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 […]
Top 10 Habits to Stop Doing Now
Knowing the bad habits to avoid is often times more important than knowing the good habits to acquire. The reason is pretty simple. Avoiding bad habits allows you to acquire good habits. Here are ten common habits that we should all avoid. Not surprisingly, they are all time wasting habits. Take your time though. Rushing and scrambling is […]
Why Memorizing is Counterproductive
“Never memorize something you can look up” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein said it best. First off, our brain isn’t a hard drive for memory storage like a hard drive. It’s not a chest that we can store antiques in to take out in the future. Memory works with reoccurring thoughts and patterns first, useless […]