Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is a term used to refer to the generation born after the baby boom ended, extending from the early-to-mid 1960s to late 1970s. The term Generation X has been used in demography, the social sciences, and marketing, though it is most often used in popular culture. In...
Intuitions are sudden, strong judgments whose origin cannot be immediately explained. They seem to emerge from an obscure inner force, but they actually begin with a fleeting perception that starts a mental process. Science attempts to explain intuition as a kind of “mental matching game,” in which the brain absorbs a given situation then...
What EXACTLY are brainwaves? Well, every state of mind has a unique electrical signature that can be detected in the brain. These signatures are known as “brainwaves.” Brainwaves can be measured and recorded using specialized equipment – such as an EEG machine. That allows us to map what brainwaves are present during certain key...
The Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y or as Generation Next,. is a term used to describe the demographic cohort following Generation X. Its members are often referred to as “Millennials” or “Echo Boomers”. As there are no precise dates for when Generation Y starts and ends, most commentators use birth dates ranging...
“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change — this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.” Bruce Barton The list is of epic changes is endless… In the 1940s, the invention of the modern air...
Because I’m always on the lookout for better ways to work more productively and efficiently — leaving more time to pursue the interests that really make life worthwhile — Lifehack.org devised a common-sense list of 10 simple ways to be more productive with less effort. By the way, you don’t need the fastest computer...
01 Dalmations by Dodie Smith Pongo lives happily with his human pets Mr and Mrs Dearly in a large house in Regent’s Park. When his wife Missis produces a litter of fifteen beautiful pups, life seems wonderfully complete. But the … 0 Favourite Nursery Rhymes by BBC Audiobooks 50 favourite nursery rhymes, contains lots...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope,...
The fastest way to learn ANYTHING Sure, there are seriously important things to learn in data structures, algorithms, and methodologies, but the fastest way to learn programming (the fastest way to learn ANYTHING) is to try to solve your own problems, not the stock rote example problems you’ll find in books. If you want...
SMILE How to Smile? Be happy. * Wake up. Show others you care by giving attention to their needs. * Be thankful. The opportunity to serve is a gift… not an entitlement. * Be approachable. We’re at each other’s service, and contact is where it starts. * Complain less. We’ve got work to do....
“Writing or reviewing a mission statement changes you because it forces you to think through your priorities deeply, carefully, and to align your behaviour with your beliefs” Stephen Covey 1. What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.) 2. What are your favorite things to do in the past? What about now?...
“You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.” Albert Einstein “I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.” Albert Einstein “Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” Albert Einstein “The intuitive mind is a sacred...
West Texas Crude. In 1939, a huge discovery launched the Permian Basin of West Texas into one of the country’s first major domestic oil sources. By the 1980s, the local town of Midland boasted more millionaires per capita than any other city in the U.S. But shortly afterwards, when oil prices crashed, Big Oil...
West Texas Crude. In 1939, a huge discovery launched the Permian Basin of West Texas into one of the country’s first major domestic oil sources. By the 1980s, the local town of Midland boasted more millionaires per capita than any other city in the U.S. But shortly afterwards, when oil prices crashed, Big Oil...
West Texas Crude. In 1939, a huge discovery launched the Permian Basin of West Texas into one of the country’s first major domestic oil sources. By the 1980s, the local town of Midland boasted more millionaires per capita than any other city in the U.S. But shortly afterwards, when oil prices crashed, Big Oil...