Genetic programming is the set of instructions each of us was born with. It gives us instinctual drives such as fight-or-flight that are meant to motivate us toward activities which ensure our survival. In modern day society, if we are… Continue Reading
You have many preconceived notions about what you want from life. These include survival needs programmed by your genes- food, sex, and fight-or-flight. These also include desires programmed by your society- to be well liked, rich, and attractive. If you… Continue Reading
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life, and he can only answer to life… Continue Reading
When we feel jittery, or worried, or anxious in thinking of the great amount of work that lies before us, the jittery feelings are not caused by the work, but by our mental attitude- which is “I ought to be… Continue Reading
There is no hope for a civilization which starts each day to the sound of an alarm clock. -Author Unknown Super-Replicating Belief: A Belief that has some property which facilitates its own transmission, which makes it be held by an… Continue Reading
Sleep Debt = Hours of sleep you need per night – Hours of sleep you actually get During a busy week recently, I averaged 5-6 hours of sleep per night, and planned on getting my eight hours of sleep on… Continue Reading
The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can’t get there, is the meanest feeling in the world. -Edgar Watson Howe You spend one third of your life sleeping (which you could be doing consciously). This one… Continue Reading