A surprising number of adults believe that if they fixate on an object, emissions come out. Piaget observed that this belief begins early in life. He notes the case of one child who thought that the looks of two people can connect and mix together. Over half of elementary school children believe that something is … Read more
Almost 70 percent of Americans have reported having an ESP (Extra-Sensory Perception) experience in their lives. ESP means knowledge or perception without using any of the senses. This includes telepathy (minds communicating with each other) and clairvoyance (the mind’s ability to predict the future or to know the past). Miss Cleo was a psychic who … Read more
The human brain has two hemispheres, the right side is responsible for creative thinking, intuition, spontaneity, while the left brain is responsible for analytical, logical, linear thought. You have probably heard about this dichotomy before. and how some people are either right-brained or left-brained. Numerous pop psychology tests have been created online to help you … Read more
The movie Lucy is based on the premise that we use 10 percent of our brains – a myth that has endured the test of time. Self-help gurus, self-proclaimed psychics, and marketers have exploited this myth for their own benefit. In the infamous book, ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’, a part of the … Read more
The Death-Ground Strategy The ancient commanders of armies, who well knew the powerful influence of necessity, and how it inspired the soldiers with the most desperate courage, neglected nothing to subject their men to such a pressure. Niccolo Machiavelli This chapter is about cultivating a mindset of scarcity. If you think that everything will be … Read more
In the story of Cain and Abel, God asks Cain why he killed his brother. Cain tells him that he was angry because he had been cursed by God. This short story in the Bible talks about two brothers, Cain and Abel – Cain was the older brother. Cain worked the soil, while Abel kept … Read more
The Counter-Balance Strategy The first quality of a General-in-Chief is to have a cool head which receives exact impressions of things, which never gets heated, which never allows itself to be dazzled, or intoxicated, by good or bad news. The successive simultaneous sensations which he receives in the course of a day must be classified, … Read more
The Guerrilla-War-of-the-Mind Strategy Tradition, tired formulas, and attachments to the past will trap you. You must wage war against your past victories and defeats and react to the present moment. This may require you to take risks and do things differently, but whatever is lost in terms of comfort and security will be gained in … Read more
The Polarity Strategy It is difficult to know who your enemies are – people are evasive and subtle. But to win in life, you must become great at spotting your enemies, by looking out for signs that show their hostility towards you. Do not be naïve and assume that you can compromise with some enemies. … Read more
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a book about fighting Resistance with a capital R – the most dangerous force that any creative person can encounter. Pressfield spent most of his life doing odd jobs while working on his writing. While life forced him to take several paths that were unrelated to his … Read more