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- ANTs Verses APTs Are Powerful Stuff - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Hal WechslerANTs Verses APTs is a Head Thing Some people pick-up the strategies, techniques and tactics of Speed Reading in 20-minutes, others in 2-hours, some, in five-hours. Still others take up to “one-week” to feel comfortable with using Speed Reading 101.org We are all different based on the ...
Views: 1522 - Are Mirror Neurons Going to Make Your Career? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2010 from Hal WechslerCan Mirror Neurons Make You a Star in Your Career? Athletes in football, baseball, soccer and golf swear by the amount of physical practice they put in. Superstars spend almost as much practice time on conditioning their mind for winning. Is this just more New Age weirdness? You can use ...
Views: 2207 - Are People's Judgments Rational And Stable or What? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Hal WechslerAre People’s Judgments Rational And Stable or What? 21st Century Science: If you are a lifelong learner and want a healthy mind-body connection and longevity, you have to consistently and persistently use your brain to keep learning. What does that really mean? How? Did you know up to ...
Views: 1314 - Are You Still a Learning Machine? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2011 from Hal WechslerAre you STILL a Learning Machine? If you are finished with school, for 95% of us, we quit learning. The problem with that is a static brain begins to unravel and invites deterioration like Alzheimer’s. You know the expression, ‘Use it or Lose it’. Put your arm in a cast for 6-weeks and the ...
Views: 1600 - Aristotle Rules - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Hal WechslerAristotle’s Model Still Works Frankly, we personally would not know Aristotle’s principles if the Google information system landed on our thick, three-pound cabeza. If we ever learned his ideas, they are buried in the same crypt with algebra, geometry and Shakespeare. Just to sound ...
Views: 1246 - Be a Brainiac, And ACE Exams - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Hal WechslerBrainiacs Live For “Testing-Pops” to Ace Exams • The heart of Acing exams is not the text, but taking command of your emotions - first. Why? If you are human, you are stressed-out, full-of-tension, and in high anxiety. Your memory has gone South, and not to Miami. • Stop now, and take ...
Views: 1508 - 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 - Body Image And Illness - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Hal WechslerDo you believe your feelings direct your brain? Do you think it’s a scientific fact your emotions overwhelm reason and logic in major decision-making? Does new information (knowledge) offer you the power to put your thinking-brain back in the driver’s seat? Columbia University ...
Views: 1281 - Bugs Bunny Was Right - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2007 from Hal WechslerHeadlines Bugs Bunny was absolutely right; Beta Carotene (four carrots daily) improves your memory and reduces dementia. Ok, you have to chew up a slew of carrots daily, or a pill with 50 milligrams of Beta Carotene taken 3x a week. So far the scientific evidence is for men only; if you want ...
Views: 1157 - Can Brain Techniques Give You the Winning Edge? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Hal WechslerCan Brain Techniques Give You The Winning Edge? Do we agree that you and I are skeptics and need a lot of proof before we believe – anything? Experience has taught us to believe in Cause-And-Effect, right? But does science (neuroscience, really brain science) claim to have all the answers ...
Views: 1957 - Change Your Affirmation - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2010 from Hal WechslerChange Your Affirmation, Change Your Destiny “I AM experiencing a Benign (B-9) body and mind, and feeling better-and-better, on a daily basis infinitum.” If you repeat this affirmation (oath, testimonial) for five-minutes before falling asleep, and three-minutes on waking, you will ...
Views: 1986 - Chiasma Means Crossing, So What? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Hal WechslerChiasma Means The Opposite Side, But Who Cares? Wanna be in-the-know about a two-minute exercise to instantly wake up your learning skills and long-term memory? Wait. Do you have trouble getting invigorated and creative at 9 am? Do you suffer from the 2 pm blues when your brain is ...
Views: 1481 - Comments On Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Hal WechslerComments You Can Use By H. Bernard Wechsler July 11 2011 Comments on Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College 1. Combine Skills: Be a fairly-well provider of multiple skills and talents. It is unusual to have one person who can successfully multi-task skills a) Moderate Art ...
Views: 2595 - Comments On Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Hal WechslerComments You Can Use By H. Bernard Wechsler July 11 2011 Comments on Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College 1. Combine Skills: Be a fairly-well provider of multiple skills and talents. It is unusual to have one person who can successfully multi-task skills a) Moderate Art ...
Views: 1336 - Comments On Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Hal WechslerComments You Can Use By H. Bernard Wechsler July 11 2011 Comments on Scott Adams: How to Get a Real Education at College 1. Combine Skills: Be a fairly-well provider of multiple skills and talents. It is unusual to have one person who can successfully multi-task skills a) Moderate Art ...
Views: 2363 - Cooperation Produces Promotions - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Hal WechslerHow Cooperation Doubles Learning Skills College and graduate school are based on listening to lectures, right? A 2-year Pennsylvania State University (PSU) study says forgettaboutit. In kindergarten you played and learned with a buddy, and in your corporate career, teamwork (buddy-system) is ...
Views: 905 - 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 - Do you Daydream When you Should be Concentrating? - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Hal WechslerDo You Daydream (Mind-Wandering) Instead of Concentrating? • 1. New research (11.15.12) at UCSF (University of California), published in the journal, Clinical Psychological Science, reports that Daydreaming instead of focused Attention, causes Unhappiness and premature Aging. • 2. We ...
Views: 1673 - 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 - Do You Use Words That Motivate, Persuade & Convince? - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Hal WechslerDo You Use Words That Motivate, Persuade And Convince? You know the expression – All-Talk, No Action. Recent neuroscientific research proves that when you use Direct-Action verbs the listener feels and visualizes the meaning in the Supplemental Motor Region of their brain. They tend to ...
Views: 2579 - First-Things-First, Right? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Hal WechslerFirst-Things-First Two (2) Covert (disguised) SECRETS of All Learning 1. Your WILLINGNESS (Willpower) to take risks and sometimes fail. It’s known as Trial-And-Error, and Cause-And-Effect. Desire is NOT enough. 2. Exercising your AUTO-DIDACTED-NESS (Self-Taught). Everything of ...
Views: 1420 - 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 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 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 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 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 - 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 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 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 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 - 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 - 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 - 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 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 - How Ben Franklin Invented Speed Reading - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2007 from Hal WechslerHow Ben Franklin Invented Speed Reading And How it Can Improve Your Productivity There are six secret strategies to reading and remembering three (3) books in the time others can hardly finish one. In the 300 million U.S. population, only 20% are interested in personal growth, if you are one of ...
Views: 4125 - How Daydreaming Overcomes Impulsive Acts - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“How Daydreaming Success, Overcomes Impulsive Acts” • 1. “Pop, what’s with this stuff on “immediate-gratification”, and impatience? Doesn’t every sane person want “it” now, not later?” • 2. “You wanna fight or hear the latest neuroscience. Good. When you’re a little kid, you don’t analyze, ...
Views: 37 - How Far Can We Go With The Power of Thought? - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Hal WechslerHow Far Can We Go With The Power of Thought? Do you have to understand the science of electricity, electrons and protons, in order to turn on the lights in your room, your TV or computer? Click the button, throw the switch, or wave your hand, right? If the public had to pass a test on how ...
Views: 1534 - 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 - How to Avoid Senior Dementia & Alz. Protect your Mind. Here's how. - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Want to be YOU at age 93? New Research Offers Proof.” • 1. Me: Important news: “University of Texas, Dallas, 10.21.13, lead author, Denise Park, in journal, Psychological Science offers verified evidence you can avoid Dementia and even Alzheimer’s as a Senior. • You are going to live to ...
Views: 1676 - How to Avoid Senior Dementia & Alz. Protect your Mind. Here's how. - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Want to be YOU at age 93? New Research Offers Proof.” • 1. Me: Important news: “University of Texas, Dallas, 10.21.13, lead author, Denise Park, in journal, Psychological Science offers verified evidence you can avoid Dementia and even Alzheimer’s as a Senior. • You are going to live to ...
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