An Amazing Mind

“The only difference between an intermediate player and an expert in chess is in how well they apply the basics.”
- Alekhine
When the world’s best martial artists practice, they don’t practice flashy moves. They practice basic kicks and punches and holds. Over and over. They practice simple balance and good posture, and they practice moving faster [...]

A hunter was crawling through mud and old leaves in a forest. He was very close to catching a deer he had been tracking for hours. Then he finally saw it. It was drinking water from a river, completely unaware from him. He slowly got up, prepared his spear… and bam! The wind changed! The [...]

Today, I’ll write about something I’ve been very much interested in lately. Choice.
Choice sells
We’re human. We love to feel like we’re in control. Having some choice, however irrelevant, gives us that feeling.
For example, take teleshopping - when they sell music, they always give you two choices - CDs or casettes. (recently, that choice has been [...]

“If I’m not having fun, or learning anything, then I’d better be sleeping.”
- Dr. Paul Dobransky
The rain was pouring down as if a whole sea had evaporated then moved through the sky and decided to rain back down right in my city. I just came home from shopping, and the few minutes it took me [...]

Hey! If you enjoy reading my blog, you’ve got a unique opportunity right now!
I’ve been blogging for you for a couple of months now, and it’s time to review the progress - let you decide what you want more of, and what you want less of.
You’ve seen me post silly and serious, profound and light-hearted, [...]

“What is the meaning of life?”
That is just one of many, many questions that have nothing whatsoever to do with this article.
Ok, now how about these questions: “Why can’t I ever get this right?” “Why does this always happen to me?” “Why do I always screw this up?”
Do you know anyone who asks these questions? [...]

One day, back when I still sometimes had to help clean around the house, I had to sweep the living room floor. Except I obviously didn’t feel like it. So I was like “I’ll just read a book for a bit, and then get to it.” After reading I thought “I’m feeling hungry. I’ll go [...]

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! TV networks have interrupted their broadcast with a special report, international airports have closed down, politicians have stopped lying! (ok, the last bit isn’t true). That’s right! The final installment of my Incredibly Awesome Mind States series has arrived!
It’s delicious and nutritious and pretentious and a dozen [...]