January 2009
5 posts
A Better Brain Every Morning →
I grew up in a household without caffeine, and I feel a little sense of guilt each morning as I wrap my hands around that warm cup of coffee and breathe in the aroma that seems to wake up my brain with its mere scent. I was taught that caffeine is bad for your brain, bad for performance, just plain bad for you. So imagine my delight as evidence continually emerges that coffee is actually good for...
Baby Steps, Lumpy Pants and Quantum Computing →
I am attracted to science because of its paradoxes, such as the necessity for focus and careful consideration of cause versus correlation that’s harbored inside of those fully engaged imaginations that bubble with the curiosity and inspiration to make quantum leaps.
In the January 23, 2009 Science, a true quantum leap was reported - a leap to quantum computing.
It turns out there are these...
“People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year....”
– Peter Drucker
Cheating, or Multiple Personality Disorder? →
Statement: You have to give up on some things that you start.
Answer: Agree? Strongly agree? Strongly disagree?
If you want to work at Finish Line, Best Buy, CVS or any number of more than 100 other retailers, you’ll strongly disagree.
Many applicants who do not disagree with that statement, however, have shown an impressive dedication to persisting until they “pass” this...
