The Rat Experiment

A great example of the importance of perception:

There was an experiment where researchers were given a set of rats and told to rate their ability to learn mazes.  They were told that certain rats were “smart rats” and had an abnormally high IQ.  When the researchers tested the rats, their studies showed that the “smart rats” [...]

Quote – Karl Popper

The golden rule is a good standard which is further improved by doing unto others, wherever possible, as they want to be [...]

Words to Live By

Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue.
Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
Drive carefully. It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
Eat a [...]

Some Wisdom from Will Rogers

Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco.
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman…neither works.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put [...]

Poka-Yoke

The goal is not to prevent idiots from doing the wrong thing, but to make intelligent people do the right thing. From Thinking for [...]