- This old adage holds true: “You never forget your first time.” It’s true: You never forget your first kiss, your first love, your first... well, you know what I’m talking about, whether it was a good or bad experience. According to a study, we recall losing our virginity so vividly since our first sexual encounter, which shapes the kind of sex we will have for the rest of our lives.
- Cultural norms, beliefs, social background, birthplace, the schools you attended, childhood friends, community influences, and the teachers who taught you, all tend to define your pattern of thinking, which is subtly engraved in your subconscious brain. This pattern is permanent and cannot be altered. What you can do to alter the pattern, is to re-program your subconscious brain to believe in something else, while in actual fact, the original brain pattern whether good or bad, sticks with you for the rest of your life.
- People can actually sense your gaze boring on them when you stare at them directly behind their backs. "Gaze detection" or "gaze perception" is a common biological phenomenon, which, scientists believe is some kind of a yet to established complex neural network. What it actually means is that the brain can sense the eye-gaze of another person watching them behind their backs. Think of it as a complex CCTV camera fitted in your brain.
- “Love at first sight”, is a baffling phenomenon even for psychologists. How does it happen? Why does it happen? Why do complete strangers fall in love at first sight? What pulls them together? Is it animal instinct? It happens because humans have a perpetual longing to be loved. The new person they see resembles someone they've already loved before or wanted to love, or someone who has had a positive effect upon their lives, or just someone they’ve imagined—a fantasy playing in their minds. Of these, perhaps the most compelling reason why people fall in love at first sight is the power of imagination. This explains why people go to the extent of developing video games such as “Second Life”, to extend their streak of imagination.
- Maintaining a winning streak is quite possible whether it’s in playing the lottery or a game of poker. The trick is to maintain your level of self-confidence. Self-confidence generates some kind of positive energy that keeps your instincts on high alert. At this energy level, you cannot lose. This explains why some people have won the lottery several times. The moment your self-confidence level drops even for a fraction of a nanosecond, your positive energy levels drop from positive to negative and you begin a losing streak. Henceforth, it’s difficult to regain your self-confidence levels unless you take control of yourself and really work hard at it. The same thing works in every sphere of life, including business.
- Most people fail their job interviews simply because they eat a heavy meal or breakfast before they attend a job interview. This is not smart. Actually, this is counterintuitive, because around this time in mid-morning, your body enters its metabolism peak, which means your brain literally goes to sleep. The best way to attend a job interview in mid-morning is to go on an empty stomach when your body has absorbed all the nutrients in the system. At this time, your stomach is empty, but your brain is on its high alert. You will actually be anticipating questions from your interviewers even before they ask.
- “Happiness is the ultimate state of being”. This statement is underrated by most people, especially in this day and age. However, happiness underpins the success of all human endeavors, without which we can hardly function effectively. Scientists are beginning to discover that lack of happiness can affect our capacity to perform, health status, success, love life, longevity, brain functionality, and a host of other mental, physical and biological functions of the body including our internal organs. However, where happiness really excels is in the area of success. People who are mostly happy have a higher chance of success than others.
