I recently got into poker. Poker is a simple and fun game. Best of all, if you’re good at breaking down data and analyzing players, you can make a lot of money playing. I’ve wasted my time throughout the years playing various video games and and competing in recreational sports, so I thought to myself […]
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Prescriptive vs Inquisitive Learning: How to Learn Anything
Critical, objective reflecting and problem solving are rarely emphasized enough in school. Answers and decisions these days always seem to have some emotional attachment to them. People judge themselves in a bias way and even lie to themselves for comfort. In order to progress in life and master the three aspects that control our lives […]
Character vs Personality: How to win at Life
There’s a pretty big difference between “character” and “personality”. The difference is in the roots and the definition, but from the outside, it isn’t visible. Knowing how to get to address bad habits and form new, effective ones highly depends on knowing the difference between character and personality. Personality “Personality” is a word used too […]
The Problem with Reinforcing Values
Sometimes values are derived from effective principles, but often times, they’re just based on a certain societies’ world view. At the end of the day, values are just opinions. Principles Principles are timeless laws of the universe. They just exist without any human intervention. They are not man made. Some principles emerge from man made […]
Your Goal Should be Maintenance Mode
In almost every endeavor, there is a immense progress, a pain period, mastery (or maximum personal performance) and then maintenance. Think about every thing that’s of great value to people. Being rich is no easy task, but what happens when you finally become rich? It’s easy to maintain. You have a lot of money to […]
5 Habits Successful People have in Common
There isn’t a secret trick to being successful, but there are habits that rich and successful people have in common. Understanding the underlying principles of these habits and breaking them down may helpful. Many of us become can easily become more successful than we expect with just a few tips like this. Making Your Bed […]
The Lost Time Phenomena
The power of Routine
A routine is the backbone of any system. It’s the most effective way to establish consistency. Work and school are good examples of routines. We are dedicated to them, honor the schedule and stay consistent. It can go beyond your professional life, however. When kids hit 18 and graduate high school, they celebrate their newly […]
Are Cell Phones Dangerous to our Health?
For a while now, people have been worried about the long-term exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones. There’s even been a buzz about brain cancer and the likes. Should you be concerned? Twenty years ago, cell phones were still a rare, ugly accessory with terrible service and a bulky body. Now, 90% of American adults […]
How to be Attractive and why it’s a MUST
I always say “there’s no excuse for not being attractive”, or at least not trying to be as attractive as possible. Does that mean go out and get plastic surgery? Not plastic surgery, but maybe another form of surgery. Attraction comes in two forms. Physical and mental attraction. There is a very important, but often […]