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25 new great quotes! Here’s a new collection of great quotes by some of the most inspirational men and women that ever walked this earth.

25 new great quotes!

If you do like them and find them inspirational or helpful in some way, check out the links below for similar posts. We have created over 20+ of these galleries, so there is lots more to be seen. Also, be sure to inspire your coworkers, friends and family by sharing these quotes with them. More popular posts with great quotes – Inspirational Quotes – Famous quotes to ponder upon Check out all of our galleries with great quotes here: Mental Heuristics Page. A heuristic is a "rule-of-thumb", advice that helps an AI program or human think and act more efficiently by directing thinking in an useful direction.

Mental Heuristics Page

Some of these heuristics are age-old wisdom, bordering on cliche, but most are actually helpful. If you want something done, do it yourself Comment: Obviously true, and doing it is usually very good for your self esteem. A surprising amount of work can be done this way, and experts are not always necessary. However, there is a risk of becoming overworked if you try to do everything yourself - we all need other people after all. Never procrastinate anything you can do right now Comment: Very powerful. When you have several things you could be doing and don't know which to do: Just do any one of them! 40 Ways to Feel More Alive. “I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.”

40 Ways to Feel More Alive

~Joseph Campbell As I write this, I am two hours away from my first weekly acting class in Los Angeles. I’ve been here for almost two years now, and though I loved Community Theater as a kid, I never so much as researched acting classes until a couple weeks back. Life’s Instructions » Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh!t. Thom Byxbe is Publisher and Editor of Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh!

Life’s Instructions » Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh!t

T He is based in Southwest Detroit, MI, and is a Knowledge Evangelist, Futurist, National Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur, Coach and Expert Blogger. Thom has been a respected author for over 15 years. He has written extensively on the Internet, Technology and Lifestyle topics. Concepts, Ideas, Thoughts & Bullsh! T is one of 4 current Blog projects he writes and manages. Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies. How to Ditch Big Brother and Disappear Forever. Equivalents and Measures. How To Turn A Beer Bottle Into A Glass. Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought. Humans The human mind is a wonderful thing.

Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought

Cognition, the act or process of thinking, enables us to process vast amounts of information quickly. For example, every time your eyes are open, you brain is constantly being bombarded with stimuli. You may be consciously thinking about one specific thing, but you brain is processing thousands of subconscious ideas. Unfortunately, our cognition is not perfect, and there are certain judgment errors that we are prone to making, known in the field of psychology as cognitive biases. The Gambler’s fallacy is the tendency to think that future probabilities are altered by past events, when in reality, they are not. Reactivity is the tendency of people to act or appear differently when they know that they are being observed. Pareidolia is when random images or sounds are perceived as significant. Interesting Fact: the Rorschach Inkblot test was developed to use pareidolia to tap into people’s mental states. Self-fulfilling Prophecy. Rasta/Patois Dictionary.

"Me come yah fi drink milk, me no come yah fi count cow!

Rasta/Patois Dictionary

" (Deliver that which you promised, don't just talk about it!) (15) stay out of trouble or gossip. Means I came here to (whatever you came for) not get involved in politics or gossip. (29) "Carry Go Bring Come" (gossip) (12) "A so im tan" (that is what he is like) "tan deh! " Bunks Mi Res (catch my rest, take a nap) (5) "yu dam Lagga head bud" (stupid) (14) "What sweet nanny goat a go run him belly" is a cautionary Jamaican proverb which translated means: What tastes good to a goat will ruin his belly. "tek smadi mek poppy-show", which means to make fun of someone or shame them, making them look ridiculous. (5)

Irish Car Bomb Float recipe from food52. Author Notes: I originally made this for St.

Irish Car Bomb Float recipe from food52

Patrick's Day, but it's delicious any time of the year. It's based on the Irish Car Bomb shot - a shot glass filled with Irish whiskey and Bailey's and dropped into a pint of Guinness. This version is a little more grown up - it substitutes Irish cream-flavored ice cream for the Bailey's and is best enjoyed slowly! (less)Author Notes: I originally made this for St. Patrick's Day, but it's delicious any time of the year. Serves 1 1.5 ounces Irish whiskey (preferably Jameson) 4 ounces Irish Cream ice cream (I used Ben and Jerry's Dublin Mudslide but Haagen Dazs Baileys Irish Cream would be good, too) 12 ounces Guinness beer (or any other stout beer) Pour the whiskey into a pint glass. This recipe was entered in the contest for Best Beer Cocktail Popular on Food52 and Provisions. Beer 101 - Beer Education.