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News Versus Wisdom: Transient Versus Timeless I had actually meant to post this item of possible interest to those of you who might be interested in  Asian  politics, demographic trends,  capital markets , inevitable eastern world domination,  Rare Earth Element  export restrictions, exotic recipes,  FOREX , and so forth many months ago,  when I actually received it . It might have been critically important then -- but then again, as I do not read and comprehend any  languages other than English , some  German  and a bit of urban  Spanish  (either written or spray painted on aging infrastructure), I hadn't any idea what it meant. If it was  breaking news , then this post will be seem to be a waste to many of you. Or perhaps, for those of you who may be  Braintenance  or  Sending Signals  adherents, it might actually be incredibly thought-provoking. Before deleting the correspondence, I thought, "What i...

Homographs, for you ever-curious Braintenancers, are words which are always spelled in the same way but have multiple meanings in varied contexts. Some simple examples are words such as "keys," "lead," and "   .". The curious mental magic associated with reading or spelling with these words forces your right brain (the artistic, abstract , conceptualist) to cooperate with your left brain (the literal, pattern-seeking, logical, analytic computer) to solve puzzles, questions or jokes which cause you to simultaneously and creatively access both hemispheres of your brain. In doing this left-right "getting to know you" exercise, your thinking processes will improve in a number of aspects. you will find yourself able to look at every grouping of words in several different ways. It allows you to develop synergy between your imagination and your direct logic.  These words have the advantage of improving your punsmanship, your understanding of double ente...

Creativity is one of the greatest attributes of the Human mind that leads to almost all significant adaptations and advancements. Every product, service, or system is given the first seeds of its existence, its first chance at life, by the creative energy of thought. Metaphorically, the very energy of brain is converted, through a process, into a tangible, physical result -- truly an Einsteinian conversion of energy to matter. Being innovative is not quite enough. Your Creative Orientation is a major factor in what the outcome of your thoughts will be. By way of example, if your creative process is started based upon a negative premise ("We have a problem which must be solved.") instead of upon a positive premise ("I have a vision for a goal which I long to achieve.") your creative capacity, imaginative scope, and ultimate results are likely to be negatively impacted and limited. You see, the idea-generation process is immediately constrained by an obsessive ...

Image via Wikipedia Those of us at Braintenance Central (make a quick left at the Parietal lobe , and follow the cues) believe that using a mnemonic or other "conscious device or technique" in order to improve some aspect of mind functioning is not against the rules -- in fact, if it helps, we like to encourage it. There are so many wonderful devices and techniques for improving various aspects of mental functioning that it makes one's head spin. Again, we feature a listing of the most popular memory techniques, courtesy of BrainMetrix : The Link Method : The Link Method is one of the easiest mnemonic techniques available, yet quite powerful. It is not quite as reliable as a peg technique, as images are not tied to specific, inviolable sequences. It functions quite simply by making associations between things in a list, often as a story. The flow of the story and the strength of the visualizations of the images provides clues to an easy retrieval of the stored piece o...

Bnet 's The Live1 Program features an interview with Francis Cholle, author of The Intuitive Compass . It is very significant to note that Cholle defines intuition as being the "bridge between reason and instinct." While I do not fully agree with his definition (I separate instinct and intuition as two separate abilities, emanating from two different sources), his observations are as applicable to real-world, real-time business as they are enlightening. His observations account for the enormous success of some bold entrepreneurial enterprises, and his suggestions regarding brainstorming, 'play' and autonomy are worthy of incorporating in any business, project, or problem-solving task. Interestingly, his approach does not discard sound business judgment -- it simply integrates a much greater component of the "gut" feeling and the associative free flow of the individual mind's wandering. Cholle, who has been exceptionally successful in...