An Amazing Mind

I turned on the TV. They were showing the evening news. War. Earthquake. Terrorism. Corruption. Death. I turned off the TV. Guess I’m not missing anything I thought.
I’m going to say something now that might shock you. Ready?
I don’t watch the news. I’ve watched them about two or three times in the last 3 years, [...]

This is the third part of my Learning Mastery series. You might want to read the first two parts (if you haven’t done so yet):
Learning Mastery 1 - Feedback Is The Key (updated to link to a new version of the same article)
Learning Mastery 2 - Post-Practice Improvement
I touched on the subject of failure last [...]

Just yesterday I told a friend of mine,
I go through nasty writer’s blocks sometimes.
And he told me imposing strange constraints
might make me more productive right away.
And so I thought about it long and hard,
and realized just how much true it feels.
For strange constraints remove the overwhelm
that you might feel when there is too much choice.

We [...]

I recently read a study about mice. During experiments, every so often, mice simply stop in one place and lick their paws for a while. The researchers had no idea why this was, until one creative gee-whiz thought of using brain scans on those mice.
He discovered a surprising thing. There was some serious activity going [...]

Last week, I shared with you The Greatest Life Lesson I Learned From Playing Poker: Make the best decision in the moment, and then move on. No regrets if it turns out wrong - it’s just a learning opportunity.
Today, I’d like to take it a bit further.
Since you’re reading this blog, chances are you are [...]

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It was a game of Texas Hold ‘em. I was holding a pair of kings. After a fairly uneventful beginning, the flop came. An ace, a king and a queen (not matching colors). I just made trips. I bet, and got raised by one other player. All others had already folded by [...]