Seven Ideas to Raise Your IQ

Seven (7) Bits of Knowledge Inquiring Minds Should Know

Speed Reading rules.

Sure, we can change the channel, but it is nice to be reminded
the networks, and half the independent TV stations are operated
by brainless mutants.

The corpse called Jackson is not a President of the U.S. He could do a
little dance, and sing a pleasant song, but put him in prospective.
Have the morons really taken over access to our mind?

So what? We are not controllable by the Media as long as we can
read. The great benefit of our reading skill is the ability to amuse
ourselves, and even learn something new and relevant by our
choice of finding a book, or even an article on the Net. Rant over.

One. Our Reptilian brain – the one that controls heartbeat, breathing,
blood pressure, bodily functions, and sex is also called the Brainstem. It
is our nonconscious Puppet-Master in charge of our instincts and
reflexes for daily survival. How old? Remember 100 million years.

Overlaying the Reptilian brain (brainstem) is our Limbic System,
a second brain controlling our emotions, and strongly influencing memory.
Age: 100-150 million years. Remember the amygdala, hippocampus, and
hypothalamus, and pituitary gland. This one is also our nonconscious Puppet-
Master for feeling and decision-making.

Finally, our NeoCortex (new brain). When we analyze, learn, plan and
invent, we use our NeoCortex. It controls consciousness and what makes
us the different-ape, the thinking human. So what?

It is about 40,000 years old. That’s the point – our NeoCortex is a baby
compared to our survival brains – the Reptilian (brainstem) of instincts, and the
Limbic System of emotions.

Key Point: our youngster brain can be hijacked by either of the other two.
Our job is to limit impulsivity and the need for immediate gratification.
Just because we get a feeling or emotion does not mean we must exercise it.

We are new at this game, so wars, race hatred, and individual murders are frequent.

Give us another couple of thousand years and our NeoCortex will get the
hang of it. Remember – 40,000 years old compared to 100-million years for the
other two.

Two. Prime Interest Rate is 3.25%. Last year ’08, it was 5%. The Federal Discount
Rate (effects mortgage rates) is .50%. Last year it was 2.25% Wow! difference.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 5.34%. Last year it was 6.77%. If you want to
comprehend cause and effect in the economy, follow the Prime, Federal Discount,
and the 30-year mortgage rate.

Three: a) idiosyncratic – peculiar to a person or group. < Gk Idio – self + mixture.
Peculiar temperament. “The U.S. kills for freedom in foreign counties – that is our
idiosyncrasy/”

b) ultimate thule – the end of the world, < L furthest north. Thule air force base.

c) crack-spread: oil industry and future trading. The difference between crude and
usable petroleum. Crack is breaking down the long-chain hydrocarbons to short-chain products.

Four: Dieting. Why are 2/3 of Americans in 2009 overweight? Personally, I am a man ahead of my time because I have been fat for my entire adult life. These guys are late bloomers coming to the party.

Secret: hypoglycemia – low blood sugar. We eat a high carbohydrate diet deep in
hidden sugar and starch. Remember this: low blood cholesterol is linked to
aggression and anti-social behavior.

Anger, stress, and depression are linked to our eating patterns. Excess sugar causes an overproduction of Insulin, and we are stimulated to erratic behaviors. Solution:
seriously withdrawing from our dependence on sugar and starches.

Google: which foods are filled with both?

Five: Stop telling me there are 15 million unemployed in the U.S. (9.5%), and
focus on the 140 million who are actively working in July, 2009. Sure, we can
improve the economy, but not by getting depressed and falling into the Henny-
Penny, the-sky-is-falling syndrome.

Six: Neuroplasticity – you cannot be a 21st century intellect without understanding
the power of our neuroplastic brain. For 50-years scientists believed you could
not rewire an adult brain. After a stroke, you were done. Not so.

Our brain can reorganize itself (rewire its functions) to age 100. How? Forming
new neural (nerve cells) connections to compensate for loss through injury or disease.

So what? It requires volition – your will-power to create new synaptic
links into a new Neural Network. We care because neuroplasticity is deeply
involved in Speed Reading.

The Average American reads at a snail’s pace, 150-200 words per minute, with about 70% comprehension. So What?

Snailing at 150-200 wpm makes reading and learning boring, so we hate and avoid it. Why? We only read one-word-at-a-time, and hear each word in our mind as we read. Too slow and boring. Neuroplasticity can 3x your reading speed by creating a new Reading Circuit.

Coda: you can read, comprehend and remember three-books, articles and reports in the time your peers can hardly finish one. Is this a serious personal competitive
advantage in school and career? More promotions? Want more personal productivity?

The secret is modifying your vision from central (foveal) to peripheral by using a
handheld laser pen to underline what you read for the first 21-days, to form a new
habit. You read (chunk) 3-6 words at-a-time instead of a lousy - one. Ask us how.

Seven: Ideo-Motor Effect

Scientists are convinced that the Ideo-Motor Effect is the power of suggestion,
like a Placebo. It does come from within us, specifically our sub-un-non-conscious
mind. See, they laugh off dowsing to find oil, water, and maybe gold. Think again.

If you can go into Alpha cycles per second (deep relaxation) you can access your
subconscious mind. It answers all the questions from the Ouija board using our internal resources. Call it the source of our internal dialogue, and intuition from
our right-hemisphere.

Coda: In 1833, French scientist Michel Chevreul investigated the Ideo-Motor
Effect – the use of a pendulum to receive answer to our inquiries. All scientists to
date, have concluded the responses are not outside magic, but is endogenous (within) our own mind. I use it, teach it, and get glowing feedback.

They are right, but what they missed is that our subconscious mind has a warehouse
of memories and knowledge unknown to our conscious mind. It is the home of
creativity and wisdom, and accessed easily triggered by the Ideo-Motor Effect.

Einstein said, Do your own mind experiments. You may discover a new dimension of your own mind, and new level of knowledge.

Speed Reading Rules

copyright 2009 H. Bernard Wechsler
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