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Mindconnection eNL, 2003-06-15

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In this issue:

  1. Brainpower tip
  2. Time tip
  3. Finance tip
  4. Security tip
  5. Health tip/Fitness tip
  6. Thought for the day

 

1. Brainpower tip

Problem-solving is often a brutal test of brainpower. Many years ago, I built hot rods and race cars. An early lesson was the car with the most powerful engine isn't always the one. It's not how much horsepower and torque your engine can produce that counts. It's how much you get through your tires and to the ground. The more your transmission slipped or the more your tires spun, the less likely you were to win. Similarly, the more your mental transmission slips and the more your mental wheels spin, the less likely you are to solve a problem.

When faced with a problem, you can solve it faster than someone else who may be much smarter than you are, if you approach that problem methodically. Here are some keys:

  • Define the problem. Too often, folks dance around the problem instead of zeroing in on it and solving it.

  • Boil it down to its essence. Most problems aren't as complicated as they appear. What is at the core of the one you face?

  • Break the solution down into steps. When we see how to solve a problem, we often don't solve it because doing so appears insurmountable. Remember, it is possible to walk around the world a step at a time.

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2. Time tip

If it seems like you are always hustling about and under time pressure, you can change the situation by realizing you need merely to remove the proverbial straw from the camel's back.

Is there one activity you can shorten up or eliminate entirely, so you gain a few minutes in your day? Examples:

  • Unnecessary steps in meal cleanup--if you are routinely rinsing your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, either wash them by hand or use just the dishwasher.
     
  • Unnecessary steps in morning ritual--do you really need to shave up and down three times?
     
  • If you spend a lot of time waiting for meals in restaurants, eat at home (this will also reduce the amount of time you spend waiting in hospitals, as restaurant food is loaded with toxins like sugar and hydrogenated oil).
     
  • If you spend a lot of time making meals at home, create some large batches of items. For example, make a big stir-fry, and freeze the leftovers in containers sized for one meal each.
It's good if you can recover "hidden" time by looking at your various activities. But, why stop with just one proverbial straw? Remove all the unnecessary load from the camel and you'll have a much faster camel. Make a point of finding some hidden time each day. Examine one, two, or three tasks--whatever it takes. All the time you find will really add up.

 

3. Finance tip

You may be tempted to sell your stocks or mutual funds. Most likely, you would be selling low. Don't sell, unless you have to.

You may be tempted to buy stocks and mutual funds, to time the market for the economic recovery. Please note that:

a. We are not in an economic cycle, thus a "recovery" is unlikely. We are seeing the product of bad monetary policy, combined with global economic pressures and other factors that are not getting better. Hold on for the long ride.

b. The stock market and the economy do not always move in the same direction. The stock market and the Dow do not always move in the same direction.

c. Buy and sell stock based on the company's financials, not on the emotional mood of "the market." This is a fundamental investment principle--one that 90% of investors ignore.

 

4. Security tip

Do you travel by airplane/jet? If so, you probably carry luggage. And if you carry luggage, you probably fill out those little ID tags. Do not put your address information on those tags. This simply alerts others that someone at your address is not going to be home for a few days. You can see where this is heading. Keep your comments about your home, destination, and length of trip private. If an airport security person asks you to divulge this information (other than your destination), you are probably dealing with someone who is part of a crime ring. Report that person to an authority.

 

5. Health tip/Fitness tip

I've had impressive results with VitaPro. When I travel, this is what I eat for breakfast. When I'm not traveling, I eat it 2 or 3 times a day--sometimes more. Everybody I share it with like its, because it tastes great. I like it because it's a high-quality meal replacement that is short on calories and long on nutrition.

You are what you eat, so VitaPro is a good choice if you want a healthy body.

***Update***

 This VitaPro reference was valid at the time, but now years after this eNL was produced an even better product is [discontinued, 2015].



6. Thought for the Day

Being right isn't the most important thing in a discussion with friends. If you think it is, you probably don't have friends. And you probably aren't right. Disagreement may well mean you have simply moved beyond the boundaries of the banal. If your friends are challenging your beliefs, that probably means they believe in you. Honor them for that. Disagreeing agreeably makes everyone right--in a way that counts.

 

Wishing you the best,

Mark Lamendola
Mindconnection

Authorship

The views expressed in this e-newsletter are generally not shared by criminals, zombies, or brainwashed individuals.

Except where noted, this e-newsletter is entirely the work of Mark Lamendola. Anything presented as fact can be independently verified. Often, sources are given; but where not given, they are readily available to anyone who makes the effort.

Mark provides information from either research or his own areas of established expertise. Sometimes, what appears to be a personal opinion is the only possibility when applying sound logic--reason it out before judging! (That said, some personal opinions do appear on occasion).

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