self-improvement Archive
Spinning Dots Illusion
3 Comments Published by Jim March 31st, 2008 in creativity, learning, mind, self-improvement, thoughtI love optical illusions. First of all, they are cool, secondly the good ones teach us something about the way our eyes and brains work. One of the neet things about the internet is that it makes it really easy to share animated optical illusions. Check this out out: If you follow the pink dos [...]
Naturalist or Bodily-Kinesthetic
0 Comments Published by Jim March 31st, 2008 in self-improvement, success, thoughtMy dad just sent me this video of Lorenzo : the Flying FrenchMan. . . It is really cool to watch, but it got me wondering, is this an example of Naturalist Intelligence, or Bodily-Kinesthetic. My guess it is a strong combination of both. Naturalist allows him to communicate with the animals so well, while [...]
Using Magic
0 Comments Published by Jim March 16th, 2008 in business, creativity, philosophy, self-improvement, successWhen I was just out of high school I worked through a temp agency doing light industrial and clerical work. I think that is a great first job since you get to do a lot of different types of work with a lot of different kinds of people. Some of the assignments were short, some [...]
What Kind of Thinker are You?
1 Comment Published by Jim September 10th, 2007 in creativity, learning, mind, philosophy, self-improvement, thoughtYou can take the test on BBC’s Leonardo Da Vinici page. Here is my results: You are an Interpersonal Thinker Interpersonal thinkers: Like to think about other people, and try to understand them Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, [...]
High IQ or High EQ?
2 Comments Published by Jim July 13th, 2007 in creativity, learning, mind, philosophy, quote, self-improvement, success, thoughtWith IQ being Intellectual Quotient (ability to understand and organize information), and EQ being Emotional Quotient (ability to understand and organize people). If we were to assume that they are mutually exclusive so a person could only have one or the other, which would you want? Why? I would want a high EQ. That would [...]
Science of Getting Rich
0 Comments Published by Jim May 24th, 2007 in books, learning, philosophy, self-improvement, success, thought, wealthI just finished reading the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles. An amazing book. It was published about 100 years ago too. You can read the whole thing on WikiSource. That is where I got it from too. I formatted it all nice and printed it out. Wallace has other books like Science [...]
The Merits of Practice
1 Comment Published by Jim March 16th, 2007 in creativity, learning, mind, quote, self-improvement, success, thoughtMy wife just sent me this quote, which I really like. “Practice until you get it right. Then practice until you can’t get it wrong.” Don’t know who it is by though. I’ll research that. . . I am also a fan of the differentiation that practice doesn’t make perfect, it makes permanent. Perfect practice [...]
Fear vs. Love
0 Comments Published by Jim December 20th, 2006 in philosophy, quote, self-improvement, UncategorizedBill Hicks said: “It’s just a ride and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money, a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself [...]
Wealth vs. Money
1 Comment Published by Jim November 26th, 2006 in creativity, mind, philosophy, self-improvement, thought, wealthI was just reading Paul Graham‘s Mind the Gap (still not done). He was talking about wealth vs. money. It reminded me of a realization I had just the other day, so I thought I would share it with all of you! All the time I would hear people saying that there was unlimited wealth. [...]
Ups and Downs of Polyphasic Sleep
5 Comments Published by Jim July 8th, 2006 in health, music, polyphasic sleep, self-improvement, sleepIt has been a little while since I posted about my polyphasic sleep. I have become a believer in 15 minute naps. If I sleep any longer then that then I get sleepy, but if I am 15 minutes or less then I feel great. My core has been giving me trouble with me ending [...]