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Can Using iPhone Night Shift Avoid Disrupting Your Sleep?

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The circadian region of the brain connects directly to special photoreceptors in the eye called ganglion cells. The ganglion cells then send signals directly to the circadian region of the brain. She sleeps on a king size bed in Texas, where she defends her territory against cats all night.

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How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back

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Roberts, former NFL Coach and Founding Director of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation at University of Texas, shifting your mindset in this area could save your life. These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected. According to Daron K. So, what’s your meeting number?

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Higher Education Content Strategy 101: The Fundamentals

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One that I like was created by Kristina Halvorson and her team at Brain Traffic , called the Content Strategy Quad: A simple way to look at this is by dividing the top and bottom quadrants. A Mighty Citizen Case Study: The University of Texas Permian Basin. There are a few accepted models for content strategy.

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Are you celebrating Giving Tuesday? These NTEN Members are!

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Check out the 124 NTEN Members participating in Giving Tuesday below. Find them all at GivingTuesday.org 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.

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Great reads from around the web on March 30th

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Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From The festival will be held July 28-July 30 in Austin, Texas." It is free for all non-profits and causes to submit their film.

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The Value of Diverse Perspective: Reimagine Opportunity Challenge Wrap-Up

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We built the service in collaboration with California domestic violence organizations, Aidmatrix , a Texas-based nonprofit, and JayStack , a mobile technology company. And then we stopped talking and our brains exploded with new information and connections. What's an Innovation Workshop? What We Learned.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. Year in Review.