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The Meditative Gadget

The Meditative Gadget

While many of his techniques and superbly incomparable skills of deduction and observation were certainly accomplished with invisible tools, it was obvious that Sherlock Holmes relaxed and sharpened his razor-sharp mind while playing the violin.  Watson knew that Holmes was in a meditative trance of higher clearer, cleaner thinking when practicing his [...]

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“For just at that moment the light came over the hill, and there was a mighty twitter in the branches. William never spoke for he stood turned to stone as he stooped; and Bert and Tom were stuck like rocks as they looked at him1.”

That is an excerpt from possible the greatest fantasy [...]

The 3-Hour Pattern Absolute Rule: Ultimate Health “Awake” Technique

[audio: http://www.validateyourlife.com/vylab/vylab_20110809_3hourrule.mp3] Edify on the Go! I’ve tried to write this post 3 times but had technical difficulties and have had to undergo three drafts.  Fortunately, that also gave me three shots at revisions!  Here’s what I’ve surmised.

The principle:  Eat nothing until three hours (or longer) after waking up.

It’s incredibly simple but [...]

Want to Maximize Health and Productivity? Stay on Your Feet!

[audio: http://www.validateyourlife.com/vylab/vylab_20110802_increasefocusstayonfeet.mp3] Edify on the go with this audio download! This is one of the Top 5 Productivity Posts! To some, this may sound repulsively unpleasant, insane, too demanding or have myriad other reasons for why that is impossible. I am at a standing desk writing this, literally looking down on this old cramped, [...]