Archive for November, 2008

Generating Ideas and Serendipity

This week I’m examining how I generate ideas and what role serendipity plays in the process. Obviously I will be finding out how others approach idea development.

Brainstorming
Inspiration
Mind Maps
Serendipity

I develop these ideas here at  how to generate ideas

Learning a second language “boosts” brain-power

Learning a second language “boosts” brain-power, scientists believe.
Researchers from University College London studied the brains of 105 people – 80 of whom were bilingual.
They found learning other languages altered grey matter – the area of the brain which processes information – in the same way exercise builds muscles.
Scientists already know the [...]

Where Do You Get Good Ideas From

Jay Abraham the American Business Advisor says that everyone has at least one golden opportunity but that most people don’t act on it. It’s acting on your ideas that will help you generate even more.
How to Generate More Ideas

Listen to other people
Listen to other people complaining
List to childen & teenagers
Become aware of what is in [...]

Wonderful Success Quote!

“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day
as if it were your last. The past is over and gone.
The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer

Overcoming Difficulties Learning a New Subject

It is discouraging when learning a new skill, language or subject to find that you keep forgetting things or even appear to be going backwards. This is mainly because your mind hasn’t yet constructed a “framework” for the new knowledge and doesn’t know where to put it or what to connect to it (not a [...]

New Success Theory Website Design

This is my new design, I’ve wanted to initiate it for ages, I had to use the “Half-Job” Trick I know that once I push it live I will be motivated to get it up and running properly.  The new design will be easier to update and have more options it uses wonderful Wordpress. More [...]