This article, to be frank, isn't very good. You didn't really say much of anything, and what you didn't say wasn't particularly original or useful. In fact, you promise a method through your title but there is no process here at all. You haven't given us anything at all. The more I think about it, the more annoyed I get.
I found this very interesting. I am a new employee of yours and have been reading all I can find about you and the company. This article goes along with some of the things I have discovered about humanity that I have written about on my website. Thanks for the blog and all the interesting things you discuss. I think you'll be a great boss. Michael (http://us.geocities.com/MagickWizard) on Aug 3 2008, 12:17am Reply
I am happy with the notion that the mind is not in the brain.
The mind can and does influence the operation of the human body, and it does this faster than the electrical signals that flow from the brain to all parts of the body.
A concert pianist could not perform with such dexterity, if his performance was left entirely to the brain.
The mind clearly is outside of the brain.
The subconscious devotes some of it's time as an interface between the Mind and the brain.
When you have experienced "remote viewing, and telekinesis as i have done, then you can have no doubts as to where the Mind lives. Brian Sallur on Dec 28 2006, 12:49am Reply
Great article, Bob, and I too know this works. One clarification: the solutions come from your Superconscious mind, not your subconscious. May I recommend 2 books: Awaken to Superconsciousness and/or Intuition for Starters, both by J. Donald Walters. Keep up your great, inspiring work! Richard on Oct 5 2006, 07:05am Reply
This was an extremely good article and I am looking forward to using daily.I was just wondering if this works when you are facing some kind failure and need to motivate yourself. Also has this worked for you even in non-techincal scenarios?
I would also like to take this chance to mention that I am a regular reader of your blog and found your positive outlook towards life very impressive.I have also taken a printout of your 16 rules and have it posted at my desk. Laxmi on Sep 19 2006, 04:53am Reply
This great article. I find this type of information useful being a person the wears ALL the hat at my company.
Everything you feel "in your body"—be it an arm, your foot, anywhere—is manifested in the brain. Consider phantom limb pain... There is no limb there, so the sensation obviously has nothing to do with it—it's all in the brain. Rumplestiltskin on Aug 31 2006, 08:12pm Reply
Yes, that makes sense to take a break somethimes to gain your sanity. Sometimes I over stress and taking a nap helps me to regain my thoughts. nancy (http://www.brokencredit.com) on Jun 25 2006, 10:05am Reply
I agree with your system, but I'm trying to manage my life with ADD, do you have any suggestions, or advice for me to coordinate my left and right brain. Vincent Di Gioia on Jun 2 2006, 06:50am Reply
Try looking up information on Lithium Orotate online. It is easily available at vitamin stores and might do you wonders. Read as much information as you can find and then decide if you want to try it. I can tell you it works. Michael on Aug 3 2008, 12:24am Reply
Pop-psychology or pop-metaphysics?
Either way, more like Jessica Simpson than Nina Simone I'm afraid.
I have a theory of why it works. I have solved a lot of technical problems and people problems based on the theory.
First, your brain and body need air. Exercise, sleeping, eating, deep breathing, and even taking a shower are good ways for your body/brain to get air. when you are motionless (like when I am staring at a computer monitor as a software consultant), it is unlikely that you will get the air that you need to generate the idea for the more challenging problems.
The second part of the theory needs to be refined, but I will mention it anyway.
Second, movement of an unknown muscle in the abdomen area will, with the air, force the idea to come into existence. I have found that activities that require more use of the abdomen muscles generate more ideas. One would be surprised how many times during a day in which you need to use your abdominal muscles (e.g. driving, standing, sex). A clear example in my experience has been the difference between pacing and walking. While pacing, I generate a lot more ideas than I would if I walked the same amount of time. Pacing definitely makes use of additional abdominal muscles when you turn and go the other way. More ideas are needed to refine the theory, but I will have to pace about it.
Yes I have seen this work in me. I know it works and I just never utilized the process systematically. I need to remember to use the process. There is so much that we don't know about how are bodies work partially due to the "noise" the physical life around us always has. Things like radio, TV, family. Getting in touch with your mind or as some would say the universe around us requires turning off the physical world of noise and distractions and just being quiet to allow the universal knowledge to come to us. JJ on Feb 1 2006, 03:40pm Reply
I think you are absolutely right about all of this, and I once heard it said that the same way the eyes are an organ that senses light, the brain is a organ that senses consciousness.
A lot of people think that what they are thinking is their mind.
they are deeply wrong. The mind is an endless clear sky. the thoughts are only clouds, ever changing, sometimes dark, sometimes tinted with rain, sometimes radiant with a sunrise.
Thoughts are malleable. The mind is ever still, and a constant.
Meditation is also an excellent tool to create the ability to shut off the mind as you indicate. Often I have a problem and when I am not thinking about it a new, more creative answer comes instantly into my head.
I think when we are still our mind listens for creative answers, and they come.
A great book on meditation is "The Power of Stillness" by Tobin Blake. It got me started, and he was helpful via email. He made meditation accessible.
I really enjoyed your article, "The Process I Use to Sharpen My Mind". It is a method I use too, my ex girlfriend would get pissed with me bringing up old brick walls we ran into as a couple. She use to think I wasn't listening but in reality I was absorbing it and putting it aside for when my subconcious mind could figure out what was wrong with our relationship. As you can tell I call her ex so she never quite caught on, she said I would bring up old arguments and that would piss her off. When in reality I was really trying to figure a way to save our relationship. That was 2 years ago and have since moved on, but as you said "it is a memory triggered" by per se your article. Well I was on Godaddy.com looking at your reseller opportunity and affiliate opportunity and thought I'd check out your blog. I am just getting into the domain seller stuff I can't believe I didn't know about this gold mine before, I really learned about it on the magazine "Business 2.0". I just built my website to advertise my insurance products to clients and have been thinking of revolutionary ways to make insurance purchasing online friendlier and easier for clients for Spanish and English speakers. So that is why I am at Godaddy.com today and just doing my research trying to learn and observe the best such as yourself. Your quite an alright fella if I must say, great train of thought! Love the company and what it stands for in general!
Bob,
Sleep and exercise both sharpen the mind and leave us more receptive to intellectual stimulation.
If our existance and performance, both mental and physical, can be compared to a computer then I am definately ready for an upgrade. Would that be in the hereafter? Humm...maybe we need to rethink this, I need a nap. Cathy (http://www.momanson.com) on Dec 31 2005, 07:40am Reply
A quote from 'The Body has its Reasons':
"Your body has not forgotten anything. In the stiffness, in the inhibitions, in the muscular pains of your back, of your limbs, of your diaphragm and also of your face and genitals, your entire history is revealed, from birth to today. From the first months of your life, you have reacted to pressure: 'Watch your posture. Don't touch. Don't touch yourself. . .'"
> Massages are known to bring back old memories.
> we store memories and knowledge throughout our bodies.
Very contradictory to orthodox medical thought and yet there is definitely something profound and exciting here that the orthodox medicine has failed to uncover!!
I read Therese Bertherat's book 'The Body Has Its Reasons' many years ago and it says something very similar. Bertherat heavily refers to Françoise Mézières and a bit of Wilhelm Reich, so you will want to check out their writings.
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Thanks Bob. This was very inspiring.
I like the idea of exercising and sleeping.
Your analogy to a computer and the brain was wonderful! Sunny (http://www.avalonventure.com) on Dec 20 2005, 10:30am Reply
Yeah, I believe Isaac Asimov termed the idea of meditation on a totally unrelated problem as "The Eureka Phenomenon"
I have been a field service engineer for 30 years and have solved many customers' problems. You are close on how to work the mind. I remember at DeVry Institute of Technology in 1980 dreaming the answer to some problem I needed to solve. I believe it is your subconscious mind that solves our problems and uses past experiences or past data to come to a conclusion. But I do believe that some of the answers I have gotten in life have not come from past experiences but from a spiritual side of life.
I also remember when my father died I had the worse migraine headache which since that day I have never had another migraine. That makes me wonder if we all have a psychic connection.
Even though I am an engineer and a scientist I believe a spiritual side exists. I have seen within my life too much proof that we have not even grasped the potential of human life and our spiritual existence. One of my favorite subjects was artificial intelligence, my conclusion so far is computers are a tool and can never be man. Hey make less mistakes then man but they can not create.
It is actually the concept of flow that was introduced by Mihaly Csikszentmilhalyi in the book "Creativity". Basically he interviewed 100 or so creative people and created the "Flow" theory. I recommend you read it. Logan (http://www.loganhanson.com) on Dec 18 2005, 02:32pm Reply
You are a positive influance to every one who believe in taking the chance and listin to others for once and digest what they say it might be the answer to their long awaited questions.
coach Alan Sleit
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Dear Alan,
I've got to tell you. My favorite sports are in this order...
Cool bob I am into the same having a redneck background lol, but cycling not boxing is my # 1 then all rodeo events then college football. Your an inspiration to all entrepreneurs and those that want to be self employed and your in Az I am a personal trainer in Phx Az trying to get started and I will succeed like you did, I just registered with your company my business name and as I am able I will start using your services more completly. thank you for this great opportunity to talk to you. I dont get to meet and talk with successful people vary often, I believe that being able to talk and be around successful people is the key to business success. My belief is that "To help others and to somehow make the world a better place is the true meaning of a man"!
Charlie VanRiper
charlievan@msn.com charlie vanriper on Jan 8 2006, 04:27pm Reply
Perhaps, it is safe to say that the mind cannot be located in the body because it is not of the body and exists as part of our spiritual essence. The brain and body acts as a receiver of both physical stimuli (sight, sound, touch, etc.) and non-physical stimuli (clairvoyance, clairaudience, collective consciousness, etc). Although modern science has not been able to quantify our spiritual essence, ancient esoteric schools (Yogic, Egyptian, Taoist, Cabalist, etc.) have taught scientific ways to know this. Through meditating on, and thus activating, the pineal gland (aka: the master gland of the body, the spiritual gland, the "third eye" we can awaken the connection to our "higher selves" and ultimately to all creation - including astral planes, Akashic records, etc, where nothing is unknown, where we understand the Great Oneness of all things. Johannes (http://www.johanneslinstead.com) on Dec 17 2005, 08:46am Reply
I agree with your words completely. My recent studies and meditations have proven all of this to me. It is amazing how available and rewarding everything in life becomes when one understands this concept! Lori (http://www.luluwow.com) on Mar 7 2007, 08:29am Reply
It seems doubtful to me that the "mind" or memories are distributed throughout our bodies. I'm not certain what the rational for such a view would be. (The examples you provided, Bob, can all be explained by relaxation of the brain, and the below...)
However, it appears that if a portion of the brain which normally deal with a particular problem is depressed via subcranial stimulation, memories or answers to problems located in other portions of the brain are available to the "mind".
In other words, by relaxing and letting a problem go, parts of the brain that wouldn't usually be used to solve the problem get used. John McCormick on Dec 7 2005, 12:02pm Reply
too much thinking. obviously never tried massage. unaware of relationship with body. western thinker. relies on knowledge learned in books. non-intuitive type persona. a bore. 91320 on Dec 20 2005, 06:40am Reply
The booklet "The Golden Key" by Emmet Fox was published during the depression. It was a non-theological book that recommended that anybody could turn thoughts away from problems to thoughts about the qualities of god until things improved. It did not advocate that god was any particular special persson, nor concept.
This worked during the depression and it still works. Your concept is fine, but turn yur thoughts to a positive concept. Avoid turning to a contentious or combative concept while waiting for a desired positive solution.
The solution, from religious viepoint, was offered during the depression by Emmet Fox in a tiny booklet called "The Golden Key". He took his mind off the problem and thought about the qualities of god. This was non demoninational, it did not define god, it did not advocate any theology. It has worked for many years and for many people.
It may be that you should take your mind away from the problem, but not take it to toughts of viloence or conflict! Owen Thomas on Dec 1 2005, 07:11am Reply
Hi Bob, there was a famous philosopher, can't remember which one...my apologies, that said you can't solve the problem at the level of the problem. There is a theory that when you disconnect from the problem and allign yourself with the present moment by just being in your body and working out, etc. (the things you mentioned) that you are connected with all that is. Some people think that the entire planet or universe is one connected body/mind with it's own collective consciousness and this is where your answers come from. Some people believe that when you see your life without a problem, you are looking at it at the level of a solution and the next course of action is inevitable and obvious. I guess you can decide for yourself. I follow this German chap named Eckhart Tolle. He makes a lot of sense to me. He has books and CD's available in your local bookstore. I like listening to his lectures. He's not a prophet or a guru. He's just a guy who got out of his head and problems long enough to look at the world more clearly. You might check him out. Many blessings to you.
Karen Karen Schaefer on Nov 28 2005, 11:06am Reply
My favorite composers, Lennon and McCartney, always described their inspired tune-smithing as "it just came..." Many of their tunes were written on demand, but these two (and Harrison also) would say the inspired ones "arrived."
And they arrived presumably from the bigger connected mind...the same place Thomas Edison talked about.
I agree that the mind is distributed throught our body. In a documentary on discovery (I think the title was "transplanting memories" they say that lots of people who had organ transplants did not only get the flesh, but the memories of the donors. There was this incredible story of a lady who had to be constantly on cortisol for her body not to reject the transplant, but later she sees the donor boy in his dream and they agree that the transplants are hers now (she had a liver and lung from him), and on this the next day she takes no cortisol. Doctors say she should have died in a day or two, but she still survives after 3 years. Incredible. Cagri (http://www.modaroma.com) on Nov 25 2005, 02:04am Reply
Nice very nice, people call the stop thinking about it part, turning it over to a higher power or putting it in your God box. me on Nov 23 2005, 05:08pm Reply
The "mind' you refer to is universal mind. The part of us that is connected to ALL that is . Or the Absolute, the Creator , God. How ever you feel comfortable. The part of my body that remembers is "body" mind. In part you are correct in that you speak of the body holding memories and emotions.Also let me point out that our Energy field around the body holds these emotions in energy that has become 'stuck.We can "Heal the body" but if the energy remains in the human energy field chances are, the symptoms return. They become a blueprint, so to speak. The reason you come up with solutions to your problems is that when your exercising, meditating,etc. You still the ego part of the mind,and connect with universal mind. All knowing all seeing god Mind. sheryl infantino (http://Radio Go Daddy News) on Nov 23 2005, 05:42am Reply
Just happened to find this blog after purchasing two more domains.
Love your ability to find happiness and not cringe through problems. I'll be using the "how would someone else" work through this problem philosophy tomorrow at my day job.
Bob,
I agree that the best way to find a solution is to not think about the problem. I do my best "thinking" in the shower, or doing dishes, or other "mindless" activities. That long under valued activity, ironing, is also very good for quieting the mind. It also works best for me when there is no other noise like TV or radio.
Thanks for the great articles,
Edie Edie on Nov 20 2005, 02:58pm Reply
I enjoyed your insights Bob.
I find starting each day with meditation gives me clarity for
any tasks I need to undertake or decisions required to
make.
My wife uses kinesiology to rebalance the body and deletes
disempowering cell memory to emotions, sabotages or
physical ailments.
www.quantumhealingenergy.com
I thought the article was so simple that it is genius...
Thanks for sharing as I am very much into stretching the performance of my mind Vicky in Vegas on Nov 19 2005, 09:33pm Reply
I read your article with interest and have to agree that leaving a problem then coming back to it does infact very often come up with the solution. The exact same experience happens when you say "I can't remember the name it's on the tip of my tongue", hours later or days, out of the blue the name pops up in your mind. I find this fasinating that our memory is stored physically within our own body after all has not it been said that rocks store memory ? My puzzlement only expands when I think of life after death and once we have supposedly crossed over and thru the white light, that we can take memory/mind with us in spirit form ? Food for thought ! Simon Clery on Nov 19 2005, 11:04am Reply
Perhaps the old adage "I'll sleep on it" has its roots here. Steven Frybarger on Nov 19 2005, 08:56am Reply
Bob's method has always worked for me. Often at work I write long reports, knocking them out in a couple of hours. People think I am a fast writer but the real secret is that I let the issue percolate in my mind's background for a couple of days first; the solution just seems to emerge! Bob Newell (http://www.bobnewell.net) on Nov 18 2005, 09:14am Reply
Arthur Koestler wrote an interesting book back in the sixties about creativity and problem-solving. I think it was called The Act of Creation. He interviewed a number of scientists, and discovered a common dynamic among them with respect to "working the problem". Many times, the solution only came during a "fallow period" that followed a period of intense concentration. You could read this book, but it appears you have discovered most of this on your own. Congratulations on paying attention to your own meta-cognition. I wish you well. Steve (http://www.autohaulersupply.com) on Nov 16 2005, 10:57am Reply
So true.. so very true. I lost my thumb in a machine gone haywire, many years back. After that, I couldn't remember birthdays, or the faces of my mother and sister. I never knew when it was Tuesday, either. How the body distributes memory must be very strange, and the doctors never believed me. Thumbless dude on Nov 14 2005, 05:11pm Reply
Dear Bob,
I first must say thank you for having the wisdom to create a company which practices a principle of "shearing" rather than "skinning" the sheep. I wish you continued success.
Understanding unanswered questions like how the mind works is a hobby of mine. I have tremendous respect for your opinion, but I personally think the mind is the product of all the information our brains process, and therefore not technically located anywhere physically because the thoughts are not physical themselves, but do become generated and recorded only in the physical brain. Our entire nervous system, and indeed all of our perceived physical being is connected to the brain, of course. I believe this is why parts of the body can influence our thinking, but it still comes back to the central brain. One thing you may relate to is listening to a song you haven't heard in many years. Upon hearing it you may be stimulated to remember an old relationship and/or place. Items recorded in the brain may be stimulated by massage/touch of certain places on the body in a similar way.
Your method does seem to be known to work! I believe this is because the subconscious mind has more access to more of the resources of the brain than does the conscious. Obviously, sleep would lend itself to that, as well as giving the subconscious the problem in the first place, by consciously thinking of something else, as you say. Ultimately, I believe that if we could tap into the subconscious we would be stronger intellectually than we are. I don't want to jabber forever, but quickly, I saw a show on Oprah Winfrey long ago where a guy got half his head/brain sliced off by an airplane propeller. He survived and then discovered a new talent to paint and sculpt beautifully! Imagine that.
Please feel free to email me for any similar discussion. I entertain other ideas on such topics as deja vu. My best to you again!
Jerome Jerome Cathern on Nov 14 2005, 03:52pm Reply
That happened to me at birth, Half my brain must be blown away. I have written songs and played on them that I still here on the Radio, I have Built a Jean Brand that is still around, Designed and come up with T-Shirts seen round the world in Newsprint and did up the Little Bikinis that MTV and even GoDaddy featured on TV.
But the SIDE OF MY BRAIN THAT MAKES AND (KEEPS) MONEY and knows when to sell or move on got blown away at birth I am sure.
Imagination is the "language" of the mind. This one fact helped me separate the foolishness of experts from what may be real.
I had a good reason to understand what goes on in my own mind. A little over 9 years ago doctors said I was becoming schizophrenic. They suggested that my future was hopeless.
Instead I realized that my "schizophrenia" was nothing more than loosing control of my imagination. My first attempt at sorting these ideas resulted in a "manual" similar to some of your ideas Bob. Look at the following link:
http://whyhope.com/me/mind.htm
Eventually I realized why I lost control. I tried to live by compassion despite being confronted with bigotry, hate, and stigma (being diagnosed with mental illness). How does your mind react when solutions seem impossible? Logic, emotion, experience, and faith all failed me so the tools of my imagination looked for a way out.
We exist in a balance with society. Without a balance, we go mad.
I agree with you totally. Some of the greatest discovers of all time have been accomplished by this method. I own and manage a business, and I know some of my greatest insights have appeared only after I had exhausted all effort to solve the dilema consciously. Unexpectedly, while driving, playing golf, or some other leisure activity, when the problem was the last thing on my mind, did the solution materialize. I really enjoy your column and continually refer back to it for inspiration and information. Keep up the great job. Duane Hardy (http://www.easyriches.blogspot.com) on Nov 12 2005, 05:57pm Reply
Totally true.
I let the subconscious "serve me up" words all the time. I will give a reasonable shot at remembering a word, but I won't struggle. Instead I let the subconscious do the work. It might take a few days, but it is effective.
I have had interesting variation on this process occur a few times in my life.
One time, when I was a young teenager, I woke up with a hip pain. The word "sciatica" occurred to me. I didn't recall having heard that word before. I looked it up (after trying a few different ways to spell it). Sciatica was a medical condition having to do with the sciatic nerve being painful; the sciatic nerve runs by the hip.
Where did that thought "sciatic nerve" come from? I don't know; I can only guess. Perhaps I had heard it before. Or perhaps it cam from another wellspring.
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A final thought: Science can describe with exquisite precision the rules by which things move and function. However, western science doesn't address WHY things move, or occur int he first place; or WHERE things originally came from. WHY do we have legs? (It's not enough to say that the legs came from the union of a sperm and an egg. The question is WHY did we form legs; or form a sperm and an ovum; etc. - or, more broadly, what started motion, itself, in the first place?) jay oeming on Nov 12 2005, 05:08pm Reply
Correction on the http address to the sciatic nerve diagram:
Somehow a space got interspersed in the http address right after the letter "n" in the word "link" — ergo "lin k".
Probably it happened when the computer "broke" the long http address into two pieces, adding a space in the process.
Here is the link again (beware of a possible space in the word "link"):
My brother sent me the link to this post saying you were on the right track! I found your article quite impressive. That you have the awareness to sift through the utter confusion of information out there on the subject of the mind and pose these thoughts and questions is quite remarkable. You could have taken your thinking down a whole line of spiritualism or materialism, but instead you posed questions and came to a realization of what you do not know.
Today's modern experts try to push off on us the idea that man's thoughts are a result of chemical balances and "imbalances" in the brain (really I think just as a pr campaign to sell their latest cocktail). But for some reason such a large percent of people buy it.
The fact, as you point out, is that people are not taught about their mind. It is a shame.
It's amazing that as a species we know so much about physics and chemistry and are able to put these findings to use to help us accomplish great goals, yet we know so little about ourselves in respect to our minds and the minds of those around us.
One of your posters mentioned the book Dianetics. I have read it. I have applied its principles of handling the mind both on myself and others and have found it a workable science. Other questions are posed in Dianetics about what is handling the mind, but this book does seem to isolate what the mind is, where it is and why, if it basically a computer as you mention, it so often comes up with the wrong answers.
Just my 2 cents. I have read your blog before and enjoy it. I am a godaddy customer.
Respectfully, Mike Mike Carlson on Nov 12 2005, 08:18am Reply
Bob, I have found the same techniques you use to be very effective but I have a different explanation. I believe that focusing on other topics and taking care of ourselves give God a chance to work in our lives by giving us the answers for which we search. By focusing on topics other than the problem I am considering, I demonstrate my faith in God that He will provide the answers I am seeking and I admit that my own wisdom and understanding can never equal those of the Creator of the Universe. victoria (http://www.victoriacarrington.com) on Nov 12 2005, 07:29am Reply
Dear Bob,
With all of the comments you get on each post, how can someone get recognized in order to be mentioned on the podcast? Just wondering.
You're on the right track, but about 30 years late. Psycho-cybernetics talks about this and the Yoga masters demonstrate it, but the only real science on it is found in Jose Silva's "Silva Mind Control" books and courses, which have been renamed "The Silva Method of Mental Dynamics" or something similarly bland.
When you slow your brain waves to the Alpha region, your subconscious cranks up and is able to process things differently than your waking mind does. Dreaming, ESP, clairvoyance and all done in Alpha. Children stay in Alpha for the first several years of their lives, which explains why they are able to learn languages, how to talk, etc. so quickly.
My wife had a lot of premonitions and ESP and I had her brain waves mapped. Sure enough, she was spending a lot more time in Alpha than is usual.
Read the Silva books and you'll have the explanation you're seeking.
Bob, not often do people get a chance to see into mind of a successful individual.
Personnally I consider myself the richest man alive that should also be sharing, as you have, offering testimony to be helpful to any.
The mind works as it holds memory similar to bubble memory within the computer chips. As events energize neuron cells, each 'bit' is held as a spiraling photon. Sleep reenergizes these to create permanant memories via the supporting glial cells.
As the author of the PNC (photo neuron conduction) 1982, one of the prostulates was that a photon can be held while maintaining it original wave length. It has been proven!
memories, dejavu, and a host of items are to be explained from this piece.
Quick thinking is relevant since we subconsciously react in a very pure understanding even without aforethought of the total picture.
Theology has many point to ponder substantiating this last comment. Yet combining the Sciences with Theology will be the ground breaker.
At 40 I begin but right now it's time to live.
Thank you for your care of offering solid product with quality information for us all. Todd Biesiada (http://google) on Nov 10 2005, 10:39am Reply
Dear Mr. Biesiada: My knowledge base is in the social sciences of history/literature/art/geography/languages, etc., unfortunately not in science. Where might I find a simpler explanation of the informtion on your interesting message, please? At 66 years of age, I find my (used-to-be-phenomenal) memory has slipped and/or failed. It's alamring, for I have earned my living on my memory. The phrase "I have forgotten more than many people will ever know" truly applies. Is there any way to turn this around? The conventional advice and exercises on improving memory are almost wholly unsatisfactory. Thank you, Danica Henninger Danica (http://I don't have one) on Nov 11 2005, 07:36pm Reply
i had a high school math teacher that used to tell us when we got stuck on a homework problem.
"STOP doing the math, walk to the store and get a soda
and dont even think about the math problem."
when you get home things will be clearer
he was right.... good teacher
I haven't yet posted on this blog but wanted to say that I always enjoy the blog articles and comments, particularly. I think you should write a BOOK, Mr. Parsons. There is a very good ghostwriter named Sallie Goetsch who you should contact to get your book on the shelves, at author-izer.com
The word my family and I have always used has been "percolating". We get stuck, bang our head against it for awhile, walk away, do ANYTHING else, and, after a few hours, the answer is finished "percolating" and is presented to our conscious mind. In computer terms, we're doing background processing. My guess is that the intuitive (right-brain) is doing the work, while our logical (left brain) is keeping us from running into things. I've come up with a lot of good answers while drumming, and I've come up with a lot of good rhythms while coding, each allowing the dominant center to background process. bob (http://www.computerservant.com) on Nov 9 2005, 03:23pm Reply
This also works for long-term learning.
I've found that I can learn a complex topic over the long term by briefly studying the topic over a periodic schedule.
In between, I think the subconscious mind fills in the gaps.
Weeks or months later, the learning just seems to fall into place and you automatically understand the subject matter.
You know, the effect of problem solving by getting AWAY from the problem (and into nap-land, or the shower, or taking a drive) has always been the most effective dynamic for me, and many folks who "suffer" from ADD/ADHD.
There often appears to be a rhythmic element involved as well... whether the tapping of a pen, a song beat in my head, or running over a series of "road turtles" at 70MPH... You know the effect? It's the antithesis of "forced cognition"...
Zen.
I've found another method that seems to work as well: Watching good martial arts flicks. For some reason the discipline you see on the silver screen seems to sort of penetrate my physiology, and provides a catalyst for me to both discipline my work, and also "believe" that the answers are already present... i just have to be open, and they show up.
My last comment is in regards to synchronicity: Working with many inventors, product developers and company founders, I've discovered that synchronicity is an amazing force.
When someone comes to me with a breakthrough idea or innovation, i know that cosmically, there are 10,000 other people who are experiencing the same epiphany. And the difference between those 10,000 will be that maybe 10% wil actually share the idea with someone, and maybe 1% will actually DO something. Finally, the top 5-10 will gain some sort of traction, and 3 will survive.
Perserverence. Like you and TurboTax. Think where you'd be today had you thrown in the hat on your first "failure" (and failure is just subjective... Learning is more appropriate a term in my mind)...
And we're very glad you didn't. Because GoDaddy rocks, and after running my own ISP, and purchasing hundreds of domain names and domain services, you have done an amazing job at this "art".
Best of continued success.
Mark Alan Effinger
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Hey Bob... I listen to radiogodaddy.com every week... I hope you will talk about this on your show... I will have to try this method next time I come across one of those unsolvable problems. Of course most teachers and bosses don't like it when you sleep on the job or during class, so that part might have to wait, haha.
Well can't wait to read your next blog... oh wow... i just tried the relaxing shoulders and jaw thing, and it did work a bit ...
Thanks Bob
GIT-ER-DONE
Jaron!
yes that was me who was bugging Nima about getting you to say that , it made my day when you finally said it, haha
No one knows where our mind is located.
We know that our brains are located in our skull. But we are not sure, and really have no firm idea, as to where our mind is located. I think, like the computer, our mind is distributed throughout our entire body.
Bob, Dianetics has the answers you're looking for:
Just how much does your mind affect your body? or your behavior? And does it really contain the commands that kick in and control the way you think, act and feel without you knowing it? The answers to these questions are in this book: Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science, by New York Times and international bestselling author, L. Ron Hubbard.
Great Stuff! I agree too, it does work. However, sleep has not always worked for me for some reason. I can remember a thought or event during sleep that is the answer or solution to a problem, but it is gone when I wake up. A lot of these are not problem-solving events either. Many times these are ideas on a subject. In any case it normally slips back into my subconscious when I get up...
Physical activities work and I think it may have something to do with that part on stimulation (massage) in your article. Walking has produced many results for me. Not "walking" as to get from one point to another, but more like exercise. I think the mind functions "more" when the body is active - doing something that is pleasing to do.
It's like how some believe that music is floating in the air and it just takes someone that can channel that in and interpret that onto paper.
As for the computer metaphor, anyone know where I can upgrade the hard disk space in my head? LOL!
Great point and a technique that I use myself. Other ways of distraction that may work include: meditation, going for a walk, doing your favorite hobby.
All of these techiques of distraction can change you biochemically and that can help lead your mind to the new insights that can help solve the problem.
I've enjoyed lurking in your blog and thought that I would post a comment for the first time today.
This would seem to be an extension of Psycho-cybernetics, the work of Dr Maxwell Maltz which I can highly recommend. The resting followed by physical exertion possibly aiding or speeding up the subconscious activity to give a result within a shorter timeframe.
I'm going to try this the next time I'm searching for a solution; many thanks. James Donoghue on Nov 8 2005, 07:26am Reply
Bob, I pretty much do the same thing when I'm working on a web project, code issue, or any number of other problems (and I have for a long time). I may go for a jog, play a video game, watch a movie, etc... I also find that background noise (movies, music, etc) often allows me to work longer and more productively because I am never fully engaged in my task to the point I can no longer see beyond my nose.
A lot of the time when I'm stuck I'll play a video game that requires a lot of interaction, problem solving, or quick reflexes. This immediately brings my mind away from the problem and allows my creative/problem-solving batteries to recharge. When all is said and done this works far more than banging my head against the wall non-stop.
With this clearly being a fairly universal method what do you think corporate America can learn about the lack of freedom it tends to give its employees? (BTW: I used to be one of yours and still use your services today.)
Yessir, I believe you are right on all accounts. I believe that the conscious mind is far less powerfull and more basic. It needs to be shut down so it doesn't interfere. I learned something about this from my father. He would go out to the bar, come home half snapped, go to bed and wake with the answer in the morning after "sleeping on it".
I myself am a professional songwriter. Many's the time i'd be searching for the next lyric or set of chord changes. When i went to bed, right at the point between falling into total sleep but not quite awake anymore, it would come to me and i'd awake sometimes and write it down.
I started to do this deliberately. Sometimes i would not awake and in the morning i couldn't remember it. It was dissapointingly lost. Wish i could find a way to retrieve the information or awake myself.
Thanks for this interesting article.
Eric.
Several years ago I was trying to do nothing but work, work and more work. Even to the point where I was sacrificing sleep and consuming a poor diet. The result? I ended up feeling tired, groggy and listless all day long.
Once I started to take care of myself again, taking a break from work, finding time to exercise and to eat right, my energy level skyrocketed and I was back to normal. Don't get me wrong, I still work harder than the average guy, but I just find that I get more done overall when I have a solid balance in my life.
Thanks Bob,
It is great to get this energy-conciousness dialogue going in the mainstream. Just thought I would add that we can cultivate and sharpen our mind through Qigong exersizes. Ancient medicine for modern times.
I enjoyed the many postings also. Greg Anderton, M.S., L.Ac. (http://threetreasures.net) on Nov 7 2005, 12:14am Reply
Yes, yes, Bob, you ARE on to something.
Actually, the whole field of Somatic Psychology acknowledges that our mind, body, and spirit are all really interlinked. This means, for example, that what we think has a physical component, and can also affect our energy (one way of conceiving of spirit).
The movie "What the Bleep" does an outstanding job of showing that our thoughts have energy. Researchers like Candace Pert and Michael Gershon are showing that we have plentiful neuroreceptors in our gut, the "second brain." The Institute for HeartMath is showing the power of the heart for magnetizing powerful thoughts.
So, it makes complete sense to me that by thinking about anything but the problem at hand, you are opening up your energy. You are letting you mind and body relax. And, yes, perhaps you are tapping into what CJ Jung referred to as the "collective conscious." Answers often come when we let go.
In fact, when I was using GoDaddy to choose the domain name for my company (which focuses on helping people use their intellect and their inner wisdom to create more satisfying, energizing working lives), I had originally started by putting key words on index cards. I moved these cards around for three darned days, getting fed up with names that had already been taken and names that sounded clunky. I finally decided to just let go and trust that the name would come.
That night, in a dream, I told a friend that I didn't know what to name my new company and that I was frustrated. In the dream, the friend asked me, "Why don't you just WORK FROM WITHIN?" I bolted up from the dream and wrote down those words, and ran to GoDaddy to see that, miraculously, the domain was available. I was thrilled, of course.
So, yes, yes, yes, it's so vital to let the mind have a rest and trust the rest! Go Bob!
I would say that not only is the brain and body the computer, and that there is also at work a form of cosmic consciousness as proposed by Dale Carnegie, but I would extend the whole concept to a "gaia-istic", anthropomorphic universe which works on our behalf - when we let it - and when we support and recognise it - be that through meditation or some other means already posted here. Life began in the stars and it extends all through the universe. We ARE all connected - not only to each other, but to the cosmos.
Bob,
I think it's great that you take time out to write like this and about a topic such as this!
From studying many yoga texts, I remember reading that the mind is in the heart.
As far as the technique goes, it is in fact a proven technique for creativity. I've seen many times (on this board now also) about how that works. Read some books on the creative process, and they will describe much the way you have, stating that your mind needs an incubation period after an assimulation period, then wham! the answer pops up out of nowhere.
Have you ever thought of writing a book? cause the stuff you write I find it simply amazing and extremely helpful.. Good Luck Raz (http://www.transport-market.com) on Nov 5 2005, 08:45pm Reply
Some scientists have proposed that the brain is a conduit between the mind and the world. That, even though the brain may be damaged, the mind is not. The analogy they use is something like a bad speaker at a drive-through. The order-taker is speaking plainly, but the damaged speaker (the brain) cannot properly play the signal.
Religion calls this dualism, as in we are both body and spirit.
Many times I used getting plenty of sleep to do better on tests in college. Friends would study all night and hardly remember what they read. I would purposefully read through the material, sometimes napping for a few minutes after a particularly difficult item, and then make sure I got plenty of sleep before the test.
I read once that we can only learn 5-7 truly new things at a time. Beyond that and our short term memory pushes out the first item to make room for the latest.
You can improve your learning skills by associating new items with current knowledge - If something you are to learn is similar to something you already know, that similarity makes it easier to remember both items - at least in my observance.
After I slept, and I think dreamed about GoDaddy and Domain names and things like that, I remembered, I have never thanked you for being such a "Straight Shooter" and strong guy that does and says what he thinks, rare breed these days. When I do it, it gets me in trouble sometimes but what can I do "Personality Transplants" are still in the testing phase, I here.
Thanks for everything related to what you have done or attempted to do with us, hope all goes well and for a long time to come.
The phrase to "sleep on it" is a very old one and while we are now proving scientifically how right it is, we as humans have known for a long time that it is true. Sleep is a powerful tool.
In terms of the brain, studies in the last few years have shown it is more like a computer than we have ever thought. During sleep, the brain actually goes thru some kind of system check - stores things away properly, defrags itself and, as you allude to, works on unsolved problems so that when you wake you can feel refreshed and have answers to problems. If you don't get enough sleep or enough of the right type of sleep then this process is not commenced/not completed and so you do not reap the benefits of having been asleep. So getting enough sleep is very important and why sleep deprivation is an effective torture as any new parent will attest to.
I have cannot 100% agree with the brain/mind theory. Our brain is our brain. Our mind is a combination of our conscious and subconscious. Where each of those resides is the issue. According to Daniel Dennett - if you and I had a brain transplant - "Kym" would be the one in your body. But is that just my conscious?
I read an article about ten years ago about transplants. It went along the lines of if I got a new leg would I still be the same person? If I got two legs? Two arms? a heart? Liver? Kidneys? At what stage would I cease to be me? If my head was put on another body? Would I still be me?
If my mind is not in my head and if that does not mean my brain - say for example some of the uncharted waters - then which bit of my body is it in? If I get could get cloned, a la Sigourney Weaver, would my clone be me?
There is no answer - yet. And I don't want one - life, like romance, needs a little mystery.
To now digress...
Self-hypnosis is also a powerful tool in this context. If anyone has not tried that then I highly recommend it. It is the doorway to your subconscious which you can go through while you get to remain awake. I once "met" myself in an hypnosis session. It was the most amazing experience I have ever had. I felt as loved and as safe as if I had met God. Maybe I had. They do say he is inside all of us.
I would like to know more about self hypnosis.
A very successfull hypnotist tried to do it to me but it didn't work.
He said some people are not as susceptable to presuggestion and it doesn't work on them.
I'd value your feedback and comment.
Eric. Eric McCandlish on Nov 7 2005, 06:48pm Reply
Eric
If the self-hypnosis comment was in response to mine then you are are right. Some people are better subjects. There are actually tests that can be done to see how "under" you are. They vary from telling you have something heavy in your hand and asking you to raise your arm to ye olde sticking a pin in your finger. I think that with practice people get better at it. The more under you go the more effective the session.
While you do listen to someone else they are not hynotising you - you are doing it to yourself. This is why you can listen to a CD or play a script in your head. The real skill when doing it alone is not to fall asleep! BUt even if you do it is a very relaxing sleep.
This is a technique that can be used for a lot of issues (even childbirth). Have a look at http://www.trancesolutions.com/antoine_matarasso.htm
I know of this man's work first hand. I highly recommend his CDs.
Whenever I am having trouble remembering someones name, I slowly work my way thru the alphabet, and it seem that more times than less, I stumble on the name. Not sure how it works, but it does....
Thanks for all the great stuff Bob! Ben Bissman (http://datelineusa.com) on Nov 4 2005, 05:05pm Reply
I also agree that this process works! I sometimes take a break and read a book for awhile (probably forces me to forget the problem at hand) and then somehow when returning to the issue, have some definite options to try, mostly for technical issues also!
I have used something like this technique for many years. An aspect of this is the notion that busy people are thought to be more effective. I think the reason why is that while you work actively on one task, in your subconscious (or whatever it is) the other tasks receive a different kind of attention. As long as you have energy to keep "all the balls in the air" quite a lot of problem solving occurs. Hans Kriel (http://www.ijk.net) on Nov 4 2005, 11:17am Reply
I love to read articles like this that allow you to think outside the box.. I know our potential is just scratching the surface and will try to work this into my daily routine!
I too have experienced this phenomenon many times. When I get an answer in this way, I usually say that I had sent the problem off to "Background Processing." It is as if my mind was using those idle cycles to work out the problem, even while I am not consciously aware of it.
Good point about the mind not being located inside one's skull. Some people believe that all us humans share a "collective mind." Something like a massively parallel computer network that we are all plugged into but cannot really access fully. Probably because we are equipped with too primitive a user interface.
If there is a collective mind, then perhaps some of the inspiration to solve these difficult problems is actually coming from our brothers. Maybe all the answers are out there in the collective mind, and you just have to be in the right mode to intercept it.
I guess that such a concept of a collective mind could almost be compared to "God."
I like the idea of a collective mind and there's actually some evidence to suggest that such a thing may exist. There's been many times when two or more disparate scientists have come up with a solution to a long standing and difficult problem at the exact same time.
During those occasions neither had even remote access to the other.
Collective minds reminds me of the theories in the Celestine Prosphesy. The idea the people generate electricity that is somehow channeled into a world grid.
Can it account for that feeling that something is wrong? We all get it. Something out of balance in the universe...
That reminds me of the intention-manifestation model by Steve Pavlina. Be sure to take a look at it!
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/manifesting-intentions/ Norbert Mocsnik (http://norbert.mocsnik.hu/) on Nov 4 2005, 07:57am Reply
Bob,
Thanks for sharing your problem solving technique.
Want to know WHY it works?
It works because the subconscious mind will not work on a problem while the conscious mind is working on it.
And answers come when showering or exercising because the conscious is switched off while we go through motions on autopilot. Our conscious mind is quiet enough at these times to hear what the subconscious is saying.
Michael Ross Michael Ross on Nov 4 2005, 02:51am Reply
Bob,
You mention massages being known to bring back memories - maybe that process of relaxation causes some kind of chemical reaction in the brain that helps to release those old memories and possibly gets the mind working on somewhat of a subconscious level.
For me, it seems to be when I go to sleep at night. Often the thoughts and ideas continually flow, many times to the point where I cannot get to sleep or stay asleep. Last night, I was just about asleep when my mind awoke... I had to get out of bed to get a notebook and filled a page full of notes so that I would remember it all the next day. Really good stuff.
Your concept of taking your mind off the issue/problem is very similar to how Albert Einstein would look at the stars for a while then the solution would come to him... similar to Edison's claims that he got the solution out of the air and Henri Poincare saying that ideas would often flash in his mind while doing other things. Many examples of this throughout history.
I first came to realize this facet of the subconscious when my college calculus professor had us read about Poincare, which I though odd in a math class, but turned out to be a very useful lesson. With more difficult problems or tasks sometimes it helps to know the issue, without trying to solve it, and let your subconscious work on it for a while. Sometimes the understanding will just come to you.
I think a perfect example would be when people say they will "sleep on it" in reference to some decisions.
In any case, Bob - I'm not one to spend much time reading blogs, but I find myself often coming back to see what's new on yours. Always thought provoking and inspiring posts from you. Thanks! John Hammell (http://www.scholarstuff.com/) on Nov 3 2005, 05:26pm Reply
I've been consciously (no pun intended) using this technique for /years/ - I'm glad it's a recognized technique, I just thought my brain was wired strangely.
I used to develop applications for a bank, in a large, cubeless office. People would walk in and think I was sleeping - I'd stretch out, lean back and close my eyes. Coworkers would motion them away "Shh, he's working". Ten, twenty minutes later I'd sit bolt upright and code my way right around the problem, usually with a technique that would baffle later analysis. Even by me. Englishbob on Nov 3 2005, 05:24pm Reply
Good article.
Kind of reminds me of "Let Go and let God"
Definitely a technique contrary to good old American 247 ego-driven "extreme willfullness". Patrick J. O'Hara on Nov 3 2005, 04:56pm Reply
I really agree after Neurolinguistic Programing Therory
SuperLearning Silva Mindcontrol Several "Speed Reading Courses The REAL ANSWER is
Something very simple just letting go: the answers gently foat in.
Suffering for a way to gather email addresses i went and bought an expensive autoresponder,but GODADDY kept entering my mind
My domain name purchase ALREADY contained email autoresponder and an info collecting form
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So true. It works the same way with me. Even when I loose or misplace things. I just stop stressing myself looking for the thing. Lo and behold, I then find it!
BTW... your da man! I've moved all my domains to GoDaddy because of the level of quality of service and business model and style of management. It helps that the man puts his name on the line! Keep up the great work.
I can vouch for this. It happens to me all the time. If I call it a day while working on an unsolved problem, I almost always have the answer pop-up in my mind 10-15 minutes after I get up the next morning.
I think the same thing applies to learning new things. As a new practitioner of martial arts, I frequently learn new techniques that I can't do quite right at first. I can practice them for hours and still not get a good feel for them. However, after a night's sleep, I can get up in the morning and do them infinitely better than I could just a few hours before. Matt (http://www.xpodesigns.com/cs) on Nov 3 2005, 02:36pm Reply
Yeah. When you ask your legs to walk, they walk. When you ask your mouth to chew, it chews. So why not ask your fingernails to solve calculus! Rfontaine on Nov 3 2005, 02:06pm Reply
If more people talk about this type of interconnectivity it will help others understand. So much comes to me in dreams I try not to sleep.
Twenty years ago it was difficult for my parents to understand how I did my math homework while I had the TV on, but they accepted it after it produced A after A. My first year as a cadet at Texas A & M was exteremely difficult because you are not allowed any "distractions" or to take a nap, but I found ways to adapt.
The ideas are not the difficult part it is getting them implemented with limited resources which takes resilience. It takes imagination and vision. If you don't take time to step away you don't know where you are going. You could be going miles in your own world, but going nowhere relative to anything else.
As far as the comment above about the mind and science. The "mind" or intelligence is proven through science to be in all the different body parts. My daughter has a virus called herpangina. It resides in the nerves in her middle right finger. When she is subjected to physical or emotional trauma the virus is stimulated by the nerves in her finger cause her finger to blister. The bones in your body are replaced approximately every 30 days as the osteblasts and osteoclasts cells do their jobs independently of the brain. When you get kissed or hit by a ball the actions on the body tend to take control of the "brain."
Oh yeah, I've been meaning to say about the ad at the superbowl, I was little miffed, but only because it was similar to an idea from one of my customers to launch our myribbit.com software/web site. It would have women in bikinis playing leapfrog with myribbit.com printed on the butt's. Our core audience for that was to start with eliminating papework and automating payments for the Pool cleaning industry. In the end, we decided our other clients would have been too upset by it.
Anyways, I enjoyed the article. Keep it up with the great service. I'm thinking about moving all of our domain hosting services with you.
Walking away when I'm stuck works for me. I leave the room or go get a drink and almost always have a solution pop into my mind. Even the cliche of having ideas come to you while in the shower works too. I really think it's the fact the mind is focused on something else that allows a problem to be solved indirectly. Bill G. on Nov 3 2005, 01:03pm Reply
Even more so - I find that memories and thought processes can be trapped into specific locations in my body.
Most of us tend to feel small knots in our belly or across our backs if we are under stress or feeling fear for a long period of time. There's an old Sufi mystic trick of focusing on a specific little knot, just focusing on it mentally, and helping it to dissolve; many folks find that this causes the memories or feelings that were "tied up" in that knot to release into conscious awareness.
The town across from Cincinnati you were refering to is either Covington or Newport. That's were I'm from, before I joined the sunny weather residents here is AZ.
Thanks,
Chuck Chuck Carpenter on Nov 3 2005, 08:16am Reply
Dear Chuck,
Newport is the name of the town I've been trying to think of.
bob you are my hero charlotte on Nov 4 2005, 10:25pm Reply
Yes Bob! Our brain is a computer. It is extremely important how we are programmed, starting in our very youth.
<br><br>But the modern lifestyle do not make the process easy, and it creates even more symptoms you are mentioning. I assume however, that how we get about to "fix us" is quite induvidual. There are times I wish I could defragment myself Margareta (http://www.art-mouse.com) on Nov 3 2005, 07:43am Reply
Thank you for sharing your problem solving strategies Bob. It can feel lonely working on your own business, and your willingness to share strategies is becoming more of a scarce activity.
In his book The Biology of Transcendence, Joseph Chilton Pierce reports that neurons have been discovered inside the heart, and suggests that the highest level of consciousness occurs when they work together with those in the skull.
Over the last few months, I've come to realize that what I eat has an effect on how well I can problem solve. I'm not diabetic, but if I eat high glycemic food (food that breaks down fast) my concentration goes in the tank. It's more work to plan out what I eat, but eating high quality food that takes time to metabolize makes me feel a lot sharper.
I'd also like to comment on your blog format. I have started my own blog, and like to visit yours to see how yours is laid out. The short comments work well. Thanks for putting yourself out there.
Bob, I think you're on to something here. I have a gut feeling that the part of the mind that anticipates or senses oncoming blizzards and snow storms resides in bunions. Hee Hee
But seriously, when we run into something technical that just doesn't makes sense we often stop working, go off site for coffee and a donut or something and try to forget the problem for a few minutes. Quite often when we get back to the site the problem seems to just solve itself as the answer becomes clear as a bell. You can think too hard on something and wind up cluttering your mind with so many questions and possibilities that the answer just gets buried in the flow of thoughts. Jeff Hawkins (http://www.monsterhighway.com) on Nov 2 2005, 09:47pm Reply
Hi Bob, it is interesting to see into your mind and to examine your method of problem solving, but I'm not sure if I am looking into your head. From what you say, it could be your foot, or your a... well, some other body part. I think it is a bit far fetched to imagine that memories and knowledge are stored in body parts besides the brain. I also think a lot of scientists would disagree that we don't know where the mind is located. It is well known that thought processes, memories and the chemical reactions that are the source of emotional response, occur in the brain.
I do agree that your problem solving method is effective. Sometimes stepping away from the problem is indeed the best approach. I totally agree with JudyA's post about exercise and rest. I've even had the solution come to me in a dream, after hours of brainstorming produced no results.
You have some strange notions Bob, but don't take that as criticism. While I may not agree with them, I admire your gumption Sam Hill on Nov 2 2005, 06:25pm Reply
It is true that the sources of emotional response occur in the brain, which sends out hormones and electrical pulses, but that doesn't mean the mind is "in" the brain. It only means that wherever the mind is, its Physical I/O is routed through the brain. I suggest that the brain (and indeed the whole body) is woven into something else we don't know much about yet. I would call it spirit matter, comprising a whole spirit body which houses the mind. Your spirit body is awake all the time and loves to feel emotions in the same way that your body loves to feel sensations. Indeed, while your brain is asleep, that's about all it can do. Your right brain doesn't sleep much, though, as you can tell by the energy patterns. The right brain has no concept of time, so it doesn't need "periods" of rest.
Perhaps that's why it can work out your problems while the left brain is already tired. The left brain works hard and as fast as it can. The right brain just connects with the universe—and somewhere in the universe there is an answer to the problem. Maxwell Boggs on Nov 3 2005, 10:39am Reply
I've always been intrigued with these issues as well. I agree with your practice of letting the mind take a break. I also believe that making major decisions often allows many minor decisions to be more easily handled. Conversely, I have found when I delay a major decision, minor decisions tend to pile up.
Dr. Terry Lyles in his book 'The Secret to Navigating Life's Storms" suggests through his research and research of others that people work best in ninety-minute intervals with short "breaks" between each ninety-minute interval.
David Allen, author of "Getting Things Done" also espouses the concept of "mind like water" — where one is able to get everything out of your head and allow one's mind to really take a break from trying to remember everything you have to do or want to do.
I've also been fascinated with the record-breaking endurance sailing of Ellen MacArthur of England (http://www.ellenmacarthur.com). Her need for sleep-deprivation and her response to it is legendary She has mastered the art of 15 minute power naps. These "breaks" allow her to endure these long ocean journeys. Her teacher in this is Dr Claudio Stampi of the Chronobiology Research Institute.
Finally, another website that deals with the "edge of knowledge" is http://www.edge.org — it's a fascinating website dealing with issues such as these.
You have what I like to call the Parsons's bug. Some times even simple problems will get us (me and my off spring) stumped, but after leaving the problem for a while the answers comes out of the blue.
Einstein would do that. Once Einstein and a friend were working on a problem and just couldn't find the answer. Einstein then stopped, started looking into space, after a while he turned and went to the black board and wrote the answer down. His friend asked "How did you do that?" Einstein answered "God gave me the answer." .
I believe that our minds communicate with us from another dimension, and Lord only knows what features are available to us in this other dimension that most of us never use.
I have always felt bad for people that have always had it easy because they have never had to learn how to struggle.
Once one learns how to struggle that talent allows one to go were man has never gone before.
Thanks for figuring out how to make your site the number one site on the Internet. I won't go further than that, but to say I know it took you time to get it so perfect.
It takes strength to fight the urge to indulge in the "Seven Sins", and if your the first it puts you on top.
I'm from San Diego and many Hotels here like to sell small bottles of drinking water, leaving many customers with a bitter taste in their mouths. Why not sell big bottles of drinking water even for the same price? IT'S WATER. Leaving your customers satisfied. If only one Hotel would do that, soon they would be on top.
I have also found that you keep your ear to the ground, so let me give you my 2 cents.
Your deals brought me in, your complete service brought me back, your adds bothered me at first but you added your "no thanks" link which made it easy, but your deals are so great that now I tend to read your adds. AND I NEVER READ ADDS. LOL
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Gerald Parsons — No relation ?I don't think? Gerald Parsons (http://www.711net.com) on Nov 2 2005, 02:47pm Reply
That's an intriguing idea that our mind encompasses all of our senses and sense organs. I'm going to have to ponder that one a bit and think through its implications.
I agree completely with the do something else advice. I've found that the shower is the place I do my best thinking. Some mornings I spend 30 minutes or more in there just thinking about some programming problem at work or about something I read the night before. I'm not sure if it's the running water, or the heat of the water, or something else entirely that is stimulating my "mind". Bill Brown (http://www.bbrown.info/) on Nov 2 2005, 12:55pm Reply
This is so true, this happes all the time when I am facing a technical problem. I usually get the best solutions while working out or in the shower. I've even had great solutions while dreaming. It's strange that our mind works that way, but it's great once you know it! Thanks for summing it up. Hermann Klinke on Nov 2 2005, 12:55pm Reply
Hi Bob,
I appreciate your view on this subject. I must agree I have experienced the same thing in my life. It is nice to see it put into words. It is a simple thought, However, Important.
I hope you keep this article on the same URL address because I would like to offer it as a link to all the members of our Walking Club. Walkablock.com.
With regards,
~Bob & Sybil Bob Arnett (http://www.walkablock.com) on Nov 2 2005, 11:54am Reply
Bob,
Once again, good information! You seem to always have refreshing thoughts. Quite a history you've got. Ever thought of putting them together in a book? Or, will we just have to wait week by week to find out more?
Thanks,
Bob Bob Thomas on Nov 2 2005, 10:13am Reply
Dear Bob,
For the time being its week by week. As for a book — maybe one day.
Bob you are right on..I have experienced this many times ( the memory thng).
I used to give massages, deep, relaxing massages, my clients used to fall asleep...I believe that was their therapy that they needed at the time.
I studied hypnotherapy and the mind and a lot of things in this arena and it does work...if you are ready to let go...some people just are not there yet..and have no ideas how much stress and it's opposite ( relaxation) , influence their lives.
Thanks for your input..
Blessings Geri/Illinois Geri on Feb 8 2006, 02:09pm Reply
One of the biggest things that I wanted to add: rest. Everyone needs rest. All muscles of your body needs rest, a daily dose of sleep and one full day of rest in a week where you do not spend any time thinking about work (in the Jewish or Adventist business communities they call this a Sabbath).
Our conscious minds are like what you said, they are like very advanced computers. If we invest proper care and maintenance to our "computers", they will last longer.
The mind is based in a muscle. Much like a body builder needing rest after an exercise, the brain needs to rest when it is tired.
Its like holding up a ton of weights with your arms, you can only do it for so long until you crash. You'll find if you include resting into your exercise mix, you'll start carrying more pounds and increasing your strength in the long run because you allow the muscle to learn the loads and build up to the stress accordingly.
I am working on a business plan, when I finish it could I ask you to take a look and let me know what you think? I have been in the accounting/finance industry for ten years, but this will be my first attempt at my own business.
Or, if you are interested, what sort of business plan would you look at? Should I just send a summary?
I'm flattered you would ask me to look at your biz plan but I will decline. Please understand that I have a difficult time getting through the stuff I have to look at for my business.
I do wish you the very best in your upcoming venture.
hello,
i developed patents from this identical process. i get an idea, leave it alone, sometimes for years, and then come back and work the solution diligently—it works!!!
our trip is a very short one, and am looking to add my website to your company. whether i do or don't, i wish you the very best.
jack jack boyle on Nov 17 2005, 03:34pm Reply
Great Post.
I can relate to what you are talking about. I find that my best ideas and best solutions to my problems often come to me in that calm and dreamy state of mind that is somewhere between being awake and being asleep. That's why I think it's a good idea to always keep a pen and some paper by the bed, so that you can jot down those priceless thoughts before they are lost forever.
Exercise that is both regular and vigorous also plays a huge role in keeping my mind strong, lucid and vibrant, no doubt.
Very Interesting indeed. Anonymous on Nov 2 2005, 07:47am Reply
You are right, I've been doing this for 45 years. Sometimes an hour or two, occasionally a week later in a 4 AM dream, it is quite amazing what the non-consciously directed part of our minds can come up with. Thanks for the sharing. Anonymous on Nov 2 2005, 07:46am Reply
Bob, thanks for sharing this! I think there are many questions that don't have easy answers. I usually have difficulty getting my mind off of a difficult issue for days, weeks or even months at a time until I figure it out. I guess it sometimes consumes me until I figure it out. I do a similar thing you're referring to, but some problems simply take a while to solve.
Great article - there is a big difference between the mind and the body. What I usually do before going to be is "assign" a task to either solve a problem or sort though some of the stuff I went through that day to myself right before falling asleep through imagery (takes a little practice)... when I wake up in the morning, more often then not I got my solution. When the brain is "sleeping" is when its actually the most active, harness that power! There are lots of mysterious things all around us that cannot be explained... another idea is is related to string theory called locality, if you expand that idea a little, your brain actually is the size of the universe, through both dimensions and time... but we only see what our brain interprets. An example of this is if you have a weird feeling something bad either happened is about to happen - even if its far beyond your perceptual means (another part of the state/world).
I compare that 'break', either a nap or a walk to 'disk clean' and 'defrag'. Our power issues often have us behaving like rats in a maze, not putting out the planning and productive thought that we are capable of. We just don't respect the
'RAM' available in our brain and bodies! Thanks for the reminder.
Even mild exercise provides oxygen to the brain to help our thought processes. Further, during the coming weeks, when we may experience the blues due to light deprivation, oxygenating the brain with some exercise will help.
To expand the tip, for the nap, I find it helps for me to intentionally place my concerns on the dresser or in a cupboard (write them down if necessary); unplug the phone, set a timer for 20 minutes, and really 'Get down'. I find I will wake up in about 17 minutes and feel comparable to a good nights rest. The solutions I'm seeking may not come to me during the deep nap, but they are seeking me as much or more than I am seeking them. They do come and with efficient clarity.
I agree totally, The brain is the most powerful computer there is. I am one on the Spiritual path and what you are saying makes total sense to me. Great article Mr. Parsons Shannan Rohde (http://www.uniquemadness.com) on Mar 7 2007, 08:45am Reply
To put it bluntly, this article sucked.
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The mind can and does influence the operation of the human body, and it does this faster than the electrical signals that flow from the brain to all parts of the body.
A concert pianist could not perform with such dexterity, if his performance was left entirely to the brain.
The mind clearly is outside of the brain.
The subconscious devotes some of it's time as an interface between the Mind and the brain.
When you have experienced "remote viewing, and telekinesis as i have done, then you can have no doubts as to where the Mind lives.
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Richard on Oct 5 2006, 07:05am Reply
I would also like to take this chance to mention that I am a regular reader of your blog and found your positive outlook towards life very impressive.I have also taken a printout of your 16 rules and have it posted at my desk.
Laxmi on Sep 19 2006, 04:53am Reply
GO BOB GO!!
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Either way, more like Jessica Simpson than Nina Simone I'm afraid.
Keep trying though!
Grayson (http://na) on Apr 25 2006, 03:55am Reply
First, your brain and body need air. Exercise, sleeping, eating, deep breathing, and even taking a shower are good ways for your body/brain to get air. when you are motionless (like when I am staring at a computer monitor as a software consultant), it is unlikely that you will get the air that you need to generate the idea for the more challenging problems.
The second part of the theory needs to be refined, but I will mention it anyway.
Second, movement of an unknown muscle in the abdomen area will, with the air, force the idea to come into existence. I have found that activities that require more use of the abdomen muscles generate more ideas. One would be surprised how many times during a day in which you need to use your abdominal muscles (e.g. driving, standing, sex). A clear example in my experience has been the difference between pacing and walking. While pacing, I generate a lot more ideas than I would if I walked the same amount of time. Pacing definitely makes use of additional abdominal muscles when you turn and go the other way. More ideas are needed to refine the theory, but I will have to pace about it.
Enjoy!
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JJ on Feb 1 2006, 03:40pm Reply
A lot of people think that what they are thinking is their mind.
they are deeply wrong. The mind is an endless clear sky. the thoughts are only clouds, ever changing, sometimes dark, sometimes tinted with rain, sometimes radiant with a sunrise.
Thoughts are malleable. The mind is ever still, and a constant.
Meditation is also an excellent tool to create the ability to shut off the mind as you indicate. Often I have a problem and when I am not thinking about it a new, more creative answer comes instantly into my head.
I think when we are still our mind listens for creative answers, and they come.
A great book on meditation is "The Power of Stillness" by Tobin Blake. It got me started, and he was helpful via email. He made meditation accessible.
mark Singley on Jan 27 2006, 02:42pm Reply
Respectfully,
Raphael R. Garcia
Raphael Garcia (http://www.seguransa.com) on Jan 22 2006, 04:08pm Reply
Sleep and exercise both sharpen the mind and leave us more receptive to intellectual stimulation.
If our existance and performance, both mental and physical, can be compared to a computer then I am definately ready for an upgrade. Would that be in the hereafter? Humm...maybe we need to rethink this, I need a nap.
Cathy (http://www.momanson.com) on Dec 31 2005, 07:40am Reply
"Your body has not forgotten anything. In the stiffness, in the inhibitions, in the muscular pains of your back, of your limbs, of your diaphragm and also of your face and genitals, your entire history is revealed, from birth to today. From the first months of your life, you have reacted to pressure: 'Watch your posture. Don't touch. Don't touch yourself. . .'"
Jon Perez on Dec 28 2005, 04:03am Reply
> we store memories and knowledge throughout our bodies.
Very contradictory to orthodox medical thought and yet there is definitely something profound and exciting here that the orthodox medicine has failed to uncover!!
I read Therese Bertherat's book 'The Body Has Its Reasons' many years ago and it says something very similar. Bertherat heavily refers to Françoise Mézières and a bit of Wilhelm Reich, so you will want to check out their writings.
http://www.antigymnastique.com/anglais/decouvrirgard.ht ml
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I like the idea of exercising and sleeping.
Your analogy to a computer and the brain was wonderful!
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Cheers
John (http://joefugi.com) on Dec 19 2005, 12:23pm Reply
I also remember when my father died I had the worse migraine headache which since that day I have never had another migraine. That makes me wonder if we all have a psychic connection.
Even though I am an engineer and a scientist I believe a spiritual side exists. I have seen within my life too much proof that we have not even grasped the potential of human life and our spiritual existence. One of my favorite subjects was artificial intelligence, my conclusion so far is computers are a tool and can never be man. Hey make less mistakes then man but they can not create.
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I've got to tell you. My favorite sports are in this order...
Boxing
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Nice to hear from someone in the sport.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
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However, it appears that if a portion of the brain which normally deal with a particular problem is depressed via subcranial stimulation, memories or answers to problems located in other portions of the brain are available to the "mind".
In other words, by relaxing and letting a problem go, parts of the brain that wouldn't usually be used to solve the problem get used.
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This worked during the depression and it still works. Your concept is fine, but turn yur thoughts to a positive concept. Avoid turning to a contentious or combative concept while waiting for a desired positive solution.
Owen Thomas on Dec 1 2005, 05:48pm Reply
It may be that you should take your mind away from the problem, but not take it to toughts of viloence or conflict!
Owen Thomas on Dec 1 2005, 07:11am Reply
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Karen Schaefer on Nov 28 2005, 11:06am Reply
And they arrived presumably from the bigger connected mind...the same place Thomas Edison talked about.
Mike Ballif (http://corecourse.com) on Jan 22 2006, 08:02pm Reply
The great do not think of being great, they just be.
Thanks for sharing!
RA
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Stores have worked on our Minds with Ads, special and now it has brought the very worst out in people, and at the same time the store wins.
It has always been that we like to compete and now shopping over Black Friday and Cyber Monday will go down in history as the Year of Shopping wars.
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Love your ability to find happiness and not cringe through problems. I'll be using the "how would someone else" work through this problem philosophy tomorrow at my day job.
But we all live for our "other job" right?
Grab hold, hang on and ride it to the end...
Karin
karin (http://www.tahoebearcans.com) on Nov 20 2005, 03:17pm Reply
I agree that the best way to find a solution is to not think about the problem. I do my best "thinking" in the shower, or doing dishes, or other "mindless" activities. That long under valued activity, ironing, is also very good for quieting the mind. It also works best for me when there is no other noise like TV or radio.
Thanks for the great articles,
Edie
Edie on Nov 20 2005, 02:58pm Reply
I find starting each day with meditation gives me clarity for
any tasks I need to undertake or decisions required to
make.
My wife uses kinesiology to rebalance the body and deletes
disempowering cell memory to emotions, sabotages or
physical ailments.
www.quantumhealingenergy.com
Take care, John
John Murphy (http://www.the-richest-man-in-babylon.com) on Nov 19 2005, 10:47pm Reply
Thanks for sharing as I am very much into stretching the performance of my mind
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I first must say thank you for having the wisdom to create a company which practices a principle of "shearing" rather than "skinning" the sheep. I wish you continued success.
Understanding unanswered questions like how the mind works is a hobby of mine. I have tremendous respect for your opinion, but I personally think the mind is the product of all the information our brains process, and therefore not technically located anywhere physically because the thoughts are not physical themselves, but do become generated and recorded only in the physical brain. Our entire nervous system, and indeed all of our perceived physical being is connected to the brain, of course. I believe this is why parts of the body can influence our thinking, but it still comes back to the central brain. One thing you may relate to is listening to a song you haven't heard in many years. Upon hearing it you may be stimulated to remember an old relationship and/or place. Items recorded in the brain may be stimulated by massage/touch of certain places on the body in a similar way.
Your method does seem to be known to work! I believe this is because the subconscious mind has more access to more of the resources of the brain than does the conscious. Obviously, sleep would lend itself to that, as well as giving the subconscious the problem in the first place, by consciously thinking of something else, as you say. Ultimately, I believe that if we could tap into the subconscious we would be stronger intellectually than we are. I don't want to jabber forever, but quickly, I saw a show on Oprah Winfrey long ago where a guy got half his head/brain sliced off by an airplane propeller. He survived and then discovered a new talent to paint and sculpt beautifully! Imagine that.
Please feel free to email me for any similar discussion. I entertain other ideas on such topics as deja vu. My best to you again!
Jerome
Jerome Cathern on Nov 14 2005, 03:52pm Reply
But the SIDE OF MY BRAIN THAT MAKES AND (KEEPS) MONEY and knows when to sell or move on got blown away at birth I am sure.
Joe Kinki
JoeKini (http://www.1joe.com) on Nov 18 2005, 01:04pm Reply
It's funny, there are a bunch of ideas posted here...some crazy, some not, so I guess I'll pitch in here too....
I found this very interesting reading
http://www.saigon.com/~anson/ebud/mfneng/mind0.htm
it's older than most religions, and it's free...
regards,
Rob
Rob on Nov 14 2005, 03:32pm Reply
I had a good reason to understand what goes on in my own mind. A little over 9 years ago doctors said I was becoming schizophrenic. They suggested that my future was hopeless.
Instead I realized that my "schizophrenia" was nothing more than loosing control of my imagination. My first attempt at sorting these ideas resulted in a "manual" similar to some of your ideas Bob. Look at the following link:
http://whyhope.com/me/mind.htm
Eventually I realized why I lost control. I tried to live by compassion despite being confronted with bigotry, hate, and stigma (being diagnosed with mental illness). How does your mind react when solutions seem impossible? Logic, emotion, experience, and faith all failed me so the tools of my imagination looked for a way out.
We exist in a balance with society. Without a balance, we go mad.
Michael John Lake
Michael John Lake (http://whyhope.com/) on Nov 14 2005, 05:13am Reply
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I let the subconscious "serve me up" words all the time. I will give a reasonable shot at remembering a word, but I won't struggle. Instead I let the subconscious do the work. It might take a few days, but it is effective.
I have had interesting variation on this process occur a few times in my life.
One time, when I was a young teenager, I woke up with a hip pain. The word "sciatica" occurred to me. I didn't recall having heard that word before. I looked it up (after trying a few different ways to spell it). Sciatica was a medical condition having to do with the sciatic nerve being painful; the sciatic nerve runs by the hip.
Link to sciatic nerve diagram:
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9902/10/sciatica.treatment/lin k.sciatic.nerve.jpg
Where did that thought "sciatic nerve" come from? I don't know; I can only guess. Perhaps I had heard it before. Or perhaps it cam from another wellspring.
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A final thought: Science can describe with exquisite precision the rules by which things move and function. However, western science doesn't address WHY things move, or occur int he first place; or WHERE things originally came from. WHY do we have legs? (It's not enough to say that the legs came from the union of a sperm and an egg. The question is WHY did we form legs; or form a sperm and an ovum; etc. - or, more broadly, what started motion, itself, in the first place?)
jay oeming on Nov 12 2005, 05:08pm Reply
Somehow a space got interspersed in the http address right after the letter "n" in the word "link" — ergo "lin k".
Probably it happened when the computer "broke" the long http address into two pieces, adding a space in the process.
Here is the link again (beware of a possible space in the word "link"):
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9902/10/sciatica.treatment/lin k.sciatic.nerve.jpg
jay oeming on Nov 14 2005, 07:15pm Reply
My brother sent me the link to this post saying you were on the right track! I found your article quite impressive. That you have the awareness to sift through the utter confusion of information out there on the subject of the mind and pose these thoughts and questions is quite remarkable. You could have taken your thinking down a whole line of spiritualism or materialism, but instead you posed questions and came to a realization of what you do not know.
Today's modern experts try to push off on us the idea that man's thoughts are a result of chemical balances and "imbalances" in the brain (really I think just as a pr campaign to sell their latest cocktail). But for some reason such a large percent of people buy it.
The fact, as you point out, is that people are not taught about their mind. It is a shame.
It's amazing that as a species we know so much about physics and chemistry and are able to put these findings to use to help us accomplish great goals, yet we know so little about ourselves in respect to our minds and the minds of those around us.
One of your posters mentioned the book Dianetics. I have read it. I have applied its principles of handling the mind both on myself and others and have found it a workable science. Other questions are posed in Dianetics about what is handling the mind, but this book does seem to isolate what the mind is, where it is and why, if it basically a computer as you mention, it so often comes up with the wrong answers.
Just my 2 cents. I have read your blog before and enjoy it. I am a godaddy customer.
Respectfully, Mike
Mike Carlson on Nov 12 2005, 08:18am Reply
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With all of the comments you get on each post, how can someone get recognized in order to be mentioned on the podcast? Just wondering.
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Jason H (http://www.itedge.net/blog) on Nov 11 2005, 11:16pm Reply
Typically by making an unusual or particularly insightful observation. Other times it's just the luck of the draw.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
bob parsons on Nov 13 2005, 03:03pm Reply
When you slow your brain waves to the Alpha region, your subconscious cranks up and is able to process things differently than your waking mind does. Dreaming, ESP, clairvoyance and all done in Alpha. Children stay in Alpha for the first several years of their lives, which explains why they are able to learn languages, how to talk, etc. so quickly.
My wife had a lot of premonitions and ESP and I had her brain waves mapped. Sure enough, she was spending a lot more time in Alpha than is usual.
Read the Silva books and you'll have the explanation you're seeking.
Dave Morris
Dave Morris on Nov 11 2005, 08:26am Reply
Personnally I consider myself the richest man alive that should also be sharing, as you have, offering testimony to be helpful to any.
The mind works as it holds memory similar to bubble memory within the computer chips. As events energize neuron cells, each 'bit' is held as a spiraling photon. Sleep reenergizes these to create permanant memories via the supporting glial cells.
As the author of the PNC (photo neuron conduction) 1982, one of the prostulates was that a photon can be held while maintaining it original wave length. It has been proven!
memories, dejavu, and a host of items are to be explained from this piece.
Quick thinking is relevant since we subconsciously react in a very pure understanding even without aforethought of the total picture.
Theology has many point to ponder substantiating this last comment. Yet combining the Sciences with Theology will be the ground breaker.
At 40 I begin but right now it's time to live.
Thank you for your care of offering solid product with quality information for us all.
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Danica (http://I don't have one) on Nov 11 2005, 07:36pm Reply
"STOP doing the math, walk to the store and get a soda
and dont even think about the math problem."
when you get home things will be clearer
he was right.... good teacher
worked everytime for me...
mark on Nov 9 2005, 11:36pm Reply
Best to all!
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bob (http://www.computerservant.com) on Nov 9 2005, 03:23pm Reply
I've found that I can learn a complex topic over the long term by briefly studying the topic over a periodic schedule.
In between, I think the subconscious mind fills in the gaps.
Weeks or months later, the learning just seems to fall into place and you automatically understand the subject matter.
RT
RT on Nov 9 2005, 10:45am Reply
You know, the effect of problem solving by getting AWAY from the problem (and into nap-land, or the shower, or taking a drive) has always been the most effective dynamic for me, and many folks who "suffer" from ADD/ADHD.
There often appears to be a rhythmic element involved as well... whether the tapping of a pen, a song beat in my head, or running over a series of "road turtles" at 70MPH... You know the effect? It's the antithesis of "forced cognition"...
Zen.
I've found another method that seems to work as well: Watching good martial arts flicks. For some reason the discipline you see on the silver screen seems to sort of penetrate my physiology, and provides a catalyst for me to both discipline my work, and also "believe" that the answers are already present... i just have to be open, and they show up.
My last comment is in regards to synchronicity: Working with many inventors, product developers and company founders, I've discovered that synchronicity is an amazing force.
When someone comes to me with a breakthrough idea or innovation, i know that cosmically, there are 10,000 other people who are experiencing the same epiphany. And the difference between those 10,000 will be that maybe 10% wil actually share the idea with someone, and maybe 1% will actually DO something. Finally, the top 5-10 will gain some sort of traction, and 3 will survive.
Perserverence. Like you and TurboTax. Think where you'd be today had you thrown in the hat on your first "failure" (and failure is just subjective... Learning is more appropriate a term in my mind)...
And we're very glad you didn't. Because GoDaddy rocks, and after running my own ISP, and purchasing hundreds of domain names and domain services, you have done an amazing job at this "art".
Best of continued success.
Mark Alan Effinger
RichContent.com
Mark Alan Effinger (http://www.richcontent.com) on Nov 8 2005, 09:23pm Reply
Well can't wait to read your next blog... oh wow... i just tried the relaxing shoulders and jaw thing, and it did work a bit
Thanks Bob
GIT-ER-DONE
Jaron!
yes that was me who was bugging Nima about getting you to say that
Jaron (http://www.fateofdestiny.com) on Nov 8 2005, 09:19pm Reply
No one knows where our mind is located.
We know that our brains are located in our skull. But we are not sure, and really have no firm idea, as to where our mind is located. I think, like the computer, our mind is distributed throughout our entire body.
Bob, Dianetics has the answers you're looking for:
Just how much does your mind affect your body? or your behavior? And does it really contain the commands that kick in and control the way you think, act and feel without you knowing it? The answers to these questions are in this book: Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science, by New York Times and international bestselling author, L. Ron Hubbard.
http://www.dianetics-theevolutionofascience.com/
Adam Williams (http://www.loungelightcandle.com) on Nov 8 2005, 06:45pm Reply
Physical activities work and I think it may have something to do with that part on stimulation (massage) in your article. Walking has produced many results for me. Not "walking" as to get from one point to another, but more like exercise. I think the mind functions "more" when the body is active - doing something that is pleasing to do.
It's like how some believe that music is floating in the air and it just takes someone that can channel that in and interpret that onto paper.
As for the computer metaphor, anyone know where I can upgrade the hard disk space in my head? LOL!
Love you blog!
Steven S on Nov 8 2005, 03:18pm Reply
Great point and a technique that I use myself. Other ways of distraction that may work include: meditation, going for a walk, doing your favorite hobby.
All of these techiques of distraction can change you biochemically and that can help lead your mind to the new insights that can help solve the problem.
I've enjoyed lurking in your blog and thought that I would post a comment for the first time today.
Take good care.
Mark
Mark Adam (http://www.whyiwanttoworkforbobparsons.com) on Nov 8 2005, 11:34am Reply
I'm going to try this the next time I'm searching for a solution; many thanks.
James Donoghue on Nov 8 2005, 07:26am Reply
A lot of the time when I'm stuck I'll play a video game that requires a lot of interaction, problem solving, or quick reflexes. This immediately brings my mind away from the problem and allows my creative/problem-solving batteries to recharge. When all is said and done this works far more than banging my head against the wall non-stop.
With this clearly being a fairly universal method what do you think corporate America can learn about the lack of freedom it tends to give its employees? (BTW: I used to be one of yours and still use your services today.)
Kind Regards,
Wil
Wil E. (http://www.wileverts.com) on Nov 8 2005, 02:35am Reply
I myself am a professional songwriter. Many's the time i'd be searching for the next lyric or set of chord changes. When i went to bed, right at the point between falling into total sleep but not quite awake anymore, it would come to me and i'd awake sometimes and write it down.
I started to do this deliberately. Sometimes i would not awake and in the morning i couldn't remember it. It was dissapointingly lost. Wish i could find a way to retrieve the information or awake myself.
Thanks for this interesting article.
Eric.
Eric McCandlish (http://www.ericjamescountry.com) on Nov 7 2005, 06:36pm Reply
Several years ago I was trying to do nothing but work, work and more work. Even to the point where I was sacrificing sleep and consuming a poor diet. The result? I ended up feeling tired, groggy and listless all day long.
Once I started to take care of myself again, taking a break from work, finding time to exercise and to eat right, my energy level skyrocketed and I was back to normal. Don't get me wrong, I still work harder than the average guy, but I just find that I get more done overall when I have a solid balance in my life.
Steve Bluhm (http://www.gmtruckclub.com) on Nov 7 2005, 11:15am Reply
It is great to get this energy-conciousness dialogue going in the mainstream. Just thought I would add that we can cultivate and sharpen our mind through Qigong exersizes. Ancient medicine for modern times.
I enjoyed the many postings also.
Greg Anderton, M.S., L.Ac. (http://threetreasures.net) on Nov 7 2005, 12:14am Reply
Actually, the whole field of Somatic Psychology acknowledges that our mind, body, and spirit are all really interlinked. This means, for example, that what we think has a physical component, and can also affect our energy (one way of conceiving of spirit).
The movie "What the Bleep" does an outstanding job of showing that our thoughts have energy. Researchers like Candace Pert and Michael Gershon are showing that we have plentiful neuroreceptors in our gut, the "second brain." The Institute for HeartMath is showing the power of the heart for magnetizing powerful thoughts.
So, it makes complete sense to me that by thinking about anything but the problem at hand, you are opening up your energy. You are letting you mind and body relax. And, yes, perhaps you are tapping into what CJ Jung referred to as the "collective conscious." Answers often come when we let go.
In fact, when I was using GoDaddy to choose the domain name for my company (which focuses on helping people use their intellect and their inner wisdom to create more satisfying, energizing working lives), I had originally started by putting key words on index cards. I moved these cards around for three darned days, getting fed up with names that had already been taken and names that sounded clunky. I finally decided to just let go and trust that the name would come.
That night, in a dream, I told a friend that I didn't know what to name my new company and that I was frustrated. In the dream, the friend asked me, "Why don't you just WORK FROM WITHIN?" I bolted up from the dream and wrote down those words, and ran to GoDaddy to see that, miraculously, the domain was available. I was thrilled, of course.
So, yes, yes, yes, it's so vital to let the mind have a rest and trust the rest! Go Bob!
Susan PhDc (http://www.workfromwithin.com) on Nov 6 2005, 09:59pm Reply
Thanks for your posts Bob, and for sharing your philosophies.
John (http://www.international-art-investments.com) on Nov 6 2005, 09:50pm Reply
Bob,
I think it's great that you take time out to write like this and about a topic such as this!
From studying many yoga texts, I remember reading that the mind is in the heart.
As far as the technique goes, it is in fact a proven technique for creativity. I've seen many times (on this board now also) about how that works. Read some books on the creative process, and they will describe much the way you have, stating that your mind needs an incubation period after an assimulation period, then wham! the answer pops up out of nowhere.
G T on Nov 5 2005, 10:32pm Reply
Sam (http://www.cyclingtohealth.com) on Nov 5 2005, 08:56pm Reply
Raz (http://www.transport-market.com) on Nov 5 2005, 08:45pm Reply
Religion calls this dualism, as in we are both body and spirit.
Many times I used getting plenty of sleep to do better on tests in college. Friends would study all night and hardly remember what they read. I would purposefully read through the material, sometimes napping for a few minutes after a particularly difficult item, and then make sure I got plenty of sleep before the test.
I read once that we can only learn 5-7 truly new things at a time. Beyond that and our short term memory pushes out the first item to make room for the latest.
You can improve your learning skills by associating new items with current knowledge - If something you are to learn is similar to something you already know, that similarity makes it easier to remember both items - at least in my observance.
John Corbin (http://www.ro3.com) on Nov 5 2005, 08:10pm Reply
Thanks for everything related to what you have done or attempted to do with us, hope all goes well and for a long time to come.
Joe
Joe (http://www.zoodoodle.com) on Nov 5 2005, 08:07pm Reply
In terms of the brain, studies in the last few years have shown it is more like a computer than we have ever thought. During sleep, the brain actually goes thru some kind of system check - stores things away properly, defrags itself and, as you allude to, works on unsolved problems so that when you wake you can feel refreshed and have answers to problems. If you don't get enough sleep or enough of the right type of sleep then this process is not commenced/not completed and so you do not reap the benefits of having been asleep. So getting enough sleep is very important and why sleep deprivation is an effective torture as any new parent will attest to.
I have cannot 100% agree with the brain/mind theory. Our brain is our brain. Our mind is a combination of our conscious and subconscious. Where each of those resides is the issue. According to Daniel Dennett - if you and I had a brain transplant - "Kym" would be the one in your body. But is that just my conscious?
I read an article about ten years ago about transplants. It went along the lines of if I got a new leg would I still be the same person? If I got two legs? Two arms? a heart? Liver? Kidneys? At what stage would I cease to be me? If my head was put on another body? Would I still be me?
If my mind is not in my head and if that does not mean my brain - say for example some of the uncharted waters - then which bit of my body is it in? If I get could get cloned, a la Sigourney Weaver, would my clone be me?
There is no answer - yet. And I don't want one - life, like romance, needs a little mystery.
To now digress...
Self-hypnosis is also a powerful tool in this context. If anyone has not tried that then I highly recommend it. It is the doorway to your subconscious which you can go through while you get to remain awake. I once "met" myself in an hypnosis session. It was the most amazing experience I have ever had. I felt as loved and as safe as if I had met God. Maybe I had. They do say he is inside all of us.
Kym (http://www.ozeworks.com) on Nov 5 2005, 06:19pm Reply
A very successfull hypnotist tried to do it to me but it didn't work.
He said some people are not as susceptable to presuggestion and it doesn't work on them.
I'd value your feedback and comment.
Eric.
Eric McCandlish on Nov 7 2005, 06:48pm Reply
If the self-hypnosis comment was in response to mine then you are are right. Some people are better subjects. There are actually tests that can be done to see how "under" you are. They vary from telling you have something heavy in your hand and asking you to raise your arm to ye olde sticking a pin in your finger. I think that with practice people get better at it. The more under you go the more effective the session.
While you do listen to someone else they are not hynotising you - you are doing it to yourself. This is why you can listen to a CD or play a script in your head. The real skill when doing it alone is not to fall asleep! BUt even if you do it is a very relaxing sleep.
This is a technique that can be used for a lot of issues (even childbirth). Have a look at http://www.trancesolutions.com/antoine_matarasso.htm
I know of this man's work first hand. I highly recommend his CDs.
Kym (http://www.ozeworks.com) on Nov 9 2005, 11:35am Reply
Thanks for all the great stuff Bob!
Ben Bissman (http://datelineusa.com) on Nov 4 2005, 05:05pm Reply
Thanks.
Adrian Nadeau
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Adrian Nadeau (http://www.officegateway.ca) on Nov 4 2005, 01:47pm Reply
Hans Kriel (http://www.ijk.net) on Nov 4 2005, 11:17am Reply
Thanks Bob!
stephen hetherington (http://www.discountair.com) on Nov 4 2005, 09:25am Reply
Good point about the mind not being located inside one's skull. Some people believe that all us humans share a "collective mind." Something like a massively parallel computer network that we are all plugged into but cannot really access fully. Probably because we are equipped with too primitive a user interface.
If there is a collective mind, then perhaps some of the inspiration to solve these difficult problems is actually coming from our brothers. Maybe all the answers are out there in the collective mind, and you just have to be in the right mode to intercept it.
I guess that such a concept of a collective mind could almost be compared to "God."
Brian H (http://www.coronasync.com) on Nov 4 2005, 09:08am Reply
I like the idea of a collective mind and there's actually some evidence to suggest that such a thing may exist. There's been many times when two or more disparate scientists have come up with a solution to a long standing and difficult problem at the exact same time.
During those occasions neither had even remote access to the other.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
bob parsons on Nov 5 2005, 01:02pm Reply
Can it account for that feeling that something is wrong? We all get it. Something out of balance in the universe...
kym (http://www.ozeworks.com) on Nov 9 2005, 11:40am Reply
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/manifesting-intentions/
Norbert Mocsnik (http://norbert.mocsnik.hu/) on Nov 4 2005, 07:57am Reply
Thanks for sharing your problem solving technique.
Want to know WHY it works?
It works because the subconscious mind will not work on a problem while the conscious mind is working on it.
And answers come when showering or exercising because the conscious is switched off while we go through motions on autopilot. Our conscious mind is quiet enough at these times to hear what the subconscious is saying.
Michael Ross
Michael Ross on Nov 4 2005, 02:51am Reply
You mention massages being known to bring back memories - maybe that process of relaxation causes some kind of chemical reaction in the brain that helps to release those old memories and possibly gets the mind working on somewhat of a subconscious level.
For me, it seems to be when I go to sleep at night. Often the thoughts and ideas continually flow, many times to the point where I cannot get to sleep or stay asleep. Last night, I was just about asleep when my mind awoke... I had to get out of bed to get a notebook and filled a page full of notes so that I would remember it all the next day. Really good stuff.
Your concept of taking your mind off the issue/problem is very similar to how Albert Einstein would look at the stars for a while then the solution would come to him... similar to Edison's claims that he got the solution out of the air and Henri Poincare saying that ideas would often flash in his mind while doing other things. Many examples of this throughout history.
I first came to realize this facet of the subconscious when my college calculus professor had us read about Poincare, which I though odd in a math class, but turned out to be a very useful lesson. With more difficult problems or tasks sometimes it helps to know the issue, without trying to solve it, and let your subconscious work on it for a while. Sometimes the understanding will just come to you.
I think a perfect example would be when people say they will "sleep on it" in reference to some decisions.
In any case, Bob - I'm not one to spend much time reading blogs, but I find myself often coming back to see what's new on yours. Always thought provoking and inspiring posts from you. Thanks!
John Hammell (http://www.scholarstuff.com/) on Nov 3 2005, 05:26pm Reply
I used to develop applications for a bank, in a large, cubeless office. People would walk in and think I was sleeping - I'd stretch out, lean back and close my eyes. Coworkers would motion them away "Shh, he's working". Ten, twenty minutes later I'd sit bolt upright and code my way right around the problem, usually with a technique that would baffle later analysis. Even by me.
Englishbob on Nov 3 2005, 05:24pm Reply
Kind of reminds me of "Let Go and let God"
Definitely a technique contrary to good old American 247 ego-driven "extreme willfullness".
Patrick J. O'Hara on Nov 3 2005, 04:56pm Reply
SuperLearning Silva Mindcontrol Several "Speed Reading Courses The REAL ANSWER is
Something very simple just letting go: the answers gently foat in.
Suffering for a way to gather email addresses i went and bought an expensive autoresponder,but GODADDY kept entering my mind
My domain name purchase ALREADY contained email autoresponder and an info collecting form
THE SOLUTION JUST FOATED IN
Prosperity (http://sunchurch.us) on Nov 5 2005, 02:44am Reply
BTW... your da man! I've moved all my domains to GoDaddy because of the level of quality of service and business model and style of management. It helps that the man puts his name on the line! Keep up the great work.
Tommy
Tommy Bombon (http://www.tombombon.com) on Nov 3 2005, 03:19pm Reply
I think the same thing applies to learning new things. As a new practitioner of martial arts, I frequently learn new techniques that I can't do quite right at first. I can practice them for hours and still not get a good feel for them. However, after a night's sleep, I can get up in the morning and do them infinitely better than I could just a few hours before.
Matt (http://www.xpodesigns.com/cs) on Nov 3 2005, 02:36pm Reply
Rfontaine on Nov 3 2005, 02:06pm Reply
Twenty years ago it was difficult for my parents to understand how I did my math homework while I had the TV on, but they accepted it after it produced A after A. My first year as a cadet at Texas A & M was exteremely difficult because you are not allowed any "distractions" or to take a nap, but I found ways to adapt.
The ideas are not the difficult part it is getting them implemented with limited resources which takes resilience. It takes imagination and vision. If you don't take time to step away you don't know where you are going. You could be going miles in your own world, but going nowhere relative to anything else.
As far as the comment above about the mind and science. The "mind" or intelligence is proven through science to be in all the different body parts. My daughter has a virus called herpangina. It resides in the nerves in her middle right finger. When she is subjected to physical or emotional trauma the virus is stimulated by the nerves in her finger cause her finger to blister. The bones in your body are replaced approximately every 30 days as the osteblasts and osteoclasts cells do their jobs independently of the brain. When you get kissed or hit by a ball the actions on the body tend to take control of the "brain."
Oh yeah, I've been meaning to say about the ad at the superbowl, I was little miffed, but only because it was similar to an idea from one of my customers to launch our myribbit.com software/web site. It would have women in bikinis playing leapfrog with myribbit.com printed on the butt's. Our core audience for that was to start with eliminating papework and automating payments for the Pool cleaning industry. In the end,
Anyways, I enjoyed the article. Keep it up with the great service. I'm thinking about moving all of our domain hosting services with you.
Thanks,
Matthew Cloud
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Bill G. on Nov 3 2005, 01:03pm Reply
Most of us tend to feel small knots in our belly or across our backs if we are under stress or feeling fear for a long period of time. There's an old Sufi mystic trick of focusing on a specific little knot, just focusing on it mentally, and helping it to dissolve; many folks find that this causes the memories or feelings that were "tied up" in that knot to release into conscious awareness.
Jim Puckett (http://fatcharliesdiary.com) on Nov 3 2005, 11:58am Reply
On an off topic comment:
The town across from Cincinnati you were refering to is either Covington or Newport. That's were I'm from, before I joined the sunny weather residents here is AZ.
Thanks,
Chuck
Chuck Carpenter on Nov 3 2005, 08:16am Reply
Newport is the name of the town I've been trying to think of.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
bob parsons on Nov 3 2005, 07:27pm Reply
charlotte on Nov 4 2005, 10:25pm Reply
<br><br>But the modern lifestyle do not make the process easy, and it creates even more symptoms you are mentioning. I assume however, that how we get about to "fix us" is quite induvidual. There are times I wish I could defragment myself
Margareta (http://www.art-mouse.com) on Nov 3 2005, 07:43am Reply
In his book The Biology of Transcendence, Joseph Chilton Pierce reports that neurons have been discovered inside the heart, and suggests that the highest level of consciousness occurs when they work together with those in the skull.
Over the last few months, I've come to realize that what I eat has an effect on how well I can problem solve. I'm not diabetic, but if I eat high glycemic food (food that breaks down fast) my concentration goes in the tank. It's more work to plan out what I eat, but eating high quality food that takes time to metabolize makes me feel a lot sharper.
I'd also like to comment on your blog format. I have started my own blog, and like to visit yours to see how yours is laid out. The short comments work well. Thanks for putting yourself out there.
Jon Richardson (loyal GoDaddy customer)
COO and madman responsible for www.RichardsonTech.Net
Jon Richardson (http://www.RichardsonTech.Net) on Nov 3 2005, 07:01am Reply
But seriously, when we run into something technical that just doesn't makes sense we often stop working, go off site for coffee and a donut or something and try to forget the problem for a few minutes. Quite often when we get back to the site the problem seems to just solve itself as the answer becomes clear as a bell. You can think too hard on something and wind up cluttering your mind with so many questions and possibilities that the answer just gets buried in the flow of thoughts.
Jeff Hawkins (http://www.monsterhighway.com) on Nov 2 2005, 09:47pm Reply
I do agree that your problem solving method is effective. Sometimes stepping away from the problem is indeed the best approach. I totally agree with JudyA's post about exercise and rest. I've even had the solution come to me in a dream, after hours of brainstorming produced no results.
You have some strange notions Bob, but don't take that as criticism. While I may not agree with them, I admire your gumption
Sam Hill on Nov 2 2005, 06:25pm Reply
Perhaps that's why it can work out your problems while the left brain is already tired. The left brain works hard and as fast as it can. The right brain just connects with the universe—and somewhere in the universe there is an answer to the problem.
Maxwell Boggs on Nov 3 2005, 10:39am Reply
Dr. Terry Lyles in his book 'The Secret to Navigating Life's Storms" suggests through his research and research of others that people work best in ninety-minute intervals with short "breaks" between each ninety-minute interval.
David Allen, author of "Getting Things Done" also espouses the concept of "mind like water" — where one is able to get everything out of your head and allow one's mind to really take a break from trying to remember everything you have to do or want to do.
I've also been fascinated with the record-breaking endurance sailing of Ellen MacArthur of England (http://www.ellenmacarthur.com). Her need for sleep-deprivation and her response to it is legendary She has mastered the art of 15 minute power naps. These "breaks" allow her to endure these long ocean journeys. Her teacher in this is Dr Claudio Stampi of the Chronobiology Research Institute.
Finally, another website that deals with the "edge of knowledge" is http://www.edge.org — it's a fascinating website dealing with issues such as these.
Thanks, Bob, for your continually fascinating insights.
Jonathan Ogden (http://www.banyaninteractive.com) on Nov 2 2005, 05:31pm Reply
Einstein would do that. Once Einstein and a friend were working on a problem and just couldn't find the answer. Einstein then stopped, started looking into space, after a while he turned and went to the black board and wrote the answer down. His friend asked "How did you do that?" Einstein answered "God gave me the answer." .
I believe that our minds communicate with us from another dimension, and Lord only knows what features are available to us in this other dimension that most of us never use.
I have always felt bad for people that have always had it easy because they have never had to learn how to struggle.
Once one learns how to struggle that talent allows one to go were man has never gone before.
Thanks for figuring out how to make your site the number one site on the Internet. I won't go further than that, but to say I know it took you time to get it so perfect.
It takes strength to fight the urge to indulge in the "Seven Sins", and if your the first it puts you on top.
I'm from San Diego and many Hotels here like to sell small bottles of drinking water, leaving many customers with a bitter taste in their mouths. Why not sell big bottles of drinking water even for the same price? IT'S WATER. Leaving your customers satisfied. If only one Hotel would do that, soon they would be on top.
I have also found that you keep your ear to the ground, so let me give you my 2 cents.
Your deals brought me in, your complete service brought me back, your adds bothered me at first but you added your "no thanks" link which made it easy, but your deals are so great that now I tend to read your adds. AND I NEVER READ ADDS. LOL
Thanks and keep up the great work.
Gerald Parsons — No relation ?I don't think?
Gerald Parsons (http://www.711net.com) on Nov 2 2005, 02:47pm Reply
I agree completely with the do something else advice. I've found that the shower is the place I do my best thinking. Some mornings I spend 30 minutes or more in there just thinking about some programming problem at work or about something I read the night before. I'm not sure if it's the running water, or the heat of the water, or something else entirely that is stimulating my "mind".
Bill Brown (http://www.bbrown.info/) on Nov 2 2005, 12:55pm Reply
Hermann Klinke on Nov 2 2005, 12:55pm Reply
I appreciate your view on this subject. I must agree I have experienced the same thing in my life. It is nice to see it put into words. It is a simple thought, However, Important.
I hope you keep this article on the same URL address because I would like to offer it as a link to all the members of our Walking Club. Walkablock.com.
With regards,
~Bob & Sybil
Bob Arnett (http://www.walkablock.com) on Nov 2 2005, 11:54am Reply
Once again, good information! You seem to always have refreshing thoughts. Quite a history you've got. Ever thought of putting them together in a book? Or, will we just have to wait week by week to find out more?
Thanks,
Bob
Bob Thomas on Nov 2 2005, 10:13am Reply
For the time being its week by week. As for a book — maybe one day.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
bob parsons on Nov 2 2005, 11:23am Reply
I used to give massages, deep, relaxing massages, my clients used to fall asleep...I believe that was their therapy that they needed at the time.
I studied hypnotherapy and the mind and a lot of things in this arena and it does work...if you are ready to let go...some people just are not there yet..and have no ideas how much stress and it's opposite ( relaxation) , influence their lives.
Thanks for your input..
Blessings Geri/Illinois
Geri on Feb 8 2006, 02:09pm Reply
Sirfrummel (http://www.sirfrummel.com) on Nov 3 2005, 02:48pm Reply
One of the biggest things that I wanted to add: rest. Everyone needs rest. All muscles of your body needs rest, a daily dose of sleep and one full day of rest in a week where you do not spend any time thinking about work (in the Jewish or Adventist business communities they call this a Sabbath).
Our conscious minds are like what you said, they are like very advanced computers. If we invest proper care and maintenance to our "computers", they will last longer.
The mind is based in a muscle. Much like a body builder needing rest after an exercise, the brain needs to rest when it is tired.
Its like holding up a ton of weights with your arms, you can only do it for so long until you crash. You'll find if you include resting into your exercise mix, you'll start carrying more pounds and increasing your strength in the long run because you allow the muscle to learn the loads and build up to the stress accordingly.
Have a good one,
Don
Don (http://www.sausaworldwide.com) on Nov 2 2005, 09:54am Reply
Brian Berlin (http://www.KemahFire.com) on Nov 2 2005, 09:03am Reply
I am working on a business plan, when I finish it could I ask you to take a look and let me know what you think? I have been in the accounting/finance industry for ten years, but this will be my first attempt at my own business.
Or, if you are interested, what sort of business plan would you look at? Should I just send a summary?
Following your footsteps,
Don Mohr
Don Mohr on Nov 2 2005, 08:09am Reply
I'm flattered you would ask me to look at your biz plan but I will decline. Please understand that I have a difficult time getting through the stuff I have to look at for my business.
I do wish you the very best in your upcoming venture.
Appreciate your post,
Bob
bob parsons on Nov 2 2005, 11:21am Reply
i developed patents from this identical process. i get an idea, leave it alone, sometimes for years, and then come back and work the solution diligently—it works!!!
our trip is a very short one, and am looking to add my website to your company. whether i do or don't, i wish you the very best.
jack
jack boyle on Nov 17 2005, 03:34pm Reply
I can relate to what you are talking about. I find that my best ideas and best solutions to my problems often come to me in that calm and dreamy state of mind that is somewhere between being awake and being asleep. That's why I think it's a good idea to always keep a pen and some paper by the bed, so that you can jot down those priceless thoughts before they are lost forever.
Exercise that is both regular and vigorous also plays a huge role in keeping my mind strong, lucid and vibrant, no doubt.
AmCy
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Jon (http://www.myfoodcount.com) on Nov 2 2005, 07:02am Reply
'RAM' available in our brain and bodies! Thanks for the reminder.
Even mild exercise provides oxygen to the brain to help our thought processes. Further, during the coming weeks, when we may experience the blues due to light deprivation, oxygenating the brain with some exercise will help.
To expand the tip, for the nap, I find it helps for me to intentionally place my concerns on the dresser or in a cupboard (write them down if necessary); unplug the phone, set a timer for 20 minutes, and really 'Get down'. I find I will wake up in about 17 minutes and feel comparable to a good nights rest. The solutions I'm seeking may not come to me during the deep nap, but they are seeking me as much or more than I am seeking them. They do come and with efficient clarity.
Dancin' and Dreamin' on.
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