People expect you to conform to old patterns of behavior, which is why you never should. Instead, keep doing things they don’t expect. An unorthodox strategy that may have worked before should not always be used. Sometimes, an orthodox strategy is the most unexpected, and consequently, the most effective. Make a false move, not to … Read more
Brain Rules by John Medina is a book that combines the most important research findings about the human brain with advice that can help you make the most out of it. It is written for the layman, it is easy to read and is full of insights. Rule 1: Exercise Boosts Brain Power Jack La … Read more
Babies are born with a deep desire to explore the world around them. It is a drive in the same way that hunger, thirst, and sex are drives. They are a model of how we learn – not by passively existing in their environment, but by actively testing their surrounds the way a scientist would. … Read more
There are three types of gender differences: genetic, neuroanatomical and behavioural. A small snippet (SRY), in the middle of the Y chromosome is all that is needed to create a male. If the SRY gene is destroyed in the male embryo, you can get a female, and if you add the SRY gene to a … Read more
Control people’s perceptions of reality to control them. Hitler knew that the allies were deceptive, and he was alert to their covert tactics, but the Allies, in a masterclass of deception, managed to fool him. In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1874-1965 … Read more
The Soviets needed control Afghanistan for strategic geopolitical reasons, they installed a puppet dictator, and tried to counter the rise of the Islamic fundamentalists. But the U.S backed the Islamists, and ultimately, the Russian ploy to get the Afghans to accept socialism failed. The Afghans fought the Soviets with tens of thousands of men and … Read more
When you read, you perceive parts of the text that aren’t there. You are hallucinating. Each of your eyes has a blind spot. If your vision was 100 percent accurate, you would see two black holes that would never go away, but your brain tricks you. The brain doesn’t take in the signals that come … Read more
What people failed to take from you through direct battle, they will try to take from you under the guise of morality and fairness. Do not be taken in, negotiation is about moving for power, always put yourself in a position of strength. Make the other side settle on your terms. The more you take, … Read more
Fighting endless battles is costly, it is much wiser to master the art of maneuver. Bait your enemies into positions that seem alluring but at really traps and blind alleys. Give them dilemmas – if you give them problems, they might solve them, but if you give them a dilemma, they will get stuck. So … Read more
The Zulu The Zulus defeated the British, even though their technology was inferior. They managed to instill fear in the British by appearing to emerge out of nowhere, and by gaining a psychological advantage. Not only were they highly disciplined, but when a British soldier was killed by the Zulu spears, a disturbing sucking sound … Read more