It’s puzzling how these marketing campaign can make us desire something so badly we wouldn’t mind selling our children or one of our kidney in order to obtain these gadgets of desire.
Well, I’ve come across a really humorous decision making chart that could help you get through this.
[courtesy of “I Love Chart”]
I have been thinking lately. “Yes, I know some of you have warned me about doing that”. Anyway there I was thinking about “thinking”. Water, air and the sun powers life, but what really powers intelligence?
I guess to start with, it would have to be with the brain. The human brain is extremely unique (or at least we humans would like to think so). It performs an incredible amount of complex tasks such as:
But having a brain doesn’t automatically provide intelligence. Just ask Paris (and I don’t mean the city).
So what really powers the intelligence of the people in the 21st century? In my humble opinion, that would be electricity. Though fire may have helped humans cooked food all the way back 1.9 million years ago, I think electricity has to be one of the (if not the most important discovery in human history).
I’m not even talking about the 100 billion nerve cells in our brains (called neurons) that gathers and transmit electrochemical signals. If you want to learn more about that search for “neuroscience” or “neurobiology” on the internet, because I’m not talking about those. No, I’m talking about the electricity that I use to power the computer that I’m using right now, and my mobile phone, and my GPS and my air conditioner (which has to be the second most important discovery in human history).
Now we depend on our mobile phones, GPS and computers. It was to allow us to free our mind to think about something more valuable. But what exactly are these more valuable thoughts we are suppose to be thinking about?
I once misplaced my mobile phone, and the first thing that pop onto my mind was to make a call to it and hope that it’s ringing would guide me towards it. Shortly after; I realised, unlike some of my friends in the sales line, I didn’t have like 300 other phones. So the second thing that came to my mind, was in fact to run a search on “Google”. GOOGLE?!? That wouldn’t have worked very well. Because Google’s pigeon technology wouldn’t have indexed my phone as well. (At this point I was laughing very hard at myself to have thought about it).
But you get the point. Some of us have become so dependant on technology and electronics, that when the battery runs out, we’d have the same intelligence level of a single-celled microorganism (which is more that what I can say for some of our government officials).
So the question really comes back to, is the availability of technology (powered by electricity) really making us more intelligent or less? I think we can all benefit from some additional time spent on thinking. “Think Time” is something I will be writing in the near future. Now that’s something for you to think about.
Update: I did eventually find my mobile phone, in my library (the loo). Here are some things to make you appear more intelligent. Do note one of them doesn’t belong *evil grin*
There are many things Facebook is good for. But there are many things Facebook is probably not very good for. Here are my top 10s:
1. There is a reason we avoided them.
We avoided some of our younger acquaintances for a very specific reason. We don’t need Facebook to remind us why.
2. You barely know them.
Adding acquaintances you’ve just met, whether it’s while you were powdering your nose or had a chat with the bloke in the next urinal. You don’t really know these people, why would you come out of the toilet being the best of friends? To make matter worst, they turn up at your house, unannounced couple of months after!
3. You don’t even know them!
To make matter worse, adding people you don’t even know! Yes, they have a cool avatar/picture. They may even have sexy pictures (that you think could be them). Really?! They could be a hairy chest-ed 500lbs man that is a permanent resident of the state of Couch Potato!
4. When is enough, really enough?
You’ve been with your colleagues for 8-12 hours a day. Would you really still want to look at their Face(book) when you get home, kick back and enjoy? I thought so.
5. Updating your status in the most inappropriate time
Attending a meeting or a course that is boring the life out of your body? (Talk about “out of body experience”…) Well don’t update your Facebook that tells your boss you’d rather be at a eat-all-the-shoes-you-want buffet than the listen to him/her whine about more energy to create more sales.
6. What are they doing in your Facebook in the first place…
Some considerations when adding your boss or even their boss into your Facebook. Don’t. Period.
7. Whiny Face(book)
Yeah, that’s so interesting, don’t let my “Do I look like I bloody care” expression stop you. Seriously, nobody gives a $#!+ about your 18th breakup…of the week! They dumped you for a reason, go figure.
8. Spelling Bee…NOT
If yuo are not good wit speling and hve a strong ned to update anywey, at least use dictionary. If you don’t, no one will understand you anyway. *thinking*. That may not be that bad…*still thinking*
9. Under the roof
It’s annoying enough to see couples arguing over petty subjects. It’s even worse having people argue over petty subjects publicly on Facebook, while they live in the same bloody house! Do you really have to? I’d reckon not.
10. Mafia Farmers
The most annoying of ALL! Stop inviting me to become online virtual farmer or hitman. I’m not interested, and neither is my pet dog. Now stop hanging around and go spend some time with your family and your loved ones.
Update: Facebook is here to stay whether you like it or not? However there are ways that you can have fun with Facebook while earning some money along the way. Here are some of the recommended reading you could do to find out HOW?
