Update

90 days of Zen

So its been just over 2 weeks of meditation and I'm feeling an overwhelming sense of something.  Let me try to explain. It's not something like a light at the end of a tunnel but rather an illumination of something.  I don't know exactly what it is but I can sense its presence. I may just be going a little crazy or just misreading what I'm feeling but I will keep you posted just the same.

90 days of memory

So this one is a slow going process. I've decided this one is better to be used on the side of implementation over 90 days. This means that I am actively reading two publications on this subject of memory and learning and then will begin the official 90 days. As I complete the books we will discuss what my learnings will be on and subjectively try and gage how well its working.

Besides all of this I have been trying to learn how to dance. Why? Because I move like a rock. It's embarrassing really. My wife is a dancing maniac and she is really good at it. I would like to impress her with a random bust a move moment when she would least expect it. If your interested I can keep you updated, you let me know.

If there is anything you would like me to tackle in the future feel free to leave a comment. Also I am new to this blogging world so of you see something I'm doing that you like or something you would like to see different just let me know. 

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Mindfulness

So after a little digging I've decided to practice mindfulness meditation.  I feel that a calm deliberate mind will help me progress further as I delve further in my learnings and experiences I plan on having. I started today with just ten minutes of breathing and trying to return to breathe whenever I found myself distracted. This seemed like a long time. But maybe I just need to train the mind and see how this progresses. I will try to keep you up to date with any progress, short comings and/or revelations.

90 days of Zen

Meditation has always been one of those things I've always wanted to try. Can It really bring enlightenment, peace of mind, Calm and tranquility? Let's find out! Over the next 90 days I will learn the different types of meditation and implement them in practice everyday. After 90 days we will discuss pros, cons and my new Perspective.

Memory and Learning

I have always had an interest in increasing my mental capacity. I have often thought that, if I could learn the right techniques I could substantially increase the amount of information I could store AND retrieve. This is where it gets to the heart of what I'm doing here now. I always feel if I did X then I could expect Y, but my follow through is subpar at best. This interest is not new to me. About 8 years ago I bought books on learning and memory.  I even read a couple of the chapters from each. The problem is that I never put the effort into actually practicing the techniques called out in the books. So for the next 90 days I will dedicate time to studying and implementing the techniques as described and verify if my intuition was right about how much easier learning will become. Now I'm not sure how to measure my success. I will start by reading the books again then I will decide a measurable (or subjective) test to determine the magnitude of change vs the effort put in.

The 90 day experiment

What is the 90 day experiment ?
  
   This is kind of a tough one to explain.  It is and is not a collection of experiments, ideas, lifestyle changes,  and can be thought of as ideas or points of focus that I will obsess over for up to 90 days or longer. After 90 days of focus and implementation I will assess the changes that can be had in this short amount of time and the magnitude of the positive or negative effects. Some things will be just implementation and some may be just obsessions of a particular subject of interest to increase knowledge and/or competence. 

The list: (no particular order and subject to change)
Language
Meditation
Yoga
Mathematics
Electronics
Wine
Memory
Dog training
Chemistry
Conversational hypnosis
Cooking

   Now this is a rough list. I will try and refine the outcomes I am aiming for to have something to measure against.
Now you may have noticed that I can do more than one thing and/or one thing can piggyback on the outcome of another. This is the big idea. To build a road map that can be loosely followed to get a desired outcome with little effort, and proper planning and implementation.   Just think, if a father and husband who works full time can accomplish this without sacrificing quality of family....anything is possible!