Note to Self..

Practice at least half* of this..

1. Take a deeep breath. (Do it now!)


2. Meditate. (NOT a subpoint of pt 17)


3. Sit up straight. (Tummy in, chest out)


4. Use Phosphotidyl Serine (PS).


5. Use Vinpocetine.


6. Take Gingko Biloba.


7. Try Some Saint John’s Wort.


8. First-class thinking practice.


9. Make use of quiet time.


10. Learn a language. (The ones that even a non programmer can understand.)


11. Inhale Rosemary (et al).


12. Exercising your mind.


13. Write. (Doesn't mean taking down MOM's)


14. Listen to Classical Music.


15. Expand your sixth sense.


16. Avoid food which can cause allergic reactions.


17. Sleep well.


18. Caffeine.


19. Avoid sweets. (Avoid "sugar crash")


20. Audio Hypnosis.


21. Speed-read.


22. Work Out.


23. Make-believe Friends. (?)


24. Increase your Imagination. (Fro-hat (:)


25. Study more competently. (finish that course you started)


26. Use procedures for lucid thoughts. (Systematize; Argue for the heck of it, overdoing this would lead to contradicting 37)


27. Brain wave stimulation.


28. Creatine. (Does not meat 'Eat Nails')


29. Speaking. (But make sure someone is listening)


30. Spend time on things you take pleasure in.


31. Adjust your beliefs. (I can and I will)


32. Intelligence Aerobics. (Calculate the tip in your head..use of fingers not allowed)


33. Keep on learning.


34. Go Walking. (The lease you can do..)


35. Find a role model.


36. Fish is Brain Food. (ok..you can skip this..See for 62 alternatives)


37. Pass up pointless arguments. (Don't overload..)


38. Laugh it up. (Pass funny comments..Don't try too hard though)


39. Go out and play.


40. Solve puzzles.


41. Play Video Games.


42. Sing out loud.


43. Go Nuts. (Not literally..just eat em..)


44. Olive oil.


45. Vitamin supplements.


46. Fiber is your friend.


47. Be Self Aware. (Clumsiness not welcome)


48. Force yourself not to forget. (Your brain is your worst enemy..)


49. Motivate yourself.


50. Avoid too much stress.


51. Become educated.


52. Practice information often and “over-study”.


53. Avoid fatty foods.


54. Eat less. (Combine 53 and 54..)


55. Avoid suspicious foods. (What you can't recognize probably wasn't meant to be eaten)


56. Eat breakfast. (brainfood)


57. Evade diabetes. (Easier said than done? See pt 16)


58. Eat foods with lots of antioxidants.


59. Drink wine. (Yippie.!!)


60. Always drink alcohol responsibly. (Damn it!)


61. Folic acid. (Spinach and all that stuff..)


62. More brain foods. (Avocados, oatmeal, bananas, lean beef, peas, eggs, flaxseed oil,
potatoes, soybeans, brewer’s yeast. broccoli, wheat germ, brown rice, brussel sprouts, cantaloupe, cheese, chicken, collard greens, oranges, peanut butter, romaine lettuce, salmon, spinach, tuna, turkey, and yogurt.)


63. Vitamin E. (Same as 58)


64. Vitamin C.


65. Selenium.


66. Alpha-lipoic acid.


67. Inositol.


68. Huperzine A.


69. Question everything. (Google everything..then 52)


70. Smell basil. (Same as 11)


71. Climate. (Cold..good..Hot..bad)


72. Rainy days amp up brain power. (Read a book watching the rain)


73. Use systems. (Vedic math and all that)


74. Create a brain power diagram. (Read: Make a routine, follow it, then change it)


75. Apply new knowledge to things you already knew. (I knew that already :P)






* Can be varied as per your dilatoriness quotient.


PS: Some terms have not been explained to enforce 33 and 52

Drama!

I read this really lovely article..short one (not to worry)..but deep..I mean it opened my eyes..made me see why people act like the way they do..gave an insight on why crazy people are the happiest in the world..and oh..also why I act crazy too..

If you're thinking I'm just building up for some random ordinary article..well..you might be true but you'll understand why I did so..

Bollywood has had great influence on people since the start of time..People have been watching these amazing and fantastic movies..Now, the problem is, they think life is supposed to be like the movies..Any rational and logical monkey would have figured that out..but not the average Bollywood fan..So let's try a different approach..Let's look at a few examples scientifically and plot them..

Time moves from left to right. Happiness from bottom to top.

First, let's plot everyone's favorite movie..Now that's the easiest to plot..

Consider the life of Simran. The story starts at her London home, her life literally dictated by her conservative irrational Bauji..But things soon change as she gets permission to go to Europe for amonth (or 2?) for 'one final time'..Its there where she first meets Raj..what follows is a series of songs and a paid for Europe trip where the Senorita falls in love with Raj..But soon she realizes Bauji has already fixed her marriage and she has to go back..Life comes crushing down as the says goodbye to Europe and Raj..But life is not as bad..As she

has all the good memories and the experience..But soon enuf..as per the Indian audiences' taste, Raj returns to woo everyone and sweep Simran off her feet..

People LOVE that story! This graph plot has been written a thousand times in a thousand other movies. And because of it, people think their lives are supposed to be like this.

Now let's look at another movie..of 'recent' times..Things suer have changed since Simran and Raj's story to Bhuvan's heroics to save tax and bring cricket to India..(So was he the father of Indian Cricket??)

The story starts in a very ordinary village in colonial India..The villagers being ill-treated by the British officers, the Maharaja humiliated..You the the usual..Life was normal..But as fate would have it..Just when there no rains, on the brink of drought, the Brits impose triple tax!! Thankfully, there's an escape strategy they have left the villagers..Just beat them at their game and that's it..No tax, no nothing..Easy huh? Then comes the part where the village has to get together and set aside their differences and prepare for the game..And what do you know..in a match fit for the World Cup Finals (or a Mafia organized Ind-Pak match) the villagers would beat the crap outta the Brits!!!! And the life is back to normal..But better than last time cause the village stuck together and now have a new hobby!!

People LOVE that story! This graph plot has been written a thousand times in a thousand other movies. And because of it, people think their lives are supposed to be like this.

But the problem is, life is really like this..

MLIA..and so is your's..The same mundane life..normal happenings..Some ups, some downs, yes..but nothing to go around bragging about for years together..Nothing so fantastic or terrible that'll cut it for ever half an hour of a Bollywood movie..Heck there are no soundtracks in our life either..

But because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic graph plots in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs! So people pretend there is drama where there is none.

That's why people invent fights..That's why we're drawn to sports..That's why we act like everything that happens to us is such a big deal..

We're trying to make our life into a Bollywood masala movie..But even if we do..are we playing the lead in our movie or just a supporting actor?