At Alex Shalman . com – Practical Personal Development the Sunday morning tradition is me posting links, to my favorite articles for the week, from OTHER blogs. I feel like this is a good way to bring attention to quality writing that my readers might not get a chance to see otherwise.

For this week my favorite articles are:

Charles Q. Choi over at LiveScience covers some research on how Emotions Run Amok in Sleep-Deprived Brains ^[1]. So, if you’re constantly depriving yourself of sleep, perhaps this would be a good time to catch some extra Zzz. [found via LifeDev ^[2]]

Steven Sternberg, of USAToday writes about a study that links birth control pills to artery clogging plaque ^[3]. It is very rare that I take any medicine when I’m sick. I usually prefer drinking water, and plenty of rest. I always wonder what the long-term side effects of medications will be.

Researchers used ultrasound to test the carotid arteries on each side of the neck and femoral arteries in each leg. A woman’s odds of having plaque in one carotid artery went up by 17% and in both carotids by 42% for every 10 years of pill use. The odds of having plaque in a single femoral artery went up by 28% and in both by 34%.

John Wesley, my friend from Pick The Brain writes about the single most essential tip for time management ^[4]. His claim is that you need to “Cut off activities at the point of diminishing returns.”

Leo Babauta from Zen Habits, the author of Zen To Done ^[5] has written his own review of Zen To Done ^[6] that I think will be an interest to you if you are still on the fence about reading the book.

Brian Kim, author of The Hidden Secret In Think And Grow Rich ^[7], has an interesting article about “acting as if ^[8]” and how visualization can build momentum for success.

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