Calendar Books by Allen James - Daily Reading - "The Journey: A Calendar Book"

This past weekend's readings, March 2nd and 3rd, "Have a roommate at least once in your life", and "Graduate"....respectively.

From "The Journey: A Calendar Book" for March 4th, "You've got a mind, use it".




Recent research indicated our brain is less like a computer and more like a corporation, multiple aspects working toward the common purpose, LIFE (NPR.com).
 
What's interesting about today's reading is the myth which has been making the rounds for decades regarding our typical use of our brains, this being we use only 10% or less of our brain's potential at any given time. If this were true those who tend to let others think for them would be "up the creek without a paddle" as "they" say. Barry Gordon, neurologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore says, the 10% myth is so wrong it's almost laughable (www.scientificamerican.com). 

"The myths durability stems from people's conceptions about their own brain: they see their own shortcomings as evidence of the existence of untapped gray matter. This is a false assumption."It turns out though, that we use virtually every part of the brain, and that [most of] the brain is active almost all the time," Gordon adds. "Let's put it this way: the brain represents three percent of the body's weight and uses 20 percent of the body's energy" (www.scientificamerican.com).

Don't allow unfounded assumptions affect your abilities. Don't allow unfounded assumptions to hamper you from being all you c an be. Don't allow unfounded assumptions to become obstacles in your journey to personal success.

You've got a brain, use it....to its full potential, 100%.

Keep looking up. : ) AJ