Immunize Yourself Against Control Techniques
It Was Never About The Big Things
My take on this is that if you do the small things right, and enjoy them, the big things are more likely to follow and persist.
Quote of the Day
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu – Philosopher (604 – 531 BC)
Can You Think Yourself Younger?
In 1979, Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer brought a group of men in their late 70s and 80s to a monastery retrofitted to look like 1959. No mirrors. No current photos. They spoke about Eisenhower in the present tense. They were told to inhabit their younger selves completely.
One week later the results were biologically confusing. Their joints were more flexible. Their grip strength increased. Their vision improved. Arthritic fingers actually lengthened as inflammation subsided. Independent observers judged their “after” photos to look significantly younger.
On the final day, these men who had arrived frail and dependent were playing touch football on the front lawn.
We think of aging as a one way street where parts wear out and systems fail. But what if the body is simply following instructions? If you tell the mind it is 1959, the body does not check the calendar. It listens to the mind.
Your body is eavesdropping on every signal you send it. What are you telling it today?
A New Waste Treatment
In parts of Sweden, modern homes are being designed with a plumbing system that goes far beyond traditional sewage. Instead of a single wastewater outlet, these houses are constructed with three separate pipes serving distinct purposes. One line connects to vacuum toilets that use minimal water and transport waste efficiently through suction. A second pipe carries greywater from showers and sinks to be treated and reused. The third is dedicated to food waste, which is ground and sent to biogas facilities.
This separation allows each waste stream to be processed in the most effective way. Organic kitchen scraps are converted into renewable biogas, which can power local buses and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Greywater can be cleaned and redirected for non-drinking purposes, conserving fresh water supplies. Even toilet waste is handled more efficiently through vacuum technology.
By redesigning something as ordinary as plumbing, Sweden turns everyday household activity into part of a circular energy system. Kitchens help fuel transportation. Showers contribute to water conservation. Toilets use less water without sacrificing function. The result is housing that quietly supports sustainability — proving that environmental innovation can begin beneath the floorboards.
Jacob Collier Improvises with Orchestra Live in San Francisco
Masterful! Brilliant! Moving! A must watch/listen!
Click to view the video: https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=1599635021060206
Quote of the Day
We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.
Bertrand Russell
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Quote of the Day
“The reward of a thing well done is having done it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet (1803 – 1882)