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The Lost Art of Reading

People today are mental misers. Between cell phones, T.V., Computers, and Radio, no one wants to read. What a shame this truly is! In order to improve upon where you are now, you must make changes in your life. If you want things in your life to change, you have...

The Language of Numbers

The Language of Numbers can be described as taking a meaningless “place holder of value” (i.e. numbers) and giving them Life to make them interesting and memorable. This is done with through the power of association and Imagination. Remember when you’re teacher told you in class not to daydream? Well she was wrong! This will...

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Today is the day! No more garbage in – no more garbage out. If all you do is sit at home and watch the news where there is a bank robbery every five minutes, where children are kidnapped, raped, and murdered, and fires and earthquakes are “engulfing” the earth… you are pretty apt to be...

Dyslexics are Teople Poo.

This Morning as I was typing, I realized something: Much of my typing errors were actually my fingers pressing keys of words that were further along in my thought process than I could physically keep up with. For example, as I am typing these words… I have already thought them in my head and am...

10 Reasons to Learn a New Language Today

Learning a New Language is a Great Way to Boost your Mental Prowess and Perform at your tip top Mental Shape. Here are ten reasons to Learn a New Language Today: 1. See the world through a new lens 2. Improve native language skills (vocabulary, grammar, etc.) through retrospection 3. Be able to communicate with...

Conscious of Consciousness

Metacognition – “knowing about knowing” , “learning about learning”. Being Self Aware. The more you think about who you are and are present in the moment. The more capable you can become. Life is an infinite amount of “mini-decisions.” What I mean by that is that every second of your life you are making a...

The Black Hole of Negativity

Why does traffic back up for miles at the scene of an accident, even though the accident is in no blocking the flow, and then suddenly pick right back up immediately after passing the accident? Why doesn’t the nightly news show scenes of people volunteering at nursing homes? The answer is negativity draws us in…...

Music and the Brain

Music is an art where sound is the medium. It has been around since the evolution of man. From tribal rhythmic drum beating, alternating hand clapping and foot stamping to solemn chants. Music is a personal experience, wherein its definition varies from one person to another. Music is a major part of society, culture and...

Brain Improvement with Habit Evolution

Human beings are creatures of habit. From an early age, we are conditioned to perform and act based on certain external stimuli and triggers. School starts at 8:00 AM, Lunch is at 11, Recess at noon, etc It’s pretty funny when you stop to think about a bell buzzing and thousands of people marching to...

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