes prevention program were prompted to work out by an app, the amount of exercise they reported to be doing significantly increased in the three days after receiving the message compared to the three days before receiving the prompt. One drawback: The strategy only worked for the first six months.
Track your progress. With some goals, like reducing debt, it is easy to see how your efforts are literally paying off, when you watch your outstanding balance drop consistently. But for other resolutions, you may need to get more creative about how you record your efforts, maybe by journaling, taking photos to see incremental changes or downloading an app that automatically tracks your spending or periods of movement. This kind of “self-monitoring” increases the probability that you’ll keep up the good behavior, says Norcross.
For example, in a study of overweight women aged 50 to 74 in rural Florida published by the journal Eating Behaviors, participants in a weight-loss program were asked to record their food and drink consumption every day. Those with the highest number of entries after six months lost the most: 14 percent of their body weight, on average—and they continued to lose weight over the following year, shedding more than 20 percent of their total body weight when the researchers followed up at 18 months. By contrast, participants with fewer food-and-drink entries lost significantly less weight after six months and regained half of it by the 18-month mark.
Why does the simple act of monitoring your behavior work so well? Two large-scale studies, one focused on people who wanted to lose weight and the other on subjects looking to curtail alcohol consumption, found that tracking helps people take greater responsibility for their actions, rather than blaming it on external factors. The research, published in the journal Digital Health, also found that it inspires helpful interpersonal competition as people strive to break previous records and remain on track to reach their goals.
“In the future, we think we will be PERFECT, we are all going to be our own personal version of BEYONCE.”
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FIND A CHEERLEADER
Looking to quit smoking or lose weight? Joining a support group of like-minded people who share your goals greatly increases your chance of success.
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Recording your progress can also serve as a motivation booster when you begin to flag. The trick is to focus on whatever perspective—the progress you’ve made so far or how much you have left to go—makes the amount of effort involved seem smaller, according to a series of studies published in The Journal of Consumer Research. So early in the year, reflect on the 20 percent of the resolution you’ve already completed as opposed to the 80 percent remaining—say, the 2,000 steps a day you’re now taking if your ultimate goal is 10,000, not the 8,000 you have yet to walk. But when you’ve brought the numbers of steps you’re walking closer to the target, flip that perspective and focus on the fact that you only have 2,000 more steps a day to go before you hit the desired 10,000-step level.
Reward good behavior. Changing a habit is hard and initially the benefits from your efforts may not be enough to keep you motivated. For instance, the release of endorphins from a new exercise regime may not outweigh the initial soreness or muscle cramps you feel.
A solution: Reinforce your positive steps with a small treat you’ll only get to enjoy if you engage in that new habit, says Norcross, who became a daily flosser when he decided he wasn’t going to allow himself to play a round of golf, his favorite pastime, at the weekend if he hadn’t flossed each morning of the preceding week.
Just remember the reward shouldn’t undo the good progress you’re making. So a week of saving an additional $100 shouldn’t earn you a new pair of shoes or dinner out, but rather a chance to indulge in that Netflix series you’ve wanted to watch or a visit to that new hiking trail you’re eager to climb.
Find a support group. “Most of us can get through the first couple of weeks on our own, but our commitment begins to erode over time and that’s where a support person or group can help,” says Norcross, adding this usually becomes essential toward the end of January.
These people will follow up on your progress and cheerlead your efforts two or three times more than they will critique them, he adds: “Pick positive, enthusiastic people, not naysayers.”
Joining a group of people with similar aims can be a great way to find this kind of positive support and encourage change. A study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, for instance, found that when people who were trying to achieve a weight-loss goal did so along with three friends or family members, they shed more pounds than those who went it alone, and they were also more successful at maintaining their new weight: Only one in four doing the program alone did not regain any weight after 10 months vs. two-thirds of those doing it with friends.
We also tend to mirror the behavior of people we like and admire, says Herrick, so surround yourself with like-minded individuals who will help reinforce the new habit.
Get back on the horse. You will slip up—and more than once. It is inevitable. But that slip shouldn’t be an excuse to give up on your goal. Instead, pick yourself up and recommit, says Norcross, whose research found that 71 percent of successful resolvers say a misstep actually strengthened their drive to see the goal through.
And skip beating yourself up over a mistake, too. Harsh self-criticism or guilt doesn’t help and could even prevent you from accomplishing your goal, according to research published in the Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. The study looked at drinkers who had violated their self-imposed alcohol limits and found that strong feelings of guilt led to poorer self-regulation, and, in turn, actually increased consumption and led to more limit violations.
“We seem to expect perfection, which is maddening,” says Norcross. “If you bake muffins perfectly 300 times and mess them up once, would you give up baking them? No, you’d try again.”
And remember, research shows, it takes three months before a change in behavior becomes routine. Fingers crossed, by April, you’ll be reaping the rewards of your 2021 resolve
Esto es cómico
Felixb dijo
Los dolares que se recaudan en las tiendas de moneda libremente convertibles son para comprar la leche de nuestros hijos, igual que los dolares que recauda ETECSA. Mi hija ya esta como Cleopatra, a eso de las 7PM se da una duchita con leche
Escribí para Elaine
Si Elaine Diaz, lee esto, le pido disculpas porque Juanito el caminante y yo nos pusimos una vez de acuerdo para llenar su blog tan serio, de cosas intrascendentes.
Pero fue muy divertido. Ya Elian Gonzalez había ingresado en los Camilitos, y el caminante gritaba: ! QUE NOS DEVUELVAN A ELIANCITO! Ji Ji Ji
Julián se enojó conmigo.
Porque me río de que tomo una ayuda que me da el gobierno de los Estados Unidos para los afectados del Coronavirus, que en realidad no necesito y la disfrutan las chicas jóvenes y lindas de Cuenca.
Julián.
No te pongas a irte de lengua a chivatearme. Jajaja. El gobierno de los Estados Unidos es todavía muy poderoso y no se va a arruinar por mí culpa.
Nadie te va a hacer caso
Además. Piedad.
Son nenas preciosas. Casi todas adorables y muy necesitadas.
Hay que tener un poco de humanidad
La vida, Julián, no se puede tomar tan seriamente. No saldremos vivos de ella.
No estoy enojado contigo. En realidad me importa poco que cobres el cheque o no. Al fin y al cabo ya decidí cobrarlo. Víctor y Bacu me dieron buenas razones para haceerlo.
La razón de que haya disminuído mi participación es que esto se ha convertido en un aluvión de tonterías, que aparecen en cantidades tan industriales que sepultan cualquier otro post. Tú mismo reconociste que esa era tu táctica: hacer desaparecer los posts de otros.
¿De verdad crees que a alguien le interesa lo que le dijiste al tal Edu (que solamente tú sabes quién es) o lo que él te dijo o la cantidad de dinero que te piden ¨prestado¨ las prostitutas de Cuenca?
Los emails y los mensajes de texto es fácil mandarlos a la papelera cuando son span. Pero aquí bucear los posts que no son span cada día se va haciendo más difícil.
Es cierto que Manuel también se caracteriza por la gran cantidad de posts (pero en eso lo has hecho parecer moderado), pero al menos él pone temas que pueden ser de interés.
Estoy de acuerdo con su observación amigo Julián.
El Orlando éste está más loco que una cabra 🙂
Y Manuel no ayuda con sus largos textos copiados y pegados.
Sin embargo, están en todo su derecho a escribir cuantas boludeces quieran y a pegar cuantos textos quieran sean o no interesantes.
Es lo que hay así que tómalo o déjalo.
Por supuesto que tiene derecho, amigo Ramiro. Lo que pasa es que si cada vez que uno abre esto lo que ve son 100 posts intrascendentes de Orlando y pasa trabajo para encontrar cualquier otro (la prueba está en que por poco no veo el suyo), le empieza a dar pereza participar.
Cómo será mi poco interés en participar que ya extraño a Víctor 🙂 🙂
Le dije que crecen, se reproducen y se extinguen como las plantas y los animales. Son los “Sanchos” que conforman la mayoría social. Sus intereses se reducen a los instintos primarios: cerebro “R” algo del límbico y pare de contar. Conoce a uno y los conoció a todos donde quiera que estén. Los cuatro (o cinco) gatos referentes aquí somos todos Quijotes, incluido Manuel (que está loco). Su caso, Julián, y también el de este pobre servidor son extremos, en su haber romántico con el verbo y la cruz, y militarista y romántico en mi padecer.
Como podrá deducir el “libre albedrío” que tanto le trasnocha, no es de posesión universal. Se que Ya lo sospechaba jajaja. Un saludo.
No creo que esa comparación sea muy justa con Sancho, Víctor 🙂 Algunos estudiosos de la obra de Cervantes sostienen que se fue produciendo una “quijotización¨ de Sancho (y también una ¨sanchización¨ del Quijote).
Por cierto, el post en que dijo eso de las plantas y los animales (alcancé a leerlo antes de que desapareciera) el censor lo borró junto con algunos míos, no sé si se percató de ello.
“No creo que esa comparación sea muy justa con Sancho”
Jajaja exquisito su arte de la ofensa jajaja. Hasta me surge el temor de haber perdido la supremacía jajaja. Muy bueno.
De verdad crees que a alguien le interesa lo que le dijiste al tal Edu (que solamente tú sabes quién es) o lo que él te dijo o la cantidad de dinero que te piden ¨prestado¨ las prostitutas de Cuenca?
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Siempre hay la opción de no leer al tipo que nos cae mal o nada nos aporta.
Lo que a uno le parece interesante o inteligente para otro puede ser tonto. Eso de decir que no tomarías un dinero en el país donde el dólar impera es sumamente idiota.
Y esto, Julián, tampoco lo veo simpático. Saludos
Moses is the first man to download files from the cloud using a tablet.
Si Julián ve el chiste racista que me mandó mí hijo, se infarta.
Una negra con nueve o diez negritos rodeándola y cada uno, ella inclusive, con un cartelito de un cheque de $600.00 cada uno.
Ji, Ji, Ji.
?Te imaginas que eleven ese cheque a $2 000.
Copio:
El Orlando éste, está más loco que una cabra
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Jajaja. Eso dice uno de mis hijos.
Copio:
Y Manuel no ayuda con sus largos textos copiados y pegados.
Están en todo su derecho a escribir cuantas boludeces quieran y a pegar cuantos textos quieran sean o no interesantes.
Es lo que hay así que tómalo o déjalo.
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Exacto.
De Manuel trato a veces de leer. Cuando no puedo, lo dejo.
A mí, tampoco me interesa meterme a leer esos enlaces que cuelga Julián de gente ultra derechista que creen, como el mismo, que las leyes del mercado son una panecea. Por consiguiente no me tomo el trabajo de leerlos.
El gobierno de Cuba reportó este viernes que murió un enfermo de coronavirus y escondió cinco
Nadie es monedita de oro
Te cuento. En mí trabajo, en Miami, le contaba a todo el mundo mis incursiones a los centros de masajes eróticos. Ja ja ja. Me busqué por esa gracia, varios enemigos que rogaban para que la policía me atrapará.
En cambio, hice muy buenas migas con tres o cuatro jodedores . Intercambiabamos historietas y nos pasábamos los contactos. Gracias a ellos, reduje mis costos de diversión
Aquí. Narrando las tribulaciones del viejito libidinoso ese.
Título de mí novela en eterna preparación, también hay gente que me detesta, sobre todo algunos perdedores que están pasmados sin plata, juventud ni atractivos físicos.
Pero mira que interesante, logré la amistad de una señora venezolana muy decente, casada con un hijo.
Escucha todas mis anécdotas.
Me regaló una hallaca muy sabrosa y me invitó hoy a desayunar.
Mi link ultraderechista de hoy (nada menos que un elogio al presidente Trump aparecido en The Federalist)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/31/donald-trump-has-been-the-most-illuminating-president-in-decades/
Que en breves minutos quedará sepultado por 100 posts de Orlando.
No quiero presumir ni dármelas de millonario, pero hoy 31 de Diciembre a la una de la tarde tengo suficiente plata para no trabajar más, pagar mí renta y comer por el resto del año.
Si esta noche a las 11:59 P M me siento en el servicio sanitario a cagar. ?Quiere decir que he estado cagando todo el año?
Jajaja. De esta, me sacan del blog.
“Por cierto, el post en que dijo eso de las plantas y los animales (alcancé a leerlo antes de que desapareciera) el censor lo borró junto con algunos míos, no sé si se percató de ello.”
Me di cuenta, claro. Pero no fue sorpresa, los comentarios y blog del pobre infeliz de Montaner, se han reducido a servir de bálsamo al trauma de la cubana de CNN. Ojalá le estén pagando lo suficiente por ese papelón.
“…yo no soy diferente, yo no soy diferente, yo no soy diferente…” …”yo no soy diferente… lara, lara…”
Dices
Que en breves minutos quedará sepultado por 100 posts de Orlando
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Te equivocas. En este blog, los comentarios nuevos no sepultan a los viejos. Y esa técnica la uso solo en el Blog de Paquito dónde sí se logra. Lo hago para ocultar los comentarios de un tipo que se me ha encarnado y se dedica a ofenderme
Solamente fue una exageración. No es necesario que sean 100. Basta con 5 para que desaparezcan de los ¨Recent comments¨ y haya que scrollear bastante para enterarse de que alguien tuvo la ingenuidad de decir algo que no estuviera incluído en el cuento de la buena pipa (a.k.a. ¨monólogo exterior del Orlando¨). Y si se trata de algún comentario que no pertenecía al hilo más reciente (como uno que hizo Bacu acerca del odio de CAM a Trump), casi seguramente pasará inadvertido. Tuve la suerte de verlo a tiempo y responder. Lo cual hace difícil cualquier intercambio.
In total, there were 202,377 more votes cast than voters voting, which is more than twice the difference between votes for Trump and Biden.
These lawmakers sent their findings to Secretary of State Kathy Boockyar and Governor Tom Wolf.
“A group of state lawmakers performing extensive analysis of election data today revealed troubling discrepancies between the numbers of total votes counted and total number of voters who voted in the 2020 General Election, and as a result are questioning how the results of the presidential election could possibly have been certified by Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar and Governor Tom Wolf,” the Pennsylvania House Republicans wrote in the letter
Trump y Pence estaban jugando dominó contra Biden y Kamala. El juego se trancó. Trump tenía una ficha, que era el blanco uno. Kamala tenía 3 fichas y Biden dos.
Seguro de su victoria, Trump viró su blanco uno sonriente. Pero Biden se viró con dos doble blanco.
Los jueces que observaban la partida decretaron que la victoria de Biden era legal porque no había pruebas de que Biden hubiera hecho algo no estipulado en las reglas. Era posible que el juego tuviera repetido el doble blanco.
Hice otra versión con poker y la mandé al Patriot 🙂
Trump and Biden were playing poker and the stakes were high.
Smiling, Trump showed his hand: a royal flush. But Biden showed five aces.
The judges were called and they said that the new combination should be called ¨royal poker¨ and it defeated the royal flush.
Trump said that Biden cheated but the judges said that there was no proof of that. The fifth ace clearly belonged to another deck, but surely it was mixed accidentally with this deck (probably whIle they were cleaning all the cards because of the COVID) and that small irregularity didn´t affect Biden´s victory.
So he got the money.