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Mindconnection eNL, 2011-03-06

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Brainpower | Finances | Security | Health/Fitness | Factoid | Product Highlight | Thought for the Day

1. Brainpower tip

In our video-drenched, everything is the same high priority, multi-tasking society, it is now abnormal to possess the ability to think deeply. This isn't mere speculation. Every rigorous testing program, and there have been many, reaches this same sorry conclusion. In short, we are collectively becoming mentally retarded. That does not have to happen on an individual level; it's a fate you can avoid.

Possessing the ability to think deeply puts you in a higher state of consciousness and being than the state today's typical automaton is in. You deserve to be in that state.

Some people never develop this ability in the first place. People who have this ability often lose it. Here are some pointers for solving either problem:

  • Read. Do this daily, and read something of substance most of the time. Reading develops specific structures in the brain. In non-readers, those are significantly atrophied to such a degree that any competent medical examiner can distinguish brains of readers from those of non-readers. And these structures are also used in deep thinking.
     
  • Prioritize. Decide what items are urgent, important, and unimportant. Do the urgent things first, then the important things. Don't bother with the unimportant things, as they just use time that you can never make up. There are only so many hours in a given lifetime. Something isn't urgent just because it's not done or just because you remember it. If you are getting important things done, rather than unimportant things, you should seldom have anything urgent come up. By weeding out the things that don't matter, your mental (and other) resources are more fully available to do what really matters.
     
  • Schedule. I use Microsoft Outlook, but any calendaring program will work. Get "to do" things off your mind by putting them into your calendar. When the reminder comes up, then you can focus on that particular task. You can also search ahead on tasks you have already scheduled if you have some extra time, or you can defer tasks by just moving the appointment.
     
  • Focus. At least once a day, set aside a block of time to do just one thing. Take no phone calls, answer no e-mails. I do this in half-hour blocks. I could do it in much longer blocks, if I wanted to. People who have never done this have difficulty with 10 minute blocks--if that's you, then work your way up. When you can work on the same thing half an hour straight, your productivity will soar--right along with your creativity and other mental virtues.
     
  • Relate. Odds are you know someone who is conversant on many interesting topics. Find more people like that, and build relationships so you are frequently in such conversations. You'll find yourself just naturally "happening upon" interesting books and articles; it's amazing how that works. And you'll be thinking these things over, sometimes very deeply.
     
  • Untext. I can't think of a more brain-wasting activity than texting. Perhaps there is one, but if it's worse than texting I don't want to know about it. This activity is, 99% of the time, non-stop interruption by people who have nothing to say. Eliminate it.
     
  • Unplug. Why anyone would watch television news is beyond me. What do we know about it? Well, it's nearly always WRONG, leaving you disinformed. And it's mostly a string of negativity. Who needs that? The elite criminals do, so they can control you. But if you prefer to think instead of be a drone, unplug that television. Don't be fooled by some outlets that also offer some good stuff along with the bad--that's a slippery slope and/or the proverbial frog in the slowly heating up water.
     
  • Exercise. Ideally, this means a program of high-intensity workouts so you maximize your physical well-being also. But your brain can be optimized just with moderate exercise. Make it something you enjoy. For example, take a dog for a walk--if you don't have one, borrow from a neighbor (your neighbor will be happy to let you do this, and the dog will love you for it. Just come up with something fun and physical, maybe several things, and exercise at least five days a week. This does all kinds of good things for your brain, in addition to just getting more blood flowing.
     
  • Detox. Yes, we do sell some detox products. To see my personal favorite, watch this video. But this is cleaning up the damage after the fact. What you really want to do (once you get clean) is to stop the toxins from entering. Filter your water (other good methods of detoxing water include distilling and reverse osmosis), eat organic wherever practical, avoid processed grains, don't eat sweet corn or any corn-derived products (corn-fed beef, eggs from corn-fed chicken, corn syrup, corn sugar, high fructose sweetener), and don't eat hydrogenated oil. All of these toxins have profound health effects and contribute to making people stupid.

2. Finance tip

Below is a link to info on an illegal and costly scheme. As the sign on Ron Paul's desk says, "Don't steal. The government hates competition." The same purported goal can be achieved by legal means (and at lower cost), but it's not being done that way....

http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2011/02/12/bernie-madoff-vs-social-security-according-to-richard-russell/print/

3. Security tip

A site called http://www.spokeo.com is an online phone book with personal information, including stuff you may have posted at any of a number of Websites (you don't do Facebook, do you?)

You may think your info is safe if you weren't dumb enough to post it on Facebook, robmebecauseimstupid dotcom, or some other site that provides people with a way of exposing themselves for no particular reason. But that isn't the case. This site, for example, gives your credit score, home value, income, and age and other information about you.

What to do? Remove yourself by searching on your name. When you get to the page that's got your stuff on it, go to the bottom right corner and click on the Privacy button.

What is your single worst privacy risk? If you haven't already guessed, it's none other than the IRS. Among the illegal activities routinely conducted by employees of this (worse than) useless agency is the scam of selling private information that you are legally required to provide. How can you remove yourself from their list? By removing them. Your single best shot toward this end is the Fair Tax: www.fairtax.org.

4. Health tip/Fitness tips

People talk about "drop sets" as if they are some new secret to gaining muscle mass. Occasionally, you may come across an article with this "revelation" in bodybuilding.

The truth is that "drop sets" have always been a part of the serious bodybuilder's standard practice. Using this technique is integral to getting intensity in your workouts.

So why is the concept of "drop sets" so new to so many people? When gyms started becoming popular in the late 1970s (following the John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis movie "Perfect," which was inspired by an uptick in gym usage following Arnold's "Pumping Iron" movie), they had a problem. How do you sign up 900 members a year to use facilities that can actually accommodate maybe 200?

Very simple. Just get people onto a program of 3 sets of 8 reps 3 times a week. The typical new member will be in better shape, having started out as a couch potato. But that person will plateau after 2 or 3 months and stop coming because there's no fitness gain in doing so.

Is this where you want to be? Of course not.

Shortly after turning 50.

 

Read the rest of this article to find out how dropsets can take you where you want to go.

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At www.supplecity.com, you'll find plenty of informative, authoritative articles on maintaining a lean, strong physique. It has nothing to do with long workouts or impossible to maintain diets. In fact:

  • The best workouts are short and intense.
  • A good diet contains far more flavors and satisfaction than the typical American diet.

 

5. Factoid

There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins. Similarly, there's no integrity in CONgress.



6. Product Highlight

Check out these great security cameras

Now you can see who's at your door? Is it a friend, or some criminal (e.g. IRS agent, burglar, random psychopath)?

Use as a Webcam when connected to a PC and as a viewfinder when connected with TV/PMP. You can use this amazing and versatile camera in many ways. Here are two:

  1. Fasten it to your kayak, to record that great outdoor adventure.

  2. Place in your home, office, vacation home, or almost anywhere else that you'd like to keep an eye on things.

Know what's going on, and keep a record of it--without actually being there.

Click the picture of either camera for more information.

 

 

 

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7. Thought for the Day

You know why a banana is like a politician? When he first comes in he is green, then he turns yellow, and then he's rotten.

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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).

The purpose of this publication is to inform and empower its readers (and save you money!).

Personal note from Mark: I value each and every one of you, and I hope that shows in the diligent effort I put into writing this e-newsletter. Thank you for being a faithful reader.

Wishing you the best,
Mark Lamendola
Mindconnection, LLC

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).

The purpose of this publication is to inform and empower its readers (and save you money!).

Personal note from Mark: I value each and every one of you, and I hope that shows in the diligent effort I put into writing this e-newsletter. Thank you for being a faithful reader.

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