How to Learn Without Memorizing
Photo by Edwin Stemp Rote memorization is an inefficient way to learn. Just retaining a single formula can mean pounding the same information into your skull dozens of times. If your computer hard drive had this accuracy, you’d probably throw it out. Unfortunately, you’re stuck with your brain. The good news is that you don’t need to learn by memorization. A few years ago, I noticed that smart people seemed to learn differently than most other people. While there are undoubtedly some genetic advantages that allow some people to learn effortlessly, I think part of this difference in success comes down to strategy. Is Your Brain a File Drawer or a Web of Ideas? A computer stores information as thousands of electrical 1s and 0s in a linear fashion. However, your brain isn’t a sequence of bits and bytes, so this approach doesn’t make sense. Other Forms of Learning There are lots of ways you can learn creatively: 1. Connect ideas together by relating them to something you already understand. 2.
Elzo Durt
Elzo Durt (from Belgium) is not a musician but his work flow it’s like a dj, he is a genius to mixed pop art, surrealism, digitalism, comics style, and psychedelic art of 60s and 70s. His art is “computer pasting” so he spend a lot of time costantly has to renew his picture database, find new images in old book, magazine, medical studies, botanical illustrator, etc. He scan them, paste them togheter, create a coherent composition, after he add color, detail after detail. www.elzo.be
Should We Have Compassion for Killers?
Last week, convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from prison by the Scottish government, on “compassionate grounds.” He is dying of cancer and has less than three months to live. Initial reactions were strong, but deeply divided. Here are just some of the millions of opinions that flew back and forth on Twitter, in the hours that followed: I hope his plane falls from the sky like the 283 people 20 years ago. ~ Tony Callaghan Lockerbie …. Lots of anger about Lockerbie bomber release. Why did they release that bloodthirsty killer MEGRAHI? So Megrahi is released. Oh Scotland, may I remind you that Muslims have no concept of compassion and mercy. Mind is changed on Megrahi, [Scottish Justice secretary] MacAskill made good points…. Totally and utterly shocking that #megrahi – mass murderer – is now FREE!! “Where’s the justice” is a good question. I contend that there is none to be found here. Killing Megrahi? But surely we need punishments for crimes! Of course we do.
11 Ways to Use Body Language to Get What You Want
Asking for a raise makes most people anxious. You love the prospect of making more money and and hate the fear of rejection. The most important element of negotiating a raise is the logic you use to illustrate why you deserve a raise in the first place. Employees who demonstrate how they have increased their contributions to the company are far more likely to get a raise than employees who request one for increases of cost of living. Once you finalize your argument for why you deserve a raise, you might think you're ready for your formal request. 1. Eye contact can make or break your presence in a meeting, since it simultaneously conveys confidence, attention, and trust. 2. The common advice is to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and for raise negotiations, this is absolutely true. 3. As with most meetings in corporate America, your raise negotiation will likely begin and end with a handshake. 4. Gesturing with your hands can be a source of power and expression. 5. 6.
Resource Based Economy
Global problems faced by mankind today are impacting individuals and nations rapidly. Climate change, famine, war, epidemics of deadly diseases and environmental pollution contribute to the long list of global challenges we, as humans, need to promptly address before an eventual catastrophe swiftly becomes inevitable. Regardless of political philosophy, religious beliefs, or social customs, all socio-economic systems ultimately depend upon natural resources, such as clean air and water, arable land, and the necessary technology and personnel to maintain a high standard of living. Modern society has access to highly advanced technologies and can make available food, clothing, housing, medical care, a relevant educational system, and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy such as geothermal, solar, wind and tidal. It is now possible to have everyone on Earth enjoy a very high standard of living with all of the amenities that a prosperous civilization can provide.
40 Belief-Shaking Remarks From a Ruthless Nonconformist
If there’s one thing Friedrich Nietzsche did well, it’s obliterate feel-good beliefs people have about themselves. He has been criticized for being a misanthrope, a subvert, a cynic and a pessimist, but I think these assessments are off the mark. I believe he only wanted human beings to be more honest with themselves. He did have a remarkable gift for aphorism — he once declared, “It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.” A hundred years after his death, Nietzsche retains his disturbing talent for turning a person’s worldview upside-down with one jarring remark. Even today his words remain controversial. Here are 40 unsympathetic statements from the man himself. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. More of Nietzsche’s genius here. Have a lot on your mind? Everyday mindfulness has transformed my life, and the lives of many others.
It's Okay to Be Good and Not Great
“Good is the enemy of great” is one of the most popular self-improvement expressions there is. It’s the first sentence of an international bestselling business book, the title of another self-help book, and a mantra that NFL superstar J.J. Watt has used in press conferences. We’re told that striving to be great and never being satisfied are necessary to meet the ever increasing pressures and pace of today’s world. Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers that true success means feeling content with the unfolding of your life. The kind of success that Thich Nhat Hanh champions isn’t about striving to be great all the time. This mindset improves confidence and releases pressure because you don’t always feel like you’re coming up short. A wonderful case study is Eliud Kipchoge, who just shattered the marathon world record. Unlike so many other runners who have tried and failed to break the world marathon record, Kipchoge has never been obsessed with the mark. It’s a paradox. Accept Where You Are
Who You Really Are
Okay, this post is the last thrust in our trip down the proverbial rabbit-hole, which so far has looked at what the ego is, and how the late Douglas Harding can help us answer that big, big question — who are you, really? This is part one of a two-part post. I had no idea what I was getting into. Back in October, I arrived at an island retreat called Hollyhock, to take what I thought was a five-day course on Buddhism. I didn’t know we would spend those days in uninterrupted mindfulness, without speaking, and that we’d spend about six to eight hours a day in formal meditation. After the initial welcome at the main hall, our teacher led my group up the path to our meditation hut in the forest. “Please be aware,” he said, as we all stared silently, “that you are seeing.” He repeated himself. His comment echoed again in my head a moment later, and I realized what he meant. In that instant, the stars became more real, more imposing, though I can’t say their appearance changed. Sitting lessons
