How We Think Is How We Live The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) This subject came to mind today, while talking to my friend, massage therapist and body movement instructor, Tara House. We were ... Read more
Healthy Aging Thinking Works To Keep Your Mind-Body Alive Do Rocks Have A Vapor Pressure, I Wondered? Time to Google The following made me laugh. Still does. From MadSciNetWork: Short answer: Everything has a vapor pressure. It can be extremely small. The lab joke is, "Tungsten's vapor pressure at room temperature is one atom/universe." I then wondered about the denominator of this equation; is it per piece ... Read more
Living In Different Worlds On This Beautiful Planet Smart Phone versus knitting. Which is best for your mental health? I postulate that knitting is best, based on the positive power of meditation in my life, and my enjoyment of knitting back in my late 20s (broken leg, stuck in chair for weeks). Learning to turn off the mental chatter is one key to happiness. Phones promote mental chatter, and the ... Read more
(Ockham's) Occam's Razor! "Occam's razor, also written as Ockham's razor, and lex parsimoniae, Latin for law of parsimony, is a problem-solving principle attributed to William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347), who was an English Franciscan friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian. The principle can be interpreted as stating, Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be ... Read more
WHY I LOVE LIVING IN THE USA. Freedom of religion, which in my case is freedom from religion. Separation of church and state. No kings or queens, with an aristocracy-based glass ceiling. Thought and entrepreneurship are encouraged, in spite of the current stranglehold of big business. The generosity of these great people to immigrants, such as myself. The Americans, who enhanced my immigration ... Read more
"Heed no hoary willow! Fear neither root nor bough! Tom goes on before you. Hey now! merry dol! We'll be waiting for you!" Tom Bombadil, Lord of the Rings. Have you ever had the feeling that someone, or some idea in your head, was holding you back? They probably are, so it's time to move on - easy for people, harder for hard-wired ideas in your head, especially fear, though you can fix that ... Read more
"No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thy friend's Or of thine own were: Any man's death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind, And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee." John ... Read more
Design, intelligent or otherwise, creates us and our lives, and what is more intelligent than relentless 'survival of the fittest,' or life-style editing, while being content to be where you are - the classic paradox? The best writing is a product of relentless editing, before or after the ink goes on the paper. The best exercise is the product of careful planning, goal setting, and overall, growing body ... Read more
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