Tag: conscious thought

Your brain controls the Universe

My daughter recently mentioned that a scientist visiting her 1st grade classroom told the students that their brain power couldn’t move the physical world.

I disagree.

Yes, the common concept of telekinesis is unproven. Science has not been able to measure any sort of change to large physical items when a person or group concentrates on that item.

Balls don’t roll. Coins don’t flip.

Those aren’t the changes that an average brain can influence…

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Is it useful to bore your audience?

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Saint Paul

 

Hey there!

Yesterday we discussed the importance of your tone of voice, specifically how being monotone works against your ability to hold someone’s attention.

If your voice has no texture, basically, there’s nothing to hook your listeners’ ears.

"Brain" by wyinoue, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
Can we tap directly into someone’s brain? “Brain” by wyinoue, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

But… I mentioned that maybe you want to be boring and monotone, on occasion.

What might that occasion be? Continue reading “Is it useful to bore your audience?”