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How to Improve Your Powers of Observation

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Chapter 14

“It is the disease of not listening, the malady of not
marking, that I am troubled withal.”
Shakespeare

“Too many of us ‘see’, but very rarely observe“, is
Harry Lorayne’s suggestion.  So we are going to talk
first of our power of observation. For as Harry says,
to achieve a good memory ,”the eyes must see in
order for the mind to interpret.“

Do You Really See What You Look At?

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Did you read it right?  If not then you didn’t read it
completely, though understandably most of us don’t
read every word in a sentence.  So read each word
separately and see what you missed.

Another maybe better example is when following
people out of a theatre.  The line is packed going
out the big door when to the side is a smaller door
with hardly anyone going out it.  I see that at the
showcase lounge we go to.  We pretty well always
take the smaller door and get out sooner than the
ones lined up at the bigger door.

Harry feels we don’t see the obvious, the familiar or
the commonplace. I would say it is also a case of a
bit of sheep mentality, following the crowd without
bothering to observe our surroundings.

Harry suggests that we can learn how to be observant
by picking out certain things in a room, leaving and
trying to remember what we saw.  As we exercise
our bodies we also need to exercise our minds.

Everything we learn in life basically takes practice,
practice and more practice.  Harry says,”I only want
to assure you that if you look and listen with
attention and awareness you’ll not only save yourself
a lot of  time and trouble, but you’ll improve your
memory immediately.”

Samuel Johnson said, “The true art of memory is the
art of attention.”

Patricia

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There was a Young Couple

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

There was a young couple who lived by a shoestring
They had no children because of the money thing
He went off to work at his just above poverty job
To find an easier way she on the computer would log.

She surfed and she surfed searching the web
Finally finding a site, free is  what they said
She signed up and was told to verify first
She didn’t once have to open up her purse
In her back office she found many tools
To help her to learn the internet rules.

She knew there was hype about making a mint
So she was sent to the support room to get a hint
For making a mint is not an easy thing to do
But much passion and patience will help you through

She was so excited, questions going round in her head
She put on her headphones to hear what was said.
Their plan had been working  online since  1999
The support group were helpful and very kind
They said, “if you follow our steps one two three
An internet marketer soon you will be”.

Patricia

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You Can Learn What You Really Want To

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Chapter 13

“It is no great exaggeration to say that living
is for the most part learning, and that the
remainder of life is merely the carrying on in
practice what has previously been learned.
We begin to learn at least as soon as we
begin to live; very probably the learning
process commences some time before birth.
It does not appear probable that we cease to
learn until we are in the actual clutches of death.”
Knight Dunlap (American psycologist and author)

Harry Lorayne suggests that many of us learn
to a certain point and then just work with that
knowledge for the rest of our lives.  We can’t
be bothered to take the time and effort to
learn anything more that may enhance our lives.

So in Harry’s book he is trying to show us that if
we don’t keep learning we will stagnate.
Stagnant:
1. Not running or flowing: stagnant water
(have you ever smelled stagnant water? P U )
2. Foul from standing still
3. Not active; sluggish; dull
I would say the one Harry meant was number three,
if we aren’t constantly using our mind it becomes
sluggish and basically we are probably a dull person
to be around.

This is the point of Harry’s book ‘Secrets of Mind Power‘,
to help us to learn more, for knowledgeable people not
only benefit themselves but society as a whole.  That
is as long as they use that knowledge.  As the Bible says,
‘you don’t light a lamp and then put it under a basket’.
We should make use of our knowledge and then obtain
more knowledge so we can live a full life.

Each chapter has concentrated on different ‘ingredients’
needed to learn.  Harry says, ‘curiosity is the starter;
interest and enthusiasm are low gears; concentration and
memory high gears; and accomplishment is the smooth
level ride.’

Wishing we <more..>

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Curiosity Can Also Lead You to Success

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

Chapter 12 of Harry Lorayne’s book on Mind Power

Have you read the first eleven chapters regarding
Harry Lorayne’s book on ‘Mind Power’? Have you
been curious enough to want to expand your mind
to see how successful you can really be?

Harry Lorayne obviously is a man who has done that.
This chapter is about being curious and his not
understanding others who don’t want to know the
“why” and “how” of new things.

He does not believe that “ignorance is bliss” as the
saying goes. He thinks that a person’s greatest
asset is a ‘sense of humour‘ and a ‘healthy curiosity‘.
Believing that curiosity may kill a cat but with people he
feels what it kills is ignorance.

He feels that those who aren’t curious about anything
go through life; “in a straight line, like a race horse
with blinkers on; not caring about or seeing anything
but their own little pleasures, frustrations and problems.”
He doesn’t think these people come up with a ‘worthwhile
idea or do anything of interest’.

Curiosity and interest are one and the same and without
either, Lorayne feels a person must be awfully bored. He
says, “the one universal cure-all for boredom is the search
for knowledge.”

He figures the American educator Nicholas Murray Butler
was talking of such people when he said, “The tombstones
of a great many people should read: Died at 30; buried at
60.”

In condensing what Harry Lorayne has written, people may
be rich or poor but if they see things only with their eyes
and not their minds they will become bored. Plus those
who aren’t quite bored yet but soon will be because they
take ‘the path of least resistance‘. Not bothering to take
the time to figure out what they don’t understand.

If you still need convincing that to be successful you do
need to be curious, continue reading <here>

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You must Trust Others – If You want to Succeed

Monday, June 7th, 2010

When I first read the start of this chapter I was
appalled!  Reading it again I am no less appalled,
anyone who would do such a thing to a child, does
not deserve to have children! <Go here>

Continuing with the rest of the chapter in Harry Lorayne’s
book on ‘Secrets of Mind Power‘ :
This chapter is about trusting people and I can sure see
where someone would grow up trusting no one after that
treatment.

Lorayne talks of not liking books that have no ‘meat’ or as
he says are “‘blue sky’ – nice and flowery”.  He gives an
example of books that just, “preach, ‘Have faith‘; faith in
God or faith in yourself.”  He didn’t write this to argue about
religion for he knows everyone has their own beliefs.  He
feels ’90 per cent’ of those who read faith books know the
value of and believe ‘that faith in God is almost a necessity
for a happy life’.

He feels though that ‘God might prefer you to take care of
some of your own problems’.  He doesn’t think God expects
Him to solve all our problems, and not doing anything for
ourselves.  Which reminds me of the story of the man who
was stuck in a tree during a flood.  A boat comes by to
rescue him and he says, ‘no thanks, I’m waiting for God to
rescue me.’ More people try to rescue him, even a
helicopter, and he continues to say no, ‘he is waiting on
God’.  Having faith in God is recognizing when He is
helping you and not expecting some ‘beam me up Scotty’
rescue solution.

Lorayne states that after all we do have a brain which
we are suppose to use to think for ourselves.  He thinks
God had an ulterior motive when He gave us a brain; to
relieve some of His burden.  I don’t think I agree with that.
I think God’s only burden…

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More about habits

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Lorayne feels unhappiness is just a bad habit.  He suggests
getting up every morning, look at yourself in the mirror and smile.
Really!  Happiness is a state of mind and if you tell yourself you
are happy it is possible that you will be.  You will also be healthier,
for it has been proven that being in a positive attitude makes you
feel better.

Another thing Harry feels strongly about is making prompt
decisions!  Indecision is a waste of time plus it does cause
unhappiness.  Chapter Seven is where taking action and making
prompt decisions is discussed.

William James (psychologist and philosopher) says, “There is no
more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual
but indecision!”

Shyness is another reason for unhappiness which can be
overcome by showing an interest in others and doing our
best to make them feel comfortable.  Harry realizes and I’m
sure many of you do as well, that everyone thinks of themselves
and how they look to others.  Shyness causes us to be
uncomfortable, uneasy and self-conscious because we are
worried about what others think of us.

If we make it a habit to think of others and their comfort instead
of our own we won’t have time to think of ourselves.  We are all
the same and have the same kind of thoughts, it is just that many
have worked at being interested in others and don’t seem shy.
Of course there are always people who interest us naturally
without having to work at it.  Plus there are also people who show
too much interest in others, we just have to use common sense.

Patricia

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Chapter 10 Strengthening Good Habits – Discarding Bad Ones

Friday, May 14th, 2010

“Habit is either the best of servants, or worst of masters.”
Nathaniel Emmons (American theologian)

Since Harry Lorayne is neither a psychiatrist nor a
psychologist he didn’t think he should get into some
areas of good and bad habits that he would have
preferred to. He does have his own thoughts about
habits that he wanted to share.

Your life would flow along much smoother and easier
if you have acquired good habits. “A man’s fortune has
its form given to it by his habits.”  Lorayne suggests,
“If you can train your self to acquire good habits of health,
recreation, prompt decision-making, learning and work,
you will almost surely form the habit of success and
happiness.”

Now bad habits, that is a different story!  {more…}

Patricia

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Chapter 9 -You Can Solve Your Problems –

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Once You Know What They Are

Dr. John Donnelly wrote: “Every problem of frustration
which is faced realistically and dealt with in an organized
way adds to the strength of the personality.  Every failure
from which a lesson has been learned provides both an
experience and an asset which increases our capacity to
meet new problems.”

The big problems weren’t mentioned in my last article.
Sometimes it is a lot of small problems that seem like one
big one.  No matter how big the problem is Lorayne says to
look for the heart of the problem. He says to take care of
the problem that is constantly on your mind.  Get rid of that
and you will be one step closer to the main problem.

Looking at the whole picture and dwelling on it can stymie you.
It is good to look at the big picture but when starting to deal with
it you need to look at small parts of it and deal with them one at a
time.  Lorayne suggests that uncertainty , doubt and indecision
are habits we need to get rid of before we can deal with our problems.

Goethe (well-known author) put it this way,”Do the duty that
lies nearest thee, thy next duty will then become clearer.”

Lorayne deals with the objections concerning lack of money,
poor health and physical handicaps.  He suggests that realizing that
others are worse off than we are helps temporarily but doesn’t fix our
problems.  He suggests, “that one way to make ends meet is to get
off your own!”

Most of us have to..<more>

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Chapter 8 – Multiply Your Output

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

By the Habit of Concentration

As car manufacturers need to streamline their vehicles
to cut down resistance we need to streamline our minds.
Harry Lorayne believes we need to get rid of resistance
to get to the heart of a problem by the art of concentration.
Concentration is an art that has to be learned.

The dictionary says that concentration is:  exclusive
attention on one object.  Believe it or not, it is not easy to
concentrate on one thing for any length of time.  It takes
practice and Lorayne says that if you want to get rid of
a bad habit, replace it with the habit of concentration.

Exclusive attention: No other thought, no matter how trivial,
can be…{more}

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You Can Find Time For Everything

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

‘Dost thou love life?  Then do not squander time,  for that
is the stuff life is made of.’  Benjamin Franklin

There is a lot of good advice in this chapter in which I don’t
know if there is any better way to say it than the way Harry
Lorayne has written it.

We are all definitely born equal; “Nobody has more time than
you have and nobody has less.  No one can inherit time—or
keep it in a bank to gather interest.”

“An hour contains sixty minutes no matter who is using it.
And even knowing the “right’ people cannot get you more
than twenty-four hours per day.”

The only way to save time is to spend it wisely. Invest your
time properly by improving yourself mentally and physically.
I’m sure you have heard it before, ” but it seems that if you
give a job to a busy person they always seem to have time to
do the job.”

A busy person can’t afford to get behind in their work, so
by..{more}

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