Forever Learning

Mortimer Adler, one of the cornerstones of modern literature and a driving force behind "Encylopedia Britannica" believes that one should never stop learning. That even in old age we can still be taught new things. He teaches valuable lessons on how to think and learn, and his insights are as valuable now as they were in the past. I have great respect for this man, and look forward to reading more of his work in the future. I will also often refer to his teachings in later blog posts.

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Top Predictions in Future Technology

Peter H. Diamandis, who is probably among the most brilliant people in the world. In one of his most recent post, he gathered predictions from leading researchers and made a list of trends to watch out for. You can view the list he compiled here: https://tinyurl.com/yaecg6jm

To Increase Your Will Power

What does it mean to regulate your impulses? There are urges and desires within everyone, during every hour of the day and some of us are better at regulating these urges than others. There are two ends of control when talking about regulation - like two ends of a spectrum. Too much control can be bad and too little control can also be bad. The challenge is to strike the right balance depending on the situation, and this requires willful and mindful strength. Being willful requires a certain level of willpower, a strength of mind to pull out your mental reserve to resist doing what your base urges want you to do. Over time if you can consistently master these urges, then you have gained discipline. Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgement requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity. - Calvin Cool

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