the problem of time

To unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, the "problem of time" crops up when encompassing the theory of quantum gravity. 

Time's steady ticks dictate the evolving entanglements between particles.
But in general relativity (Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity), time is relative and dynamical, a dimension that’s inextricably interwoven with directions x, y and z into a four-dimensional “space-time” fabric. The fabric warps under the weight of matter, causing nearby stuff to fall toward it (this is gravity), and slowing the passage of time relative to clocks far away.

Unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity requires reconciling their absolute and relative notions of time.

To learn more, click on the source article: Quantum Gravity Research 

start. be. lead.

"One of the most important keys to success is having the discipline to do what you know you should do, even when you don't feel like doing it"
                                                                                   Jay Warren


@TheJayWarren

attack with reason

Fake news, fake knowledge, and fake wisdom are something humans have had with in perpetuity.

John Adams

"Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery of party, faction, and division of society." - John Adams

 

Headlines can lead to fear, anger, arousal, or some other part of us that isn't related to critical thinking and political analysis. Everyone slinging mud is secure in the knowledge that they are right, and that everyone else who thinks differently is an idiot.

The only way to really understand why someone may hold a different viewpoint is through empathy. But how can we empathize when we don't have control over how the world appears to us? 

Our "filter" serves as a buffer to stories that might help us connect with the other side. 

We need to groom our sense of public life and a sense of civic responsibility. Our transparency gives us some control, not lack of it. We have to filter content that comes to us. We need to read outside our "comfort zone". Let's keep our minds clear and demand content outside our filter. We'll get access to new information.

 

The safe place for our thoughts isn't all that safe.  

Our "zone" gets bombarded with opposing viewpoints. Our attitude has to amend. This allows us to receive viewpoints that are misguided, wrong, and disgusting. After receive these opposing views can we attack with reason. 

No terrible idea can survive the light of day armed with intelligent opposition.

 

This notion will make our world a little clearer in a time where it's increasingly hard to get our arms around what's what. 

 

 

 

be true to yourself

You are here to bring your own unique creation to this world.

 

What works for others will not necessarily work for you.

What works for you will not necessarily work for others. 

 

 

 

Others who love and care about you can not see it from your point of view.  They may think you are making a mistake when you are really doing something amazing, outstanding, incredible.

It is smart to listen to the advice of others.  But you have to weigh it for yourself and see if it is right for you.

Never, never, never make your decision based on how you think someone else may feel about your decision.

Ultimately all decisions finally come down to you.

 

angel and lion

pivot

Do you get your values from culture?

 

Question the system!

 

Don't be ashamed to ignore and turn away from the system that exploits you.

external to internal

I liken humans to a tea cup. Whatever we are filled with is what will spill out when we are rattled.

 From the WarriorWriters blog: https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/how-horror-fiction-can-make-us-better-writers/

"We take that external problem and make it internal." - from the article

knights

3 ghouls

have a clue with content

What content are you concentrated on? Have you given this major consideration?

Content is king.

That is key. What is your topic or subject? Note that it's "your" topic.

Choose a topic and concentrate and focus on it. 

Make yourself an expert.

gear head

freud

20 words

life is an echo

c.s. lewis

being social

re-directed

i should

“One of the best places to start to turn our life around is by doing whatever appears on your mental 'I should' list.”
                                                                          Jim Rohn

jimrohn.com

the next level

Relating to an audience doesn’t mean mirroring their lives anymore, but tapping into their values and fantasies to deliver the world that takes imagination to the next level does.

motivation

social media brand usage

Social media is very time-consuming. Creating content is very time-consuming. Getting sales from both is hard work. There are several Social Media platforms to use. Here's some research you'll find helpful.

influence your audience

Focus on becoming the "go to" person within your marketing niche. The problem solver.

Why do you visit the pages you visit now?

Most likely it's because they have established some sort of authority within a particular niche. Always keep your message inspiring, positive, and motivating.

Load your content with value.

Be a problem solver.

 

battlefields

as above, so below

be happy

keep going

love, frankl style

persuade and resonate

explore and write

A life lesson

a kind of cabal

The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence.

American journalist Vance Packard wrote The Hidden Persuaders in 1957. He described an influence born in America. 

According to Packard, US corporate executives and politicians were beginning to use subtle and, in many cases, completely undetectable methods to change people’s thinking, emotions and behaviour based on insights from psychiatry and the social sciences.

 

Presentation of short messages, known as subliminal stimulation, is nothing new. A New Jersey movie theater was showing subliminal messages to increase ice cream sales. This happened in 1958. 

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) set standards to prohibit subliminal messages. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1974 said that subliminal messages were contrary to the public interest. 

Despite these moves, subliminal messages are hard to detect. Most likely, subliminal messages are still with us. Research tells us that subliminal messages have only a small impact on us. Influences are already influenced us in advertising messages. These messages are far from what I would term a "subliminal message". 

Packard had uncovered a much bigger problem, however – namely that powerful corporations were constantly looking for, and in many cases already applying, a wide variety of techniques for controlling people without their knowledge. He described a kind of cabal in which marketers worked closely with social scientists to determine, among other things, how to get people to buy things they didn’t need and how to condition young children to be good consumers. Guided by social science, marketers were quickly learning how to play upon people’s insecurities, frailties, unconscious fears, aggressive feelings and sexual desires to alter their thinking, emotions and behavior without any awareness that they were being manipulated.

By the early 1950s, Packard said, politicians had got the message and were beginning to merchandise themselves using the same subtle forces being used to sell soap.

  The forces that Packard described have become more persuasive. The soothing music we all hear overhead in supermarkets causes us to walk more slowly and buy more food, whether we need it or not. Sources of influence operate competitively. It is the competitive nature of our society that keeps us, on balance, relatively free.