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Saturday, 20 February 2021 05:27

How to be a genius, according to a genius

IQ may be largely fixed, but that doesn't mean intelligence is. While we're stuck with a certain amount of intellectual horsepower, how you employ that talent makes a big difference. Learning different ways to approach problems and dodge cognitive pitfallseffectively makes you smarter. Even changing the time of day you tackle a problem can make you smarter. So how do you set yourself up to maximize your intelligence? There are few better qualified to answer this question than a certified genius. Physicist Richard Feynman received the Nobel Prize for his work unraveling one of the most mind-bending subjects known to…

Thursday, 18 February 2021 05:19

Bill Gates’s plan to destroy animal agriculture

Wesley J. Smith The hyper elite intend to seize control of our economy and remake it in an anti-global warming/pandemic-preventing image. Thus, the Davos Crowd is pushing the “Great Reset” and Anthony Fauci wants to “remake the infrastructures of human existence.” Their goal? The destruction of entire ways of American life. Animal agriculture is definitely on the chopping block. Indeed, Bill Gates wants us all eating synthetic beef made in labs from stem cells, meaning no more cattle ranching. From an MIT Technology Review interview with the Utopian multibillionaire: I do think all rich countries should move to 100% synthetic…

Monday, 15 February 2021 03:53

This one trick can help you re-energise, plan, and set priorities

It is very, very easy to get lost in the day-to-day. There’s always some fire to put out, or some recurring task that needs doing, which makes it hard to focus on big-picture stuff. This is what a Quarterly Think Day is all about. The idea is to take time and space to reflect, learn, and prioritize for the next three to six months. I learned about this concept from Jessie Link, VP of Engineering at Twitter, at a LeadDev Together conference session on personal development. I decided to try it out. I found it a good way to prioritize,…

Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:25

Sooner or later a technology capable of wiping out human civilisation might be invented. How far would we go to stop it?

One way of looking at human creativity is as a process of pulling balls out of a giant urn. The balls represent ideas, discoveries and inventions. Over the course of history, we have extracted many balls. Most have been beneficial to humanity. The rest have been various shades of grey: a mix of good and bad, whose net effect is difficult to estimate. What we haven’t pulled out yet is a black ball: a technology that invariably destroys the civilisation that invents it. That’s not because we’ve been particularly careful or wise when it comes to innovation. We’ve just been…

Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:23

7 ways to influence other people

Farrah E. Smith When it comes to the principles of persuasion, there's a reason why these tried-and-true formulas have worked for centuries. A person’s ability to influence is one of the most essential skills for leaders at any level. Many of us assume that an individual's capacity to influence is due to their confidence, intellect and charisma. Perhaps it comes later in life in conjunction with a powerful title or burgeoning bank account. The reality is we all have this ability. However most of us fail to tap into this attribute, believing that persuasion is a natural talent. The aptitude…

Thursday, 11 February 2021 04:16

To boost your emotional intelligence, stop using this word inside your head

Self-talk is extremely powerful, research shows. When you're faced with a difficult decision, stressful situation, or an upsetting event, how do you talk to yourself about it? Do you think things like this? "I'm so unhappy," or "I just don't know what to do." If the answer is yes, you can help yourself a lot with a small but significant change to your mental vocabulary. When thinking to yourself about a problem you're facing, stop using the word "I." Using a different word will help you step back, see the big picture, empathize with others, and generally tap into your…

Monday, 08 February 2021 03:57

This 5-minute exercise can help you set better goals this year

What would have the greatest positive impact on your development as a leader? While I would love to say that the longer that you are in a position of leadership, the easier it becomes, that simply isn't true. The best leaders are ones that look at themselves frequently, review their strengths and weaknesses and create a plan for how they can improve their skills. So, today I wanted to go over an exercise that I do with my own key team members and I encourage all of our business coaching clients to do the same with their leaders. Step 1:…

Sunday, 07 February 2021 04:05

3 ‘bad’ behaviors that are actually good for you, according to psychology

No one suggests you go hog wild with your vices, but being a little naughty has big upsides. It takes a lot of energy to resist all your naughtiest impulses and be good day after day. So if all that eating of kale and being polite and productive has drained your energy to a puddle, here's an idea from psychology for you: maybe just stop (at least a little). In a fascinating recent post on The Conversation, psychologist Richard Stephens points out that most classically "bad" behaviors actually have upsides. Some of these benefits are modest. A few beers will…

Wednesday, 03 February 2021 04:01

Inheritance: ‘My brothers took everything when my father died’

Women are still routinely being cut out of their parents' inheritance in parts of south-eastern Nigeria, despite a Supreme Court ruling that it is discriminatory. After Onyinye Igwe lost her father two years ago, life became financially difficult for her even though he was a relatively wealthy man, leaving behind houses, land and money in the bank. Her father, like most men in this conservative country who are superstitious about writing a will, died intestate so the duty of sharing out his estate fell to his children. Despite being the first child, Ms Igwe, 29, and her five other sisters…

Monday, 01 February 2021 06:01

Inside story of how Alexey Navalny uncovered Putin’s $1.3bn palace

Navalny claims an opulent property was constructed for Putin with illicit funds of $1.3 billion from members of his inner circle MADELINE ROACHE Two days after Alexey Navalny, head of Russia’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) was arrested on his return to Moscow from Berlin, he released a video expose that shocked Russians and people around the world. In the video, “Putin’s palace. History of the world’s largest bribe,” Navalny alleged that an opulent property near Gelendzhik, a town in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar, was constructed for Russian President Vladimir Putin with illicit funds of $1.35 billion, provided by members…

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Sunday, 31 January 2021 05:56

It seems money does buy happiness after all

Saturday, 30 January 2021 05:24

Covid-19 vaccines: Truths, lies, doubts, and nonsense

The vaccines are here. Do we clap or do we run to hide? They are already here. The vaccination machinery is launched simultaneously throughout the continent. Do we clap or do we run to hide? Well, absolutely, you have to applaud. But you also have to empathize with those who, from a world outside science, need (and rightly so) important aspects to be clarified before taking the decisive step and offering their bare arm to the biotechnology revolution. We are going to gather the clarifications into four conceptual categories: a) Truths 1.- The pandemic has endangered the two great treasures…

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 05:10

Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking

This week, a woman was strolling in my street, walking in circles and speaking out loud to herself. People were looking at her awkwardly, but she didn’t particularly mind, and continued walking vigorously and speaking. Yes, that woman was me. Like many of us, I talk to myself out loud, though I’m a little unusual in that I often do it in public spaces. Whenever I want to figure out an issue, develop an idea or memorise a text, I turn to this odd work routine. While it’s definitely earned me a reputation in my neighbourhood, it’s also improved my…

Saturday, 23 January 2021 05:55

Can you guess the most corrupt state in the United States?

In the worlds of politics and big business, corruption is a huge issue, and you never quite know who you can trust and who is just trying to turn a quick buck (or a million). Using data from a variety of sources, Best Life produced a state ranking of the most- and least-corrupt states in the U.S. The unofficial “most corrupt” state is one that you probably wouldn’t have considered. “Corruption” is something you might associate most with the world of politics, but shady dealings are certainly not exclusive to elected officials. Corruption taints many aspects of business, legal dealings,…

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