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You can write or send e- Here’ sa classic thinking : A man went to a party and wasthe first to drink someof the punch. He then left early. Everyone else who drank the punch mail to the addresses at the end of the column. later died of poisoning. Why didn’t the man die? —Andrew Zender Here are (city withheld) The classic answer is that the SOME fips gun melting immediately) and servesasa good example of the ephigm kindof thinking that lowers scores on intelligence tests. —and an For onething, this exercise calls for information not con invitation tained in the problem: ice cubes. the author of the best-selling book, The Man Who Listens To Horses If we can assumeinformation, {9 come up why not say that the partygoers were madeill (food poisoning) with by the buffet, a morelikely sce ONTY ROBERTS is renowned throughout the nario? For another thing, the YOUP OWN horse world for his remarkable classic answer calls for the con: ability to persuade an unbroken clusionthat a crime had been @iSwer rse to accept a saddle andrider in less than 30 minutes-a process that usually takes weeks. Now, in this remarkable committed. If so, why not sim ply say that the fast-exit fellow was the one who poisoned the punch? and heart-warming deo, you'll meet the man himself and see step-by-step exactly how he foes it In general, the best answer is See His Remarkable Technique Demonstrated! Unlike traditional methods of ng horses, which can be cruel ne, Monty’s technique ives usinga special nonverbal language” that all horses share to establish a bond of trust and cooperation. From years of observing horses in the wild, Monty has developed an awe-inspiring ability to communicate with these wonderful creatures, And in this video, you'll ee Monty realize his lifelong abition (and do what everyone said could not be done); he tames a wild Mustang, whose kick is powerful enough to kill a man, on the open without fear or force ne principles that apply to apply to human relationships y demonstrates with his 40 hildren! Mi ty also uses his in his posi nas a iltant with some of today’s rporations, Don't miss the —Leonard Sams, Sun City West, Ariz. ice cubes were poisoned and One answer appearsbelow, but hadn’t yet begun to melt, But | {OF solving surely there are more. Try lookbelieve this answeris whimsical ing for some, mathclasses! aclassic (and clearly wrong inthereal world—theice would have be: thi A fascinating video featuring y Can you use four 7s and any mathematical notation you wish to make the four 7s equal to 100? the most direct one. Choosing secondary or incidental alterna lives (andthere can be many) indicates less judgment—an essential component of intelli gence. Someteachers call it reading too muchinto theques tion,” Another way to losepoints is with argumentativeintel lectual habits, which may dis. guise adesireto appear clever This produces the same sort of error With moredifficult question g and inspirational story of choices areoften unclear at first Roberts: A Real Horse Whisperer ur copy today, VHS. Color Mute But with successful analysis, the answer becomes clear, Regard I respect your logic. Please help me out. Since | turned 50,I've become more conscious of the fact that my time in existence is running out. | don’t believe in an afterlife, so alll have left are my remaining years, however long that may be. Isn’t it logical for me to be somewhat sad about how my existence is indeed fi- nite? | don’t mean to be overly depressed but to be realistic:a little sad. Is there a logical way to approach all of this and end up not being depressed? —Bob Gaughan, Weston, Mass. Sure, there's a way, and here it is: If you're enjoying life, you can’t | be fee! ngsad. And if you're not enjoyinglife, you shouldn't be unhappy that it won't last for ever. In other words, it makes No sense to spend precious time feelingsad that timeis precious. Notice that the previous sen: tence—based on logic—sounds just like a statement based on emotion. That's becausehealthy tions make good sense When a clear head leads the way | warm heart can safely follow OOL= =x swojqoud yew 0} vemsuy PAGE 14 FEBRUARY 26, 1009 PARADE MAGAZINE |
