The full statement is “Fake it, till you make it.” And it works! Because you just do not believe enough in yourself. So you need deception to your current belief but not deception to the real functioning of the self. Also, Fake it includes eliminating fears. Acting ‘as if’ oft times shows you … Read more
Group A actually shot baskets. They physically stood there and practiced shooting Basketballs. Group B also stood there but they only imagined / thought / visualized / pretended to shoot baskets. Group C stood there and did nothing. Groups A & B improved almost equally (!) Group C did not improve. Ok, so? … Read more
Look at the diagram. Note: Stimulus is always the same. However Response depends 100% on where the Triangle is. The more ‘left’ the Triangle is, the greater the Reaction… to the same stimulus. The more to the right, the smaller the Response /reaction. OK, so? This is a fundamental diagram /situation. Fundamental! Substitute Money … Read more
The future is: * Very clean * Silent, noiseless, faster operations * Frictionless * More and more personalized * Low/no cost (ie: E-mail, FaceBook, You Tube, etc.) * Less or No moving parts (iPhone, etc.) * Less or non-intrusive (medical) * Consume less and less energy (Imagine over 1 Billion cars, …all electric!) * Generate … Read more
Subtract your age from 100 years. (play the game!) That’s how long you have left to live. The rate of medical discovery / improvements makes this easy to believe. Even today. Imagine the rate tomorrow. Ok, so? Well with about 40 to 60 (or more!) years left to your life… How do you want to spend it? … Read more
All cars have them. And they are much smaller than the front window. Ok, so? How fast can you go forward if you continuously look out the Rear View mirror. Rear View mirrors /memories serve one useful purpose: Look back and see. Your growth took place step by step. And so it will continue. Help … Read more