I find the area of human motivation an interesting one. It relates to the skill of psychological tatics that I am working on. There is for example negative incentive versus positive incentive, one where there is compulsion or punishment, the other in which there is reward and positive encouragement. Incentive as a subject of study, understanding what motivates people and specific to individuals, what effects incentive has in a social environment as well as at the macro level, in terms of societies as a whole, can be beneficial.
The great advantage of "western" societies is that they are fundamentally mixed, of different ideas, cultures, languages, races, religions, and everything else. Therefore, it is often the case that the most efficient or most effective of these eventually becomes the standard.
How to defeat writers' block? Or, how to get into writers' flow more often. Perhaps it is simply better to wait to get into the mood in the case of writing?
In a sense, the Metistonic Order is a fitness junkies' club, an intellectual society, a poly-trade association and a multi-cause organization.
One can achieve superior performance from sharper, more penetrating insight into a matter. Greater understanding and knowledge certainly helps in any endeavor. In regards to everyday life, you can achieve an edge, maybe a huge one, from a few extra hints and tips. In the four areas, superior know-how and understanding can make a big difference, in terms of what to practice on that most do not, how to do what you do better, etc. Let us say that no one knew anything about parkour. In such a hypothetical world, if you had extensive practice and know-how in this area, you could possess mastery of impressive feats of acrobatics that no one else could match at the time. Another example could be performances of legerdemain and magic that would awe those who did not know any of its secrets, as the indian rope trick so impressed those who first encountered it. Doing something in a particular way, using certain techniques and methods that no else one is using or is privy to, can also make a huge difference. The Olympic high jump for example was attempted by employing a certain technique for a while, until someone came up with a better one which has now become the standard, because it produces superior results. Seek that which can give you an edge, master that which gives you extra power and capabilities.
I imagine various beautiful works of art in and around the Metistonic HQ, statues, mathematical art pieces, symbolic architecture and features like a path of reason hallway.
Perhaps there should be a sacred oath for tradesmen, similar to the Hippocratic oath for medical doctors. Along the lines of "I shall make certain all work is sound" or akin to that.
The great advantage of "western" societies is that they are fundamentally mixed, of different ideas, cultures, languages, races, religions, and everything else. Therefore, it is often the case that the most efficient or most effective of these eventually becomes the standard.
How to defeat writers' block? Or, how to get into writers' flow more often. Perhaps it is simply better to wait to get into the mood in the case of writing?
In a sense, the Metistonic Order is a fitness junkies' club, an intellectual society, a poly-trade association and a multi-cause organization.
One can achieve superior performance from sharper, more penetrating insight into a matter. Greater understanding and knowledge certainly helps in any endeavor. In regards to everyday life, you can achieve an edge, maybe a huge one, from a few extra hints and tips. In the four areas, superior know-how and understanding can make a big difference, in terms of what to practice on that most do not, how to do what you do better, etc. Let us say that no one knew anything about parkour. In such a hypothetical world, if you had extensive practice and know-how in this area, you could possess mastery of impressive feats of acrobatics that no one else could match at the time. Another example could be performances of legerdemain and magic that would awe those who did not know any of its secrets, as the indian rope trick so impressed those who first encountered it. Doing something in a particular way, using certain techniques and methods that no else one is using or is privy to, can also make a huge difference. The Olympic high jump for example was attempted by employing a certain technique for a while, until someone came up with a better one which has now become the standard, because it produces superior results. Seek that which can give you an edge, master that which gives you extra power and capabilities.
I imagine various beautiful works of art in and around the Metistonic HQ, statues, mathematical art pieces, symbolic architecture and features like a path of reason hallway.
Perhaps there should be a sacred oath for tradesmen, similar to the Hippocratic oath for medical doctors. Along the lines of "I shall make certain all work is sound" or akin to that.
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