This article is part of May 2008 theme: Mind
A few months ago, Luciano Passuello from Litemind suggested me to read the book How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb. Having heard about da Vinci’s reputation as one of the greatest geniuses in history, I gladly did.
The author of the [...]

This article is part of May 2008 theme: Mind.
Our brain is amazing. All scientific and technological achievements of human civilization come from the brain.
To better appreciate the magic of the brain, here are top 10 interesting facts about the human brain:
1. Your brain is the most energy-consuming part of your body. The brain [...]

This month’s theme is mind, and I’d like to start with the reasons why mind development is important. By understanding the reasons, we will be better motivated to learn and develop our mind. If we just learn what and how without learning why, I’m afraid we won’t be motivated enough.
Without further ado, here are 8 [...]

I’m thinking of setting monthly theme here on Life Optimizer. There are three reasons for this:
1. I want to give you deeper coverage of certain topic so that you can better focus on optimizing that aspect of your life.
2. Personally I also want to focus my life optimization effort on certain aspect [...]

Who doesn’t want to have a sharp mind? Having a sharp mind is something we all want. I recently read a thought-provoking article about it entitled Cognitive Fitness in Harvard Business Review. The article talks about how the minds of people like Warren Buffet and Alan Greenspan stay sharp even in their old age.
What is [...]

On the Easter weekend, I went out of town and spent several days at my parents’s home. There I enjoyed the holiday away from my normal routines. While usually I have a set of daily routines related to my work or personal growth, I decided not to follow them and spent my time to do [...]