Here is the review of the best links of 2009’s 14th week.
Goofing off boosts productivity
Employees who use the Internet during work hours for personal reasons are 9% more productive than those who don’t.
72% prefer gaming to wives/girlfriends
1 in 3 British men would prefer to play video games than sleep with their partner, with 72% claiming they’d shun their missus for the night to play a new release.
Britons seek de-baptism
More than 100,000 Britons have recently downloaded “certificates of de-baptism” from the Internet to renounce their Christian faith.
Steven Furtick on Guitar Hero Ministry Mentality
If my generation isn’t careful, we may fall into a Guitar Hero mentality toward ministry: Everybody wants to be a rock star, but no one wants to learn the chords.
Tropicana’s Sales Plunge 20% Post-Rebranding
After its package redesign, sales of the Tropicana Pure Premium line plummeted 20% between Jan. 1 and Feb. 22, costing the brand tens of millions of dollars.
Poverty Goes Straight to the Brain
A long-term study of cognitive development in lower- and middle-class students found strong links between childhood poverty, physiological stress and adult memory.
Exercise Makes Smarter Kids
Physical activity may increase students’ cognitive control – or ability to pay attention – and also result in better performance on academic achievement tests.
Long-term goals help us resist unhealthy urges
If we are feeling fresh, it’s easy to focus on our goals and exert self-control. But when we’ve already tested the limits of our self-control, it’s harder to keep going. This is when focusing on the big picture helps us to keep our eyes on the goal and push ourselves harder. In contrast, focusing on the immediate situation only emphasizes how we’ve already maximized the extent of our willpower and hinders self-control.
Action Video Games Improve Vision
Video games with lots of action, such as the shoot-’em-up variety, can improve your vision. Players became up to 58 percent better at perceiving fine contrast differences in the tests.
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THE REVIEW OF 2008
- Sacha Baron Cohen’s Church Prank
- Special Needs Ministry for Autistic Children
THE REVIEW OF 2007
- Willie George on 6 Ministry Traps
- Video Game Time!
- Marketing to Generation Baby Boomers
THE REVIEW OF 2006
- LifeChurch.tv Offers Free Resources
- Unknowingly Training Up Ministers

























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