Uptalk

Read the following out loud: “The fortieth annual Father’s Day Festival will take place in Grass Valley next summer. A lot of people will be going. It will be extremely fun and I think you should consider going.” Now try reading it like this: “The fortieth annual...

Use Your Brain More

The old adage is, we only use 10% of our brains. So, that spawned all sorts of methods (and products you could buy, and drugs you could try) to help you use more of your brain. I have seen more recent research that seems to show that it’s not that simple. The brain is...

Use Your Head (or something else?)

On occasion, I pause to ponder the miracles of the human brain. We equate brain power with intelligence, and intelligence with the ability to make one’s way in the world, and solve the challenges that present themselves along the way. That’s certainly important, but...