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- Is Willpower the Secret of Success? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Hal WechslerIs Willpower the Butterfly Effect in Humans? The author has been searching scientific research for five years to discover the physiological site of human willpower (a/k/a volition and conation). Volition is the act of willing, choosing of resolving. Views: 1754(2 votes)
- What's The Science of Smiling? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Hal WechslerWe constantly update the latest research on brain processing – and what it tells us about the simple – stupid, act of smiling is worth your time. Fact: you cannot think negative thoughts with a Echt (real) smile on your puss. Credit UCLA researchers with experiments proving the power of ...
Views: 3174(2 votes) - New Scientific Research: Believers Make Less Errors - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Hal WechslerNew Scientific Research on Benefits of Belief in a Deity? Let’s get on the same footing – whether the reader is personally a believer or not – this serious research authored by Professor Michael Inzlicht at the University of Toronto, has something important to teach us about our brain. The ...
Views: 1432 - Beat Stress With Your Nose - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Hal WechslerBeat Stress With Your Nose Speed Reading Rules New scientific research shows that when we are under Stress-Overload, more than 100 genes push our body and mind into overdrive. So what? That weakens our immune system, and makes a lousy situation even worse. The Meaning of ...
Views: 1566 - DayDreaming is Your Greatest Asset - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Hal WechslerHow Your Brain’s Executive Network Wins After You Surrender Control Speed Reading Rules In 5th grade, Mrs. Crawford screamed out to the class, “Harold, stop daydreaming and pay attention. My 18-inch ruler gives you five seconds to answer the next question or face ...
Views: 2518 - These Seven Questions Make Geniuses - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Hal WechslerSeven Questions of Genius Speed Reading Rules Every year we read or hear a minimum of five (5) great ideas that would help us in school and in our careers. What happens to them? Our still-small-voice (Internal Dialogue) shouts at us – it will never work – this thing takes too much effort – or ...
Views: 1865 - Wanna Kill Procrastination? - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Hal WechslerMotivate Yourself to Ace Studying or Test Taking If you had a scientific formula to ace your exams and motivate yourself to study, and it took about five-minutes, would you use it? All of us have days when we are procrastinators, feel bored and tired, and just want to hang out and do ...
Views: 1044 - Got Paralysis from Analysis? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Hal WechslerGot Paralysis from Analysis? Speed Reading rules. How did you learn to use your computer? How about typing or driving your car? a) Listening to a lecture b) Reading a book or article c) Observation – watching others d) Trial-and-Error e) All-of-the-above f) None of the above. Did you have ...
Views: 991 - Got Motivation #2? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from Hal WechslerSpeed reading rules. Why would a divisional v.p. of a Fortune 100 company quit to join a start-up internet operation? What moves her to hock the house to be an independent entrepreneur? Why would a lawyer give up a lucrative partnership in a 500-person international law firm, to start a ...
Views: 947 - Thinking With Brain and Body - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Hal WechslerThinking Requires Mind And Body? Picture talking to your boss at work; your primary goal is to figure out the meaning of his words and ideas. Wait – your brain is also predicting what he/she is going to say next. And you are consciously analyzing the intention of the speaker. But wait ...
Views: 988 - My Aha! Experience - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2009 from Hal Wechsler“Pop, can you help me with my homework? I got these five last words I can’t figure out how to use each one in a sentence. “ “Sonny, you come to the right window. Gimme your problem. It is just as important to know where to find the right answer, as learning ...
Views: 1426 - Do You Spend 60 Minutes at Your Computer? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2008 from Hal WechslerWe asked for a show of hands and examples from a class of 30 highschoolers, whether they had serious stress in their daily lives. They wouldn’t shut up. We asked a class of IT executives about stress. Half denied it existed; the other half claimed it never ended. What is Stress The term ...
Views: 1178 - Got Willpower? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2008 from Hal WechslerDid you know maybe half of all scientific researchers do not believe there is such a thing as willpower? They cannot see, measure or track it with an fMRI, so many believe it is another urban myth like the alligators in the New York sewer system. Joseph Stalin, Soviet Czar for 24 years ...
Views: 1216 - Got Eye-Floaters? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from Hal WechslerThe Ophthalmologist answered: Floaters are bits of protein that pass along your retina like spots on a leopard. Past age 65 everyone has them. But when they are a new event for you, it may be a sign of Detached Retina. Are they ever a symbol of an Aha! Experience? He answered with a question, ...
Views: 11976 - Got Must-ibation? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2008 from Hal WechslerGot Must-ibation? Speed Read Consider this: How many times this week have you heard the expression – obviously – introduce an answer? I counted eight on CNBC interviews in one day. When we start off with – obviously - you are telling the listener to shut up because your view ...
Views: 1282 - Got Summaries for 2008? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2008 from Hal WechslerHalf of the scientific studies I read in ’08 required a reincarnation of A. Einstein for full comprehension. The other half is clear as crystal, and memorable. The media knows that only 10% of the 310 million Americans are interested in science stories. They do not print 95% of scientific ...
Views: 1014 - Got Learning? - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Learning? Do you have an Inquiring Mind? We know the answer is yes - or you would be snoozing or playing video games. Are you aware that having an Inquiring Mind changes your brain’s structure and function? Experience and learning constantly rearrange your brain ...
Views: 1039 - Speed Reading: Got Affirmations? - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2008 from Hal WechslerWhen I listen to anyone talk of a program or system to improve my life, my automatic reaction is, "Sure, right, and so is the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the guy in the red suit and his reindeers--Santa. If you check out your own reactions to new ideas, there is a human tendency to be a ...
Views: 2442 - Got Exercise? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Exercise? Mae West, the sexual innuendo bombshell of 1930-1949 said three things you should remember, “I used to be – Snow-White, but I drifted.” (Me too.) “Too much of a good thing – is just wonderful.” (More money, please.) “You ...
Views: 1230 - Got Scared? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Scared? Did you hear Secretary of the Treasury, Paulson? He just figured out that the $700 Billion he spent to bailout the banks to loan money to consumers, just did not do the trick. He’s not scared it is just, I am sorry; it was a nice try, but no cigar. If at ...
Views: 985 - Got Persuasion? - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Positive Persuasion? Executives in particular, and the rest of us most of the time, are in the business of persuading, influencing, and convincing folks, agreed? Salespeople of course, but lawyers and doctors have a vested interest in getting others to follow their ...
Views: 1061 - Got Learning Skills? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Learning Skills? How smart am I, when I just typed illiteracy with one L instead of two? Do I qualify as a certified illiterate? Nyet - because I have the spelling knowledge and corrected the mistake when I saw it. Tell me if you know that 10% of the U.S. population of 306 ...
Views: 998(1 vote) - Got Beliefs? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Belief? If you are like me, you are not 100% sure whether the sun rises in the east or the west? I am weak in science and math, and have no intention of improving. Why? Because I am strong in law, clear headed analysis, and business acumen. Recently I saw a commercial by ...
Views: 1000(1 vote) - Got Your Motivating? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Your Motivation? If I ask you what turns you on, what moves you to action, and you answer Everything, you just made an enemy. It takes an awful lot to wake folks up from their day dreaming, and get them to use their left hemisphere for planning, logic and reasoning. Accept ...
Views: 878 - Got Circadian Rhythm? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Circadian Rhythm? Sound boring and irrelevant, right? What if the new scientific research produces evidence for your increasing longevity? A professor in NYU College of Dentistry, Timothy Bromage, at the annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (April, ...
Views: 1296 - Got Risk Tolerance? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2008 from Hal WechslerWhen you want to pick up the butter knife your Bicep and Tricep muscles work in pairs and in opposition, right? One extends, causing the other to contract or your motor function fails, and you are buttering your wrist. We have two different brain circuits for risk and reward, and they are ...
Views: 894 - Got Counterintuition? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2008 from Hal WechslerGot Counterintuitive? Fifty years of scientific research agrees: folks believe the better we know individuals (familiarity), the better we like them. Our intuition, gut reaction, and visceral (instinct) belief creates a positive (optimistic) expectation. Nyet. It is has been proven ...
Views: 974 - Immediate Gratification? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2008 from Hal WechslerImmediate Gratification About Your Future? Henny-Penny, the sky is falling. Washington Mutual and Wachovia have gone belly-up, and General Motors fell from $27.23 to $4.83, from 2007 to 2008. McCain admits it is all a mystery to him, and Obama looks presidential by being calm and promising a ...
Views: 1394 - Is Science Ever Wrong? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Hal WechslerDoes Science Admit Being Wrong? Do human cells have a memory different than our standard neural (brain) recall? According to Skepdic.com a contrarian organization that exposes urban myths offering facts without researched scientific proof. They state, Cellular Memory is a speculative notion ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - Got The Einstein Memory System? - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2008 from Hal WechslerGot a Great Memory? Would it improve your learning and produce career benefits if you could absolutely, positively double your long-term memory? Ninety-five percent of students and executives learn the Einstein Memory System within seven (7) days, and are actively using it to ace their exams ...
Views: 1639 - Are You A Sheep Or A Billy-Goat? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from Hal WechslerNot being one who quotes the Bible, gimme some slack. Mathews: 25:32-33. It says, the Sheep are given eternal life, but the Goats are cast into the Lake of Fire. The Goats have some personality traits somebody up there does not like. They are capricious, arbitrary, and erratic, plus flighty, ...
Views: 2607(1 vote) - Got Sand In Your Hourglass? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Hal WechslerDo you read the first three or four sentences of an article or report,and stop to ask (internal dialogue) the two-word valuation question,Who Cares? Fifty percent of us decide Go/No-Go based on the headline alone. How about the powerhouse question, WIIFM? (What is In It For Me?) I do it all the ...
Views: 1192(1 vote) - Success, Money & The Ideomotor Effect - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Hal WechslerHave you ever seen a true believer using a Dowser to find water or oil? What about a seemingly sane person using a pendulum to answer financial questions? Yes, like the ouija board. According to the skepdic.com and other famous revealers of truth, the messages are caused by unconsciously moving ...
Views: 2023 - Got Autodidactic? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Hal WechslerEver hear of the term – autodidactic? Yes, it is important to understand this principle because it goes to the heart of all learning for students, and continuous education for adults. Short and sweet, autodidactic is from Greek and means self-taught. It places the responsibility for ...
Views: 3340(1 vote) - Got Optimism? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Hal WechslerIf you ask 100 folks if their glass is half full or half empty, meaning optimistic verses pessimistic, 99 will give you a positive answer. It is an instinct, part of our originally programming. Research over seventy-five years indicates our language, memory, and analysis (thinking) are ...
Views: 1273 - Got Creativity? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Hal WechslerKids are constantly creating, daydreaming or asking questions. They can transform a boomstick into a baseball bat, rhythmically beat on pots and pans and enjoy their music, and find the resources to build a treehouse without money. By the end of their first year in school, creativity is mostly ...
Views: 895 - Got Self-Illusion? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2008 from Hal WechslerSelf-Illusions And Your Success Would Warren Buffet be insulted because you, and ten million of your logical friends told him his strategies are nothing but illusions? Half the psychological community thinks self-illusions are healthy to successful functioning in our Knowledge Economy. Why? ...
Views: 1251 - Got A Stress Busting Strategy? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2008 from Hal WechslerQuickie StressBuster to Save Your Sanity Would you invest two-minute of your day to create a Firewall in your brain against anxiety, fear, and stress? Sure, it’s easy to say yes, but you need to do it for 21 consecutive days in order for this strategy to go on autopilot (habit). Do you ...
Views: 945 - Got Breathing? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2008 from Hal WechslerDo you ever give a second thought to your breathing? Unless you got COPD(Emphysema) the pro forma answer is no, who cares; it’s working just fine. Wait, are you going to give me one more stupid thing to worry about? See ya cause I’m outta here. I just finished half a book this ...
Views: 1149 - Got Brains? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Hal WechslerGot Brains? “If you were interviewing applicants to fill a corporate job, aside from the obvious core competencies, what specialized knowledge would impress you?” We asked this question of three Speedlearning classes of about 32 students each at a Fortune 100 company. All 96 ...
Views: 970 - Got Stressbusting? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Hal WechslerIs it people, places or things that cause us the most daily stress? Listen to this: 1. “Adopting the right attitude can convert negative stress (distress) to a positive one (eustress).” 2. “As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.” 3. “Every ...
Views: 1028 - Got Two Brains? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2008 from Hal WechslerYou Got Two Brains? Dr. Paul D. MacLean (pronounced McLain) is the scientist who proposed humans have a Triune (3) separate but linked brain system. Based on evolution, McLean who passed on in 2007 at age 94, labeled the oldest brain the Reptilian Complex, the second oldest, the Limbic System, ...
Views: 960 - Technology v Education - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2008 from Hal WechslerThe U.S. economy is a horse race between education and technology, and the gap is widening between rich and poor Americans. Have you noticed unskilled labor (white, black and Latino) has lost its bargaining power in the marketplace? There are no jobs of last resort like ditch digging and ...
Views: 988 - "What You Don't Know..." - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2008 from Hal Wechsler“What You Don’t Know, Can Kill You?” Most of us secretly subscribe to the philosophy, “what-you-don’t know, can’t hurt you.” Come on, admit it, reading or hearing about sickness and dying makes us antsy and queasy, so we change the channel or delete the ...
Views: 899 - New Scientific Breakthrough - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2008 from Hal WechslerBrain Wiring: And How Your Hands Influence Your Sight How to Double Your Reading Speed And Improve Comprehension Why California is Absolutely Scientifically Right California law requires you keep both hands on the wheel. No use of hand-held cell phones while driving. Humans see when light ...
Views: 856 - Two Significant Discoveries - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2008 from Hal WechslerTwo Significant Discoveries in 2008 You Can Use Yes or no? You and your Significant-Other will be trying to lose 10 pounds or more for the rest of your life. It’s a pretty good bet you will be testing one fad diet or another ad infinitum because 60% of the U.S. population (300 million) ...
Views: 1133 - How To Learn New Skills For Life - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2008 from Hal WechslerCan you remember when you first learned to ride a two-wheeler bike? Was it a 1-2-3-success story? Did you fall off the seat, bloody your knees, and scream for your Momma? The most important question is – Did-you-quit? I bet you stopped crying, put a Band-Aid on your knee, jumped on the ...
Views: 883 - How to Raise Your Tolerance For Frustration - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Hal WechslerHow to Raise Your Tolerance For Frustration The CEO walked into the meeting with the bank officials requesting a line of credit of 2 billion dollars. He had the assets to justify the loan and the company had a past history of repaying all their loans. His application was rejected because the ...
Views: 3250 - How To Ace School And Career - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Hal WechslerHow to Win All the Marbles At School and Career. It’s Positive Priming And Is a Little Bit Weird. My background is law so I am a certified skeptic and contrarian by training. My mindset is if you are a super expert in your subject, you still have to present replicable evidence and ...
Views: 905 - What's Willpower? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2008 from Hal WechslerCivilization is based on Homo sapiens ability to make millisecond decisions to act or refrain from reacting. Can you recall an instance when your wanted to punch out someone’s lights, and stopped in mid-stride? For dieters, willpower is reacting to your desire to eat three Hershey bars ...
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