From The Future Of Science: Kevin Kelly has some fascinating ideas about where science as a practice is going in the next 50 years. Just the topic headings make for crunchy, futurismic reading: compiled negative results, triple blind experiments, … [Read more...]
The Foolish Wise Ones
BBC Learning: Fragments Of Genius. This is a remarkable show on autistic savants. I've included the link to the BitTorrent file of the show. Here are some of the highlights. Derek Paravicini is completely blind and autistic. Numbers are difficult … [Read more...]
How To Be An Expert
From: How to be an expert The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the … [Read more...]
If You’re Not Doing Something That Someone Hates, It’s Probably Mediocre
Death by risk-aversion: I definitely needed this reminder today. It's worth the read. … [Read more...]
Go All The Way Or Not At All
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results. -- Michael Jordan, basketball player … [Read more...]
How To Be Creative
An excellent read detailing 30 ways to be more creative! My favorite is number 11. Don't try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether. read more. … [Read more...]
A 20-Minute Mental Workout
Researchers say the mind can be strengthened with regular training and rigorous practice. Here's a sample brain warm-up for a quick mental recharge. If you feel you're a bit sluggish, try repeating similar exercises daily to get your brain back in … [Read more...]
A Nobel Winner Can Help You Keep Your Resolutions
Cool article on the psychology of setting goals. The problem, he suggested, is that pretty much everybody suffers from a split personality. One self desperately wants to lose weight or quit smoking or run two miles a day or get up early to work. The … [Read more...]
I’m Cool, You’re Not!
How curiosity and innovation are lost when music ceases to become awe-inspiring and instead becomes a tool to show how cool you are. I've got a lot of great friends that are great musicians. And it seems that whenever a group of musicians get … [Read more...]
Obstacles To Peak Performance
It is important to be stress-free and relaxed to "make sense" of all the input we receive from the senses. The middle brain, which is also called the Mammalian Brain, controls the emotions, sexuality and the immune and hormonal systems. It is the … [Read more...]
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