When the world was young there existed spirits that had been in existence long before mankind made its appearance. Before the Nazarene made his sacrifice in the cross the old religions of mankind call these spirits “earth gods.” There was much innocence in them, not like a lamb, but like a kitten. A playful thing, […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Deliberate Practice
“Deliberate practice” is one of those popular terms you hear mentioned everywhere but can’t help but cringe at it’s misunderstanding. It’s often simply attributed to the “10 Thousand Hour Rule” or “Ten Year Rule.” When used, it’s falsely attributed to the claim that doing X activity for ten thousand hours will automatically make someone an […]
Now Misery Belongs Only To Me
I And so here I stand. And so there you lay. It’s an open casket. And there you are. So close. So far. Gone. Yet I can see you. Gone. WAKE UP! There you are. Ivory white skin. Pitch black hair. WAKE UP! Open those eyes. Please look at me again. Please. Cruel woman. Wicked […]
Sun Tzu Is Overrated, Miyamoto Musashi is Underrated
I enjoy a good Sun Tzu quote just like the other guy, But the supposed universal insights are highly overrated. This is especially the case when trying to apply the principles from The Art of War outside warfare, such as business or life in general. One of my favorite contemporary writers is Edward Luttwak. He […]
Foreign Words English Speakers Should Adopt
A History professor once told me that the English language was superior for research and scientific papers due to its tendency to adopt foreign words. With this expansion in vocabulary we can be very precise in our descriptions which is required in academia. About 50% of English if derived from the original Germanic language English […]
Developing a Generation Of Winners
Note: Originally published in Gamification Corp in October 2, 2014 “It turns out video games are just a Trojan horse for studying interest-driven learning” – Constance Steinkeuhler Jesse Schell lead the development of an educational game called Lexicawith the goal of developing life-long habits of reading in children. Lexicais set up as an action game, […]