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As a Myers-Briggs INTP personality, I prefer dispassionate modes of thinking. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes it’s very enjoyable to let anger and other emotions flow through yourself. But when trying to determine optimal paths to achieve a specific goal, it’s more efficient to leave emotion out of it.
It’s difficult to do […]
Written by Parker on September 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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This week it will have been two months since I last played a computer game. This is quite a feat for me. To give you an idea of how addicted I have been to PC games: I once peed on myself after playing a game for over 18-hours straight. I woke up […]
Written by Parker on August 21st, 2006 with no comments.
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Steve Pavlina’s overcoming fear podcast is one of my all-time favorites.
It starts off as expected, but veers off in a surprising direction and ends up being a fantastically lucid explanation of a difficult concept. I agree with his conclusions, here’s why:
(Warning— amateur philosophizing ahead, please use caution!)
If there is 1 person in a room, […]
Written by Parker on August 12th, 2006 with no comments.
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OODA loops originated from Colonel John Boyd’s experiences as a jet-fighter pilot in the Korean War. He synthesized his observations about dogfighting with intense studies of history and philosophy to create a fascinating way of thinking about thinking. OODA stands for Observe Orient Decide Act. From what I understand of Colonel Boyd’s ideas, […]
Written by Parker on August 8th, 2006 with no comments.
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Mental states can be altered through the use of specially designed audio recordings, such as binaural beats, or other technical means in order to manipulate human brainwave patterns to achieve a desired mental state such as alertness, relaxation or meditation.
One approach which has been developed and refined over many years by the Monroe Institute is […]
Written by Parker on August 6th, 2006 with 1 comment.
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