Thursday, December 6, 2012

Heuristic: if we think without thinking



What are heuristics?

Sometimes when decisions or conclusions, called a type of mental shortcuts heuristics. A heuristic is a rule or a simple strategy to solve problems such as "it is more expensive, the better," "If you are overweight because they eat a lot," "if a food in a health food store should be healthy", "if A is friends with B, and A is a good person, then B is a good person. "

Heuristics help to think or not to think less and act quickly, you can make life easier, but often the results of this way of thinking is wrong and illogical.

If we use, we will focus on the similarity of an object to another, and that to apply the first and second acts. For example, high-quality products are often expensive, so if you see tend to think a face to it's high quality. Of course this is not always the case. And sometimes the producers or distributors are focused on the sale of products that we would not buy if you think about leaving the details.

For example, we tend to think that if the package says "100% natural" means that it is better and healthier, and we bought it without thinking much about it. But if you look at the label, because it is full of hydrogenated fats. Sometimes it's the same package that you choose us makes a product. For example, we can see a few cookies in a box with bright colors, seems with images of strange characters, sugar balls, the food, and immediately thought it was a waste of a lot of sugar, which is clearly aimed at children and "junk food more like "(another heuristic). However, if we dig a little deeper and read the ingredients, you might be confused again.

Presidential election, the candidate is usually higher, and almost never will soon decide a candidate, because he tends to be seen as mentally weaker soon. But if the same bald head, it changes everything is shaved: it is perceived as masculine and dominant.

The representative heuristic is often used to judge people or form impressions of them. For example, stereotypes on race or gender, and what can make it better either sex or certain personality traits that are associated with a particular race. Therefore, most people tend to think (without thinking) a person physically attractive qualities better, or people are considered higher social status is more trustworthy.

Types of heuristics. The availability heuristic

Often we come to a conclusion or another according to the information available on our mind on the issue. For example, if someone asks you if you are someone who is friendly and work on your mind at the first to know seems to be a memory of an event that behave a little angered, one can say that is not pleasant, but rather whether the memory in your mind more than once that he was very good, it's nice concluirás. Sometimes it is useful heuristic: if your mind quickly many examples of this person who is going nicely, it probably is. But often the first thing that comes to mind is not necessarily a good example of how that person is behaving normally.

Another example is in the results of a study showing that people who have seen a lot of television (with all the amount of violence that often) to see, I think they do a lot more violent crime than they showed people think the TV less and Comment observe is true.

Types of heuristics. The heuristic

Attitudes refer to the evaluation of an object does (good or bad). People use the heuristic as a means of decision making. For example, if we have a negative attitude towards a celebrity, we tend to believe negative statements about him, and it would be unwise, dictatorial or poor grades in school.

In one study, students of both sexes, had a. More positive or negative of a woman while eating Thus women, healthy food was more feminine, attractive and pleasant to eat junk food eating.

Another effect of this heuristic is that the purchase makes you think. The number of people who agree with you to a point substantially greater than the current That is: "If I believe in something, most people think the same thing."

When we use heuristics tend?

Of course, while all of the heuristics used from time to time, we are quite capable to draw on the use and reasoning, conclusions and make decisions. This leads us to one or another way of thinking using ... or not you think? We tend to use heuristics:
• When you do not have time to discuss in detail.
• If we go through the vast amount of information is overwhelming enormous and we can not treat.
• When the subject is not important.
• If we have little information or knowledge to have to make an informed decision.
• If you do not want to think about.

What should we do when we buy cookies and have a term of 30 different kinds of cookies, with little time and less willing? It turns out that when an ad for a brand of biscuits several times on television saw immediately come to mind, and thinking (heuristics) "is a brand name, and if you know c, because it is good."

That is, sometimes we have no choice but to rely on heuristics in order to be paralyzed or take forever to do anything, but now that you read this article you can achieve when deciding with heuristics and realize better if damage can not be used to make a decision.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Insight and introspection

"We call introspection sees test yourself. Yet, improving why study? Order to change to change. Enjoy introspection something else not become introspection makes compulsories. You would not see if it's changing a pleasure to change, to be something other than you are. This is the obvious reason for introspection.'m angry and I enjoy introspection examine me likes get rid edit rage or, change rage. But modify if introspection (the desire or change answers, reactions to me), there is always a goal in sight, and when the target is reached, not poor introspective mood, depression. way is always associated with depression. do not know you that, if you fall into introspection, if you then change, there is always found a wave of depression. There is always a wave of bad feeling against which we must fight, is forced to re-examine, to rule this mood, and so on. Introspection is a process of transformation, this is something that is not. clear that this is exactly what happens when we do introspection, if we give ourselves to this particular action. This action is made change always investigate an accumulation process somewhat. Whenever there is a duality in a state of conflict and thus a frustrating process. never Porto and how we feel the frustration. in depression

But the clarity is completely different. Knowledge is observation without condemnation. Lucidity creates understanding because there is no condemnation or identification but, silent observation. If you want to understand something, obviously I have observed, not criticize, condemn not, do not pursue it as pleasure or avoid a scandal. Must only silent observation of a fact. No end in sight, but the perception of everything that happens. This observation and understanding of this observation, the feeling that if there is a conviction, the identification or justification. Introspection is self-improvement, and is therefore self-centered introspection. Lucidity is not self-improvement. Instead, it's the end of me, I do., With all their idiosyncrasies, their peculiarities, their memories, their needs, their law enforcement in introspection, it is the identification and conviction. In clear, no condemnation or identification, so there is no self-improvement: There is a big difference between the two. The man who wants to improve, can never be realized because the improvement is to get a conviction, and a result, while the clarity is observation without condemnation. Without rejection or acceptance

This realization begins with external things is to be aware, to be in contact with the objects of nature. First, it is clearly perceived things around you, is sensitive to objects of nature, the people, what it means to be in the relationship, and then there is the perception of clear ideas. This idea, to be sensitive to things, nature, people, ideas - not composed of other processes, but a unified process. There is a constant observation of everything, every thought, feeling and action that may arise in us. And as consciousness is not guilty, no accumulation. What do you do when you condemn a criterion, which means the accumulation and thus improving myself. Be Clearly, the activities of the self, which meant "I" in his dealings with people, with ideas, with things. This idea is from moment to moment and is therefore not achieved by exercises. If you practice, it becomes a habit and not a habit clarity. A spirit is no longer useful, routine, a spirit that works in the routine of a particular action is not dull, flexibility, while clarity requires constant flexibility, great animation.

This is not difficult: it is what you are, if you just want to do something if you want to see your child, your wife, your plants, your trees, your birds. You see, without condemnation, without identification, so this observation is not the full communion of the observer and the observed in full communion. This is what really happens when you are deeply interested in something. Therefore, there is a big difference between clarity and self-improvement, the expansive introspection. Introspection leads to frustration, to new and larger conflicts, while consciousness is a process that frees us from the effect of the self that may be aware, to observe their daily movements, their actions, and is aware of the other. You can do it whenever you want. If you are deeply interested in something, and if I want to know me, know that. My whole being, all the contents of me, and not just one or two layers of my consciousness "

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Self improvement begins with who you are today

How much of your self-talk every day consists of phrases like?

If only I could ..

More confident

Be more productive

Procrastinate less

Feel happier

Be healthier

, stop anxiety or anxious

Draw more (or more) in my life

Respect and love me more

In fact, for many of us the chance for improvement is something we strive to correct or change in life? Hope a future state, a better place than we are today.

They are not all bad!

As the press tend to ignore the 99% of the bad stories that millions of good things that happen every day, we choose to focus our negative now tend, I do not like about our lives and set goals to improve things in the future.

Also present bury the positive aspects of our lives now that actually lead to future growth and improvement.

In this sense, the notion of self-improvement and personal development are cultivated by a basic understanding of the beliefs and thought processes to know and feel what is good today.

Self-improvement is a current growth can hold positive thoughts and beliefs, a trip to an exciting and accepted in your life in other places, the better chance to live in harmony with the goal of his life and values.

A house needs a solid foundation does a plant a seed, water and oxygen, and how can a persons develop optimally when it is balanced.? For most of us, this means significantly increase our inner consciousness, above all things that are positive and well because they spend most of the time, tend to find the bad.

How do we achieve a better balance?

Of course, with the right balance with these things in our lives that are not satisfied, is difficult because we have a lot of us know that most of them have not been met.

Interestingly, when we asked people to fight to change your life in order to gain size, asked them to anything you want, against things they want to improve in your life list? On average, there were more things that people improve 3X listed companies (and clarity) about what they wanted in your life that they love each other.

If we can transform this equation and have a balanced list, then we have a solid foundation for growth and improvement.

Believe they are bad, failed undeserved or not worth the time to think with cancer is that we do not move forward until we remove this cancer.

How can we improve our thinking and our starting point improvement greater autonomy?

A. Today attention

We all tend to live in the future, you want to do is ensure that you spend at least 10-15 minutes every morning and evening (before bedtime) is on his list of what you are today, "Today? Things that you like about yourself, what you are good and what you have done in the past.? you need to check at least 5-6 of them and if you do not immediately think of them? They are at the moment? seriously! They are a lot of bad things and some good things to make up for everything

Second Affirmations for Today

I've always been a big fan (and regular) statements? Many of these are demands you about needs and future growth, but some of his claims about today they clearly state the things now stand, or are would like to believe are true.? For example: or "I am an honest, reliable family, friends and strangers," "My friendship with X, Y or Z is a gift" "I enjoy my own thoughts, feelings and talents and enjoy time with me"

Third Meditation

Many people see meditation as a form of escape, a way to improve their future, if practiced, in fact, who is known meditation to improve the immediate moment, and improve their management skills future something in your life. ? Be able to immediately give you calm your mind and focus objectively (without hovering subjectively and without worry or be anxious) in your life is an extremely effective way to get the earth to be immediately grateful, respectful and happy in their lives lays the foundation for future improvement of the employee.

As you can see, the improvement is heavily dependent on changing the basis of life, the current re-categorization of his life, and thus laid the foundation for future development.

Therefore, before proceeding dissatisfied on the way to their current living situation and put all their Paris on the future, try your efforts in pursuing the size focus today and tomorrow even bigger can.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Personal development can change who we are

Are you trying to keep a better quality of life? Here are some suggestions to start to improve.

If you spend much time considering techniques to grow because of the individual, we found the right message. With a positive attitude with a little knowledge, you are able to do almost anything. This post can help with all the knowledge of individual development efforts.

Figure out what you want life to do exactly what it takes to get there. If you sit in the seat of thought on how you would like a life, they do nothing more than to create it occurs, will not get that any form of life. You must intensify and after a few goals for creating absolutely prove.

Focus on understanding how to stay calm in difficult circumstances, instead of being irrational, more psychological. If you learn how to maintain a high charge every once in a state of stress, there is confidence in order to be successful in everything we do! Take a little time on a day to stop taking breaths.

An important part of any system of individual development is unique in providing care for their physical needs. Only simple elements, including exercise, get enough rest, with good food, everything could maintain a level of resistance, we create more suited to succeed in the course of development. It may seem easy, however, can be very difficult to confirm.

Configuring the fulfillment of certain short-term jump start the path to a happy and healthy life. Please remove weaknesses further discussion, more self-esteem may increase.

We must have a greater idea of ​​how to maintain an optimistic attitude, most of the program. Remember that you really need not just be happy, often seeking to integrate thermal techniques to be applied to individual development of what we have learned so far. To do this, you will develop a more positive way.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Dark Season - positive changes in my routine

I have a lot of a blog called "selecting the brain lately. This is a blog that focuses on personal development, motivation and productivity. Probably that I possessed a little with the idea of ​​improvement, and if it's just for a short time To read this article, I think, gives me a boost to my positive thinking and productivity am.

I decided to write a few things I would change my routine. The two main examples are to reduce the amount of TV I watch and try to get a little earlier. I can from experience that the morning hours are the best things done talking, I do not lose them in bed. Anyway, I have a weekly Sunday and my alarm if you have it. Time to get up on Monday morning, the sick, and could not bear to move Since then I have most of this week, it really does not make much sense. I thought I could use a few of my books I have not had time to read yet, but my concentration was also limited. Well, these things happen, but they seem to take a trend or if I had made plans to have a burst of enthusiasm, and left me frustrated.

I rest on the weekend and then try these positive changes in my routine instead of making next week. I write my goals here because it makes it an even greater commitment than trying to achieve what it is. Although it is clear that I did not finish the season dark short-term, I wrote a mission statement for this Christmas and want to progress in the meantime.

I have a little progress this week. I began to apply the HUD. I started taking the information that I think the player has access to write to a constant, then went on through a number of different styles, such as display it on the screen. I want the reader to be aware of how the conversion is in progress. At first I thought about a timetable, like the way it appears at the top of the screen in "To the Moon", but then I felt it would take too much space on the screen. Then, I started thinking about watches. Originally created a base circle in the upper left side, to see how the players move to the next stage of processing. It worked well, but it does not feel good, so I thought to go for something a bit more complicated than.

My last thought is a clock that consists of hands, face and points around the outside pass. Each point represents the individual steps of the process, so that the player can also be seen how many changes are left to come. Since the character will not be cursed during the game, you need to appear and then disappear in an animation. They look for shows melted to the curse as additional validation to the object of the games I still have with me placeholder graphics so I will change its appearance later remove complete.

In addition, I also have a screen of some pretty basic inventory and AI

Sunday, November 25, 2012

8 Steps to make your life project



If you participate with enthusiasm something you have planned to choose carefully, the chances are increased running properly. Are you sure of what you want and how you can get it.

Probably you have already planned some aspects of your life so far. Or maybe not. As it is to read the following tips will help you set up or change how you want your project to life is important, so it will be possible to begin or continue to enjoy life to the fullest and be happy as you deserve.

It is important to take the time, the following questions about what you want most to answer for you. But perhaps you will define a Life Project. Detailed and clear start in a few days!

A. What is a dream? Let us answer "dream" awake for yourself what you really want. Dreams and fly as high as you want. Then take a pen and paper because you have to keep track.

* Remember that there is no limit to the developing number of dreams or what they seem. The universe gives us the ability to block what you do not want to do not be in your life and what you want to wait. So go ahead, plan to enrich your life with all your dreams and goals.

Second what are the things that really matter? Any concerns that you think our relevant to the objectives, to see clearly what is intended to integrate your life project. Perhaps always wanted to have more knowledge in a particular area. Or maybe you over tighten the idea of ​​traveling and discovering new landscapes and customs, but not the time or the resources to make this dream come true today. Another example could be that if the difficulties they have experienced their parents to the rent of the place where you remember to pay raised, probably one of your goals in life to be buying a property. If you identify with any of the above goals, they are in your list.

Third what you want to accomplish? What are the things you do? Now is a good time to take note of what you take to do with your life. Do you like the idea of ​​working with volunteers to help the low-income people? Have you ever wanted to get the recognition of your professional work, and it will increase your reputation in the workplace?

* Lists that can be reached in the personal, professional and / or academic.

4th Which level of life you want? Your answer will determine the kind of life you want to lead. Do you see yourself in a modern apartment in the city? Or are you excited for them a quiet life in a place far away from the bustle of the city, where you can enjoy nature and beautiful sunrises in the fields? Or maybe better not hesitate to come and to go wherever you decide if you want, and can you spend time traveling to new places?

* Maybe what you want is to increase your bank account, and then live in a beautiful house in an upscale neighborhood of the city, drive a luxury car, and enjoy the quality and style of the clothes. Basically, you want a high-level of quality of life.

* It is important that the kind of life that you would indicate wear, then makes this important point in the writing of the plan of life. Internalized in your being, ask your heart. There should be no wrong answers in the development of this process.

5th what's funny? Perhaps this word for you lock yourself in your studio and dedicate yourself to write, paint or design without interruption. Or maybe you like in extreme sports and I to take the field at the first opportunity and mountain biking or climbing. While you might prefer something quieter like bowling, yoga and dream of traveling in Europe. Anything that you feel happy and dynamic account makes so take note! :)

* If your answer to any question. 5 is a reduced "No, not that I like going through your mind, what is it?" Then it is time to take seriously the issue of joy in your life. Need a little time to learn about the activities that you feel really reflected well. When was the last time you danced to exhaustion? While incredible moments that you spent with your family or friends To record all the activities that you find fascinating, even if you feel interested in understanding some new, try to practice when you add to your favorites list! After all, what is life if it is to live with happiness and joy?

6th Destinas? It's time to live with your family and friends? I mention this because people are very happy and satisfied agree that. Often experiences with family and friends If you know someone in this group, then put it in your table.

7th Why help others? Help those who need it cultivates values ​​such recognition, satisfaction and fulfillment in your life. You can do financially, devotes a portion of your time and energy to contribute to the well-being of people and animals at risk. Simultaneously creates positive feelings within you, then do not hesitate to include these activities in your life project.

8TH And what are your expectations for personal growth? Try to improve your performance on a daily basis in some respects, will help move you successfully steer your objectives remain to achieve. Here we have short-term goals for the different areas of your life.

Begin to structure your project past life, do not hesitate to the point that you can modify deem necessary and start living the life you want. Really more happiness and satisfaction Note that a life plan should help the accused in achieving your goals, you want to inject a motivation for the same stars!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Increase your retention and success

One of the best things of nature that humans possess is persistence. According to the dictionary of the Royal Academy, "endurance" is synonymous with determination, perseverance, the "act of endurance, repetition of certain behavior." It means trying to hold persistently to achieve your goal or do something good.

You've probably persist in the past, how did you? How long and how often taken steps to achieve their goals?

One of the keys to persevere with a positive goal is to know exactly when it needs to be. Once it recognizes the opportunity to be fair, is probably at the end to get what you want as long as you can use some strategies to help you this ability. And how often do all the tasks, practice makes perfect.
Techniques to improve the resistance, and the best result of their efforts:

A. Anyone can be stubborn. If you thought that there are times not to withdraw the goal of existence, do not hesitate and start trusting his marvelous power now. We all have the ability to persevere.

Second Well, if you asked, "What does it mean that persistent?" This means asking with our mental and physical energy, mental clarity is important, with passion, dedication and discipline, lead to achieve our goal.

Third Sufficiently clear goal. Explain what you want. What do you want to achieve the goal? By focusing on the end result or goal in itself, not to encourage you to continue.

4th Faith can move mountains. Perseverance is not necessary to have a talent or skill, just have faith and believe in yourself and what you do. It is important to trust the project and if you do not open the door to tomorrow, and then will open a lot more if you do not give up.

5th Try alternatives. If a proposal is not so, then others. Even if you feel confident, repeated a proposal Valaree study sharpens your data and try again. Many times persist experience is the way to achieve the desired goal.

6th Along the way you can change your mind on the goal you want to achieve really. For example, if your interests have changed, or find that your goal does not seem so full and significant life today, do not hesitate to change course with confidence. And then it is time to reformulate a plan to achieve your new goals.

7th Do not give up. Avoid going out, unless your passion is the tilted horizon to the other, or certainly less important.

8th Get the benefits of those who have benefited from the perseverance to inspire success. Stories of perseverance and success, people are everywhere. Writers, musicians and people from all walks can be inspired by their stories of passion and glory.

* JK Rowling, author of the famous Harry Potter story, said that when he made his first novel, Potter, many publishers rejected his manuscript several times before it is finally accepted by one of them for printing. In these months of waiting Rowling sat the next chapter of his book to write Harry and his crew. Ultimately stop Rowling sat.

* Now we can include Michael Jordan, who was hailed as the world's greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan said he was never accepted into the basketball team at his school through high school. And I did this challenge with determination. He stayed with his passion and eventually reached all the goals by the sport he loved set.

* You should choose your heroes, the character who inspired with his attitude and perseverance enjoyed the process control system and finally got the wonderful fruits of their efforts to give up. :)

Remember, clear about his goal. Have confidence, experience and fit the necessary information on the approach to achieve your goals. Do not give up. And finally, the example of FIG admired her strength and endurance have a passion and love need to realize their dreams.

We can say that persistently simple, but requires a serious effort and dedication. And the best part about these stories is that they all have the opportunity to reach!