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By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane

HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS - GETTING ANGRY HELPS

                                            

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• A new study from Texas A&M indicates that getting angry may help achieve your goals. Sheer willpower, attitude and a powerful desire to win have certainly fueled some of the world's greatest athletes like QB12 Tom Brady.  Now new scientific research shows that when people are angry, they try harder to achieve their goals. Apparently, anger when properly channeled can help people to succeed.  Here's what we know:

1. Getting angry seems to make people try harder
2. People seem to be programmed to respond to anger by taking action to overcome it
3. The Texas A&M study involved 1,000 volunteers and was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
4. One experiment involved scoring high in a skiing video game
5. In another experiment participants were given anagrams to unscramble
6. When people were angry, they solved 39% more anagrams
7. Anger was associated with higher success and faster reaction times across the experiments
8. The Texas A&M scientists believe that when people are angry they put in more effort to achieve their goals and try harder
9. Amusement and desire were also contributing factors to increasing achievement of goals
10. The scientists say their research demonstrates that a mix of positive and negative emotions promote well-being
11. Also, using negative emotions like anger on a task can be very effective to achieve goals.

APPLE'S SCARY FEST OFFERS TREATS - NO TRICKS

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• Apple celebrated Halloween with its Scary Fest and unveiled several significant new products, including powerful new processors and MacBook Pro laptops.  Here are some key facts:

1. New generation of processors - M3, M3 Pro and M3 Pro Max were unveiled that are 2 & 1/2 faster than the original, bringing core processing performance up to 50% faster
2. Apple calls them the most advanced chips ever built
3. Apple says it enables a whole new level of graphics
4. Also, a new 14" and 16" MacBook Pro laptop
5. 22-hour battery life
6. 25% brighter screen than previous model
7. $1,599 and $2,499 respectively          

TOYOTA IS GOING ELECTRIC

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• At the recent Japan Mobility Show, Toyota unveiled 2, stunning new electric vehicle concepts - a sports car and a SUV.  Here's what we know:

1. The 2 new vehicles are the Toyota FT3E SUV and the FTSE sports car
2. Both showcase digital integration and full electrification, which Toyota has been slow to embrace
3. e-SUV aims for simplicity
4. It has digital displays on the exterior that show the driver, as they approach, the vehicle's battery status, interior air quality and temperature
5. Also has vehicle-to-grid feature
6. e-sports car has elements from Toyota's motorsports division with optimal aerodynamics
7. Full digital cockpit
8. Hot design
9. The 2 EV concepts show the stylish direction of Toyota's electric future.

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