The Pull Back Factor
By Tao de Haas on 5 February 2013
What makes some people act and be successful when others don’t? This is one of the most fundamental questions. Why do some people succeed and others who also want to be successful don’t?
Happy 2013
By The About my Brain Institute on 6 January 2013
An inspiring quote by V.S. Ramachandran.
How You Can Feel Content, Satisfied And Fulfilled More Often
By Tao de Haas on 9 November 2012
Most people want to do something that fulfills them. In each and every one of us resides a unique process of individual evolution. Inherent in us is a desire to flourish and grow, to create and to achieve. We are programmed to evolve, move forward, to discover, to find new frontiers.
The BrainArt Exhibition Launch For 2012 Approaches
By Silvia Damiano on 15 October 2012
As the BrainArt Exhibition Launch for 2012 approaches fast, it occurred to me that explaining once more the relationship between pleasure and brain could be worthwhile. One of the best ways to gain a deeper understanding of what this relationship means and why it is important to enhan …
The Pleasure Of Exercising
By The About my Brain Institute on 7 August 2012
It’s understandable that there are pleasures for food, drugs gambling, or sex. Some people, however, find the pleasure from exercise more difficult to comprehend, let alone achieve. Exercise undoubtedly provides extremely good health benefits, including cardiovascular benefits, blood …
What About Drugs And Pleasure?
By The About my Brain Institute on 29 July 2012
Pleasure is a large part of our lives, and we as humans, spend an enormous amount of time aimed at chieving pleasure. There are some pleasures that are obviously good for us, and are essential to basic survival. Then there are other pleasures, which are not. Causing more than 600 deat …
On Entrepreneurship & The Creative Brain
By Silvia Damiano on 2 May 2012
“Being an entrepreneur means you have to wear many hats”, say the experts. I would like to suggest that being an entrepreneur requires the person to have the ability to use brain circuits that he/she may not have explored before.
The Story Of The Busy Business Man, The Sage & The Value Of Self Knowledge
By Silvia Damiano on 14 April 2012
What would you do differently if you knew yourself better? The sage asked the busy businessman. I would not take my reactions so seriously. That is why I have asked you to come, so you can teach me how to do it, the business man replied impatiently. And how do your reactions affect yo …
Emotions & Negotiation
By Relmi Damiano on 6 November 2011
Over recent years, academic research has reconsidered the way we think and value emotions.“I think therefore I am”, a statement proposed by French philosopher Rene Descartes, places in people’s minds the idea that thinking and intellect was all that mattered, and that emotions were to …
Data Visualisation And The Brain
By Phillip Gough on 30 October 2011
Many of the talks and papers I see on data visualisation start by saying something about how we’re generating and storing more data than we can process. The solution they present is, of course, data visualisation.
Do You Want A Smack? Yes... Please Mummy!
By Tao de Haas on 14 October 2011
A crying or whinging child in a supermarket is enough to drive anyone around the bend. I’ve seen some mothers try to keep reasoning while others can become more frustrated and desperate.
The Non-Discussable Emotions
By Phil Boas on 11 October 2011
When parents separate or get divorced, children suffer and they rarely really understand why their parents split up. They rarely feel good about it. When asked why? Most parents come up with some trite and meaningless response like, “sometimes people just stop getting along with one a …