Finding Goldilocks

Most human issues have two sides, with many shades of gray in between. As examples, think of closeness in relationships versus independent self-sufficiency, working for the future versus living in the present, kindness to others versus taking care of ourselves, and so forth. When people fixate on one side of a two-sided issue and move to an extreme, or swing like a pendulum between two poles of these spectrums, their thinking and behavior become unbalanced and ineffective, resulting in frustration, conflict and, sometimes, worse. What does this apply to? A remarkably wide range of issues that occur on different scales, from individual psychology to relationships to politics. On all these levels, black-and-white thinking is a poor guide for living in a world involving many shades of gray. The opposite of polarization is balance. The idea that optimal human functioning involves a moderate balance between two opposite extremes has roots in both ancient philosophy and modern psychology. The search for balanced moderation, with its dialectical capability for integrating opposite forms of truth, has never been more important than in our polarized age. Finding Goldilocks is a pioneering effort to help us understand, envision, and live in that zone. Polarized, black-and-white thinking results in maladaptive extremes of emotion and behavior. This type of thinking is at the root of a wide range of mental health problems, with Borderline Personality Disorder as the most severe example and depression, anxiety, perfectionism, and aggression as more common examples. Black-and-white thinking causes polarization and conflict in many relationships, especially in couples and parent-child relationships. This type of cognition can also be found at the root of the angry, bitter polarization afflicting politics in the United States and many other countries at the present time. The same basic psychological patterns and principles seem to spiral up through a variety of levels, from the micro to the macro. This ebook addresses polarization on all these scales. vIt also brings a wide variety of conceptual tools to bear on these issues. While the central idea can be traced to Aristotle, Buddha, and Confucius, Finding Goldilocks draws on cognitive, clinical, social, and political psychology, neurobiology, cybernetics, and evolutionary theory. The author also draws on his extensive experience as a psychotherapist to illuminate the problem of polarization in its many manifestations. Finding Goldilocks includes careful instruction in procedures that readers can use to analyze and plan solutions for personal problems and difficulties experienced by loved ones. These techniques involve creative use of diagrams, which enable us to use visual reasoning and supplements our usual reliance on words. Most of this material was published previously in an ebook for therapists called Psychotherapeutic Diagrams and is adapted here for non-therapists. Finding Goldilocks is a psychology book designed to help you understand other people, a self-help book designed to help you help yourself, and a proposal for cleansing politics of the shrill half-truths and reciprocal distortions that have crowded out reasonable discussion and debate. There is a deep throughline that links all these purposes of the ebook.

Do you wonder if humans are the only beings who wonder if they are alone in the universe? Our sun is a star. In the night sky are all kinds of stars, and orbiting those stars are planets like the ones in our own solar system. Could those planets have life like we do on Earth? Planet Earth is not too big, not too small, not too hot, and not too cold. It’s just right. Our very own Goldilocks planet . . . . Follow a young girl as she explores these questions in this gorgeous book about the wondrous search for another Goldilocks planet.

The search for life in other worlds begins with the search for a habitable planet. This book explores the “Goldilocks Zone,” a defined area that is perfect for harboring life in our universe. Readers will find out how scientists are finding habitable planets by using terrestrial and orbiting telescopes to search these regions. Readers will also get to know how extreme zones on Earth are helping scientists redefine their concept of “habitable” and what kind of life we might find. Fascinating full-color photographs and artist renderings from NASA illustrate this fascinating hunt.

When Goldie Socks takes a shortcut through the woods when she is late for school, she comes across an intriguing cottage made of books.

THE GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS MCQ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AIMING TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS, CLASS TESTS, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, AND SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. WITH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MCQS, THIS BOOK EMPOWERS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR GRASP OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND YOUR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. BY ENGAGING WITH THESE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION. DIVE INTO THE GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS MCQ TO EXPAND YOUR GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS KNOWLEDGE AND EXCEL IN QUIZ COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC STUDIES, OR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH PAGE, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VERIFY THEIR ANSWERS AND PREPARE EFFECTIVELY.

A gripping science fiction thriller where five women task themselves with ensuring the survival of the human race—if you mixed ". . .The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale, this sci-fi novel would be the incredible result" (Book Riot). “Best of 2020” –Library Journal “Best of 2020” –Kirkus “Best of 2020 – runner up” –Polygon “Our favorite books of 2020” –GeekDad Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation. It's humanity's last hope for survival, and Naomi, Valerie's surrogate daughter and the ship's botanist, has been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this - to step out of Valerie's shadow and really make a difference. But when things start going wrong on the ship, Naomi begins to suspect that someone on board is concealing a terrible secret - and realizes time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared . . . "Goldilocks is a thrilling, character-driven space opera", perfect for readers of The Martian, The Power, and Station Eleven (Shelf Awareness).

Presents a history of climate to reveal that the climatic changes happening hardly compare to the changes the Earth has seen over the last 4.5 billion years.

The Goldilocks Method is the first simple and clear, objective process for profiling and discovering the person that's "just right" for you. It's for the millions of single people who are searching for a healthy, enduring relationship and know that it's hard to find. As with any search, the jump-starter is a clear picture - so the person can be identified. That's what The Goldilocks Method is all about... a step-by-step guide for identifying the key characteristics you must have for a successful relationship. Goldilocks had the right idea. In love as in life, you have to test the waters in order to know what's "just right" for you. This breakthrough method begins with three meditations about parents, past relationships and opposite sex friends. Then the reader is given a comprehensive list of qualities to consider and asked to select the ones that are most important to them. This list is refined through careful thought and self-analysis until five key, essential characteristics are uncovered. These are the characteristics their mate must have and they cannot be compromised. The final step is to create an Ideal Mate Profile based on what the reader has discovered and to meditate about it each night before going to bed. Now the reader is searching with a clear picture in mind. When the right person comes along, they are easy to recognize and the ambivalence that often accompanies relationships can be swept away. This proven method for finding love is meant to be a life changer. Reading The Goldilocks Method is a powerful, positive step toward love that lasts.

The social sector provides services to a wide range of people throughout the world with the aim of creating social value. While doing good is great, doing it well is even better. These organizations, whether nonprofit, for-profit, or public, increasingly need to demonstrate that their efforts are making a positive impact on the world, especially as competition for funding and other scarce resources increases. This heightened focus on impact is positive: learning whether we are making a difference enhances our ability to address pressing social problems effectively and is critical to wise stewardship of resources. Yet demonstrating efficacy remains a big hurdle for most organizations. The Goldilocks Challenge provides a parsimonious framework for measuring the strategies and impact of social sector organizations. A good data strategy starts first with a sound theory of change that helps organizations decide what elements they should monitor and measure. With a theory of change providing solid underpinning, the Goldilocks framework then puts forward four key principles, the CART principles: Credible data that are high quality and analyzed appropriately, Actionable data will actually influence future decisions; Responsible data create more benefits than costs; and Transportable data build knowledge that can be used in the future and by others. Mary Kay Gugerty and Dean Karlan combine their extensive experience working with nonprofits, for-profits and government with their understanding of measuring effectiveness in this insightful guide to thinking about and implementing evidence-based change. This book is an invaluable asset for nonprofit, social enterprise and government leaders, managers, and funders-including anyone considering making a charitable contribution to a nonprofit-to ensure that these organizations get it "just right" by knowing what data to collect, how to collect it, how it can be analyzed, and drawing implications from the analysis. Everyone who wants to make positive change should focus on the top priority: using data to learn, innovate, and improve program implementation over time. Gugerty and Karlan show how.

In this witty sequel to the traditional Goldilocks story, Little Bear is all grown up and finds himself in the Big City. What are the chances of him bumping into someone who remembers exactly how he likes his porridge? Full color.