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Do we?
Piers Morgan, while interviewing Gary Vaynerchuk commented. "everyone feels they have a voice today". Referring to the social media expansion we are seeing in this age. My question is, are we only feeling we have a voice today, or DO WE REALLY have one?
Lenticular cloud over Mount Shasta at sunset from Lake Shastina, October, 2010
Mark Stensaas
A participant of the International Sled Dog Race drives his six-dog team through the landscape near Unterjoch, Germany. Some 100 teams attended the competition completing a 6-18 kilometers course. (Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA/ZUMAPRESS.com)
if you are looking for the 6th one, start by counting the legs!!
Handy Diet rules for 2012 (for my own reference)
Have your first meal within the first 1 hr of waking, preferably 30 mins.
Rule #1: Avoid All breads, rice, cereal, potatoes, pasta, tortillas, fried food with breading.
Rule #2: Eat the same meals over and over again.
Proteins - Egg whites, protein supplement.
Legumes - Dal, black beans, red beans, soybeans.
Vegetables - Spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, sauerkraut, kimchee, Asparagus, peas, green beans.
Eat as much as I want of the above food items.
10:00 A.M. - Breakfast
2.00 P.M. - Lunch
6:30 P.M. - Smaller Second Lunch
8.00-9.00 P.M. - Recreation or sports training
10:00 P.M. - Dinner
Rule #3: Don't drink calories. No Milk, soft drinks, fruit juice, diet soft drinks,
Rule #4: Don't eat fruit. (exceptions are tomatoes and avocados)
Rule #5: Take every saturday off. Eat anything and everything until you go into a coma. :). Welcome to utopia.
Other things of concern:
Include avocados for potassium (only once per day - 1 cup). 500mg magnesium (pill before going to bed), calcium (pill before bed)
Drink lots of water - this diet could make you a little dehydrated.
Retaining information that you read everyday
Look at the following chart about how we retain information that we learn.
which I found while trying to read more about information retention.
We can see that regular review of absorbed information, especially in the first few days of your encounter with some particular information, can help you retain that information better. I was wondering if we could use some method to actually implement it to retain more of the daily news/facts we read.
Most of the information we read comes off the internet. That's true at least in my case. So, if I can have some software or browser extension that will help me implement this system, it might be handy. All it has to do is, mark or keep track of snippets of information that I need to remember and periodically show me those bookmarks in the first few weeks to refresh my memory. But, there is a potential problem. If I take in huge amounts of data everyday, I'll end up with so much information in just a few days that it will become impossible to use the tool. So, I need to be judicious in the selection of which data I want to retain and which ones I don't. This takes us back to my previous article if you haven't read it yet.
One way to control this problem would be to impose a limit on the number of links/snippets of information you can bookmark everyday. That would be a crude way to do things because, we don't know how much information each bookmark contains. The alternative is the traditional way. Try setting aside 60-70mins everyday for data collection (reading news) off the internet. Out of these 70 mins set aside say 50 mins for new information and ~20 mins for refreshing your memory about the previous links. Then you might have a manageable solution to the problem.
You could also apply this to other aspects of life, but I think I'll go ahead and test this first. If it works out, let me see if I can create a browser extension/software to do this. Or maybe even a web app.
Consume only what you absolutely have to
One might assume from the title that I am talking about food here. With the growing concerns over the prevailing obesity problems (mostly caused by overeating, discounting than the genetic problems for a percentage of population) and also under-nutrition problems (caused to an extent because of people wasting food at homes, restaurants and public places), it would be fair to assume that. But, that would be a topic I would like to address some other day.
But, a parallel point of view that I would like to draw to your attention today is regarding the consumption of information. With the advancement in technology the rate at which information is thrown at us is becoming unmanageably humongous. We are now facing a new kind of obesity, which I shall call "information obesity" for want of a better term, caused because of information gluttony. Just taking in lot of information without doing much processing on that information is a waste of time, effort and also an improper use of the available technology. Let us try to take in only the information we are looking for, rather than take in all the information/data that we have access to. This way, we are not stressed about information abundance, and start processing all the information that we take in. Just like tasting good food, instead of gobbling up large amounts of food, just take your time and savor what ever you eat.
Consume only what you absolutely have to. This way, I think, our information processing capability also increases.
The Red-Headed League
"The Red-Headed League" - A Sherlock Holmes story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Mr. Jabez Wilson is an ordinary red-headed , mostly house-dwelling tradesman who owns a pawn-broker's business at Coburg square in London. He lives alone and has an assistant , named Vincent Spaulding, working for him at the pawn shop, whom he recently hired for less than average pay. The only vice that young Vincent seems to be having, is his passion for photography. One day Vincent brings in a newspaper clip to Mr. Wilson. The advertisement posted by "the league of red-headed men" promises to pay quite a little fortune to any red-headed man. Naturally, Mr.Wilson sees an opportunity to make some extra bucks and takes up the chore of copying by hand the entire encyclopedia-britannica a word at a time for four hours a day. Everything seems to be going fine for two months, when suddenly the league of red-headed men is dissolved, without any notice and Mr.Wilson loses his job. That's when Mr.Wilson, brings the case to Sherlock. What happens after that and how Sherlock Holmes, the master-reasoner, solves the case of the "League of red-headed men" is for you to read and find out. Enjoy… This book is freely available on Kindle ebook store. http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sherlock-Holmes-ebook/dp/B000JQU1VS
Amplify what you read
looks like a nice tool read and share news articles. Amplify.com - The Stream. Latest posts and comments by your Sources http://bit.ly/hkBD0S
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The natural feedback system
Are we being receptive to our own feelings? There was a fleeting moment tonight when I realized how hard it is to be able to understand our own feelings. It's nature's way of letting us know what we want. If only we can read and understand these feelings or signs, we will be happier. I think I like reading interesting stuff before getting to bed. This is the time when I feel most relaxed. Let me try to read some stuff before I get to bed tonight.
Deliberate Practice (Excerpts from Why talent is overrated)
1) Deliberate practice is designed specifically to improve performance - The great performers isolate remarkably specific aspects of what they do and focus on just those things until they're improved
2) Deliberate practice can be repeated a lot - Top performers repeat their practice activities to stultifying extent. Ted Williams, baseball's greatest hitter, would practice hitting until his hands bled
3) Feedback on results is continuously available - You may think that your rehearsal of a job interview was flawless, but your opinion isn't what counts
4) It's highly demanding mentally - Deliberate practice is above all an effort of focus and concentration. That is what makes it "deliberate," as distinct from the mindless playing of scales or hitting of tennis balls that most people engage in. Continually seeking exactly those elements of performance that are unsatisfactory and then trying one's hardest to make them better places enormous strains on anyone's mental abilities. The work is so great that it seems no one can sustain it for very long.
5) It's hard- Doing things we know how to do well is enjoyable, and that's exactly the opposite of what deliberate practice demands. Instead of doing what we're good at, we insistently seek out what we're not good at. Then we identify the painful, difficult activities that will make us better and do those things over and over. After each repetition, we force ourselves to see - or get others to tell us - exactly what still isn't right so we can repeat the most painful and difficult parts of what we've just done. We continue that process until we're mentally exhausted.
6) Before the work - The best performers set goals that are not about the outcome but rather about the process of reaching the outcome.With a goal set, the next step is planning how to reach it. Again, the best performers make the most specific, technique-oriented plans. They're thinking exactly, not vaguely, of how to get where they're going.
7) During the work - Even in purely mental work, the best performers observe themselves closely. They are able to monitor what is happening in their own minds and ask how it's going.
8) After the work. - Excellent performers judge themselves differently than most people do. They're more specific, just as they are when they set goals and strategies. Average performers are content to tell themselves that they did great or poorly or okay. By contrast, the best performers judge themselves against a standard that's relevant for what they're trying to achieve. Sometimes they compare their performance with their own personal best; sometimes they compare it with the performance of competitors they're facing or expect to face; sometimes they compare it with the best known performance by anyone in the field. Any of those can make sense; the key, as in all deliberate practice, is to choose a comparison that stretches you just beyond your current limits. Research confirms what common sense tells us, that too high a standard is discouraging and not very instructive, while too low a standard produces no advancement.
Habit of the Month
I am going to try and take up a habit for this month. If it works fine I will go ahead and start working on one habit every month.
This month's habit will be, "Focus on Holistic learning". I will try to learn stuff as a web as opposed to compartmentalized learning.
Wish me good luck.
sine-qua-non:
devincastro:
Oy! If you’ve finished reading a novel, ask The Book Seer what to read next. It’s definitely my new best friend, just saying.
Give it a try.
