Kwik Learning - Speed Reading, Memory & Brain Performance Training How I Sculpt My Day (Audio) The MacGyver Way to Creative Problem Solving. If you’ve never heard of MacGyver, you will soon.
The 80s TV hit, about a secret agent who saved the world with a Swiss Army knife and some duct tape, is coming back in a big way, with a feature film, graphic novels and even a musical. But why will a show from the 1980s be so big in 2013? That’s what creator Lee David Zlotoff asked when he learned there was still demand for MacGyver. Upon closer examination, he found three key reasons. MacGyver never used a gun, and thus avoided conflict.
These elements are particularly important now because MacGyver represents a way to deal with the environmental and social issues we face. How can you use MacGyver’s example to improve your own life? Have you ever noticed that you get your best ideas when you’re showering or driving? By definition, our subconscious is outside of our normal consciousness. But that’s wrong. 1. To ask your subconscious a question, write it down. 2. 3. 4. Need scientific proof? In fact: Want to try it? Re:think 2013 - Flow as a Business Tool. Hacking Abundance. But if the technological, demographic and geopolitical tsunami that Abundance predicts and celebrates is truly coming, we're all going to need to learn to ride giants--fast.
That, or risk getting buried by them. That shift hints at entrepreneurs with world views and self-senses not merely satisfied with a stable of fancy cars, or a hall full of exotic hunting mounts--of leaders who thrive in solving complex problems, within and beyond their chosen industries, and within and beyond their own immediate spheres of concern. Put simply, it seems like les enfants terrible of Silicon Valley are growing up, and just in time to make a big difference.
Any way you cut it, to be a successful leader today means juggling a lot more open windows on your browser, and upgrading your OS so you don't crash and lose everything right when it matters most. It's no longer adequate to be a code wizard, spreadsheet jockey, or smooth pitchman. Conscious Complexity trumps Categorical Competency. Flow more. Jason Silva - Filmmaker - Futurist - Epiphany Addict. Awe. Flow Genome Project - Home. How to Finish One Book A Week. I LOVE the springtime – nothing better than going outside for fresh air and sun, and devouring a good book.
Books are a wonderland of adventure, empowering us to new levels of growth and understanding. Books transform lives, and the course of human history. Yet, most people don’t read nearly as many books as they can. In fact, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll, one in four adults read ZERO BOOKS this past year. If you would like to read more, I made this short video with eight Kwik Tips to finishing a book a week (52 books every year)!
1. Reading is an excellent tool for entertainment and learning, allowing you to download information an expert spent decades assembling in a few hours. 2. To learn how fast you read, read any book for two minutes and count the lines you read. Lines you read per minute x words per line = words you read per minute (wpm) If you read a book in seven hours at 150 – 250 wpm, you should read an hour a day to read a book a week. 3. 4. 5.