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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams (book two of the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by the same author) Plan on working through Dantes Inferno next, should be interesting.

(If something similar to this exists, I couldn't find it via the search option...move/delete as necessary) I've found that I frequently walk into a given room of my house and promptly forget why I went there to begin with, or do something that was apart from the original plan (not a bad thing...

Hm. Interesting, I will have to read that book. It isn't very suprising that emotional state impacts one's drawing/artistic work, the same happens in writing. "Some people even claim to think in images, and I see little reason to claim that they are wrong. " I am one of these people ;)

Recently came upon a thought that is essentially as follows: There exists a common agreement that language serves as a conduit for pure thought, therefore granting a general mode of communication. While I have no qualms about this and can enjoy language/communique as much as the next human...

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Very enjoyable book.

I've found that a few people on the forum that were uncertain about their true type have made videos of themselves and posted it for Adymus (the typology guru here) to look at. Perhaps such a course would be good for you to take, hm?;)

The feeling of being dirty irks me, and I live in arguably the southernmost state in the US one can live in, so I tend to sweat profusely when outside for any length of time. To this end, I ensure that my personal hygiene is well taken care of, because it makes me feel better and while mostly...

*much. It spins slowly when I attempt to play a game, but apparently not fast enough to retrieve data. I did a brief search on google for potential candidate symptoms and I think I've narrowed it down to i) spindle bit in the middle ii) laser has grown weak. Not being able to use the device is a...

Logical thinker here, apparently. I slightly disagree, because on a few of the word-pairs, both of the options were applicable. Hmph.

Congratulations! You are a The Lot!!! Precision pizza wth loads of logic, devotion and intuition! Only you could come up with a way to combine so many toppings in such an exact formula and make it so tasty. Other pizzas call you a problem solver and an intellectual, and even might see flashes...

Heh, once I do manage to succumb to the beloved darkness, I can easily sleep 10-12 hours. Although, that is normally when I find rest in the early/mid-morn. Chess, yes. I've been trying to brush up on my chess playing abilities this past week...been playing everyone I know that knows how to...

Glorious quiz. I disagree that placing trust in others' hands is lacking in common sense, for one could have a variety of ultimate control methods over them ('I'll kill your [insert person here]', instant death, torture, et cetera)...thus making your life easier and reign subsequently stronger...

Apparently I am schizophrenic. You scored 42% on Depressed, higher than 38% of your peers. You scored 33% on Obsessive, higher than 41% of your peers. You scored 38% on Delusional, higher than 46% of your peers. You scored 54% on Anxious, higher than 61% of your peers. I'd have thought to...

Return to Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology Home Your gamerDNA is: Achiever The Achiever motto: "No goal unfinished!" Description: Best, first and most are the favorite adjectives of the Achiever. They love comparison not only against others, but also with themselves. They enjoy setting...

Box-Squiggle. I disagree. I am horrendously unorganised and very rarely get stressed at all. Hmph. Lies and Slander, I say! --> You are a creature of extremes! You have chosen the two Shapes that are the most opposite of one another. On the one hand, you like excitement and challenge, but you...

Apologies on the late responses, I have been preoccupied with several chess marathons and wikipedia. Thank you all for the responses, I will look into them. Orizonz, I am not as familiar as I'd like with Mania; would you describe its effects please? Particularly how they relate to my sleeping...

http://www.personaldna.com/report.php?k=FECBMlxBEeeGCiV-AA-DCCAD-e0ea&u=e34f8fdf9fff Reserved Thinker. I actually liked this test, kudos to whoever found it. More accurate than I honestly expected, although there are a few inconsistencies. You are a Thinker Your cautiousness, appreciation...

The fact that you're an Artist type means you have a high creativity score. That doesn't mean you're necessarily good at drawing, or sculpting, or writing, or whatever. That just means you are good at creating stuff in your mind. Whether you can create it in the physical world is another story.

Thank you Snafu for the list of "do not's". The bit on melatonin was new information for me, I will keep it in mind. Would intense exercise aid the process of falling asleep more, what with the physical exhaustion factor and the typical hot shower/bath afterwords?

Hm. I will try those, thank you for the advice. After some wikipedia searching, I am thinking the cause(s) may be i) a form of insomnia ii) narcolepsy iii) diet abnormality. There is only one other person in my family who I know suffers the same, so it may/may not be genetically related. Sleep...

As per the title, what can induce a sleep-state? Obviously, exhaustion can be one, yet even that at times isn't enough to put one to sleep, I've found. Are there certain nerves that must be relaxed before one can drift off, or is it a combination of chemicals? I ask this because I have the...

Glad to see this thread got back to the original topic after the...disgress. En regarde to the OP, I very rarely weep. Upon further consideration of the matter, I think it's been 10 years since I've cried (+/- 2). I accredit the lack of tears to my rationing out of an otherwise tear-jerking...

I was curious if anyone would elucidate the behavioural differences between the INTJ and ISTJ and what causes them(?). I am still a novice at the MBTI theory, hence why I cannot do it myself. Any links, lists, literary works, et cetera are appreciated.

Dark green(s)/very dark blue are my favourites, but I wear black and/or shades of green more oft than not.

I find this definition of personality agreeable. I personally have come to see personality as one's orientation to the world, rose glasses and the subsequent responses if you will. Working my way through "The Portable Jung" by Jung (obviously) and "The Essential Jung" by Anthony Storr, I have...

Apologies on the late response to everyone's posting, busy weeks. After reading everything and reviewing my original post (and in hindsight seeing the obvious logical fallacies of my previous thoughts), I think most here agree on a few points: I. Thought precedes all language (this slapped me...

Oh. Haha, that's much more simple than I thought...seems I was overanalyzing and making it a bit more complex than it was. *shakes head bemusedly* D'oh moment, apparently. Thanks Hmmm :)

Hm. I see; to find the rate one would subtract the 1 from S, then multiply by r, then solve for t1 (isolation of the variable(s))? My understanding of this material is that the forumlae are highly adaptable and can be changed to fit the user's needs. Thank you once more for your help TheHmmm

If any are kind enough to aid me once more with understanding my Algebra homework... Objective: Write the first three terms of the infinte geometric series satisfying the given condition. I. t1 = 8, S = 12 II. r = -1/3, S = 30 t1= first term in the series S = sum of the series R = rate...

Rechecked the post. Just to make sure I understand it properly: on top one puts the number of terms in a series (derived via the arithmetic forumla/methodology you showed), on the bottom goes the index number, on the immediate right goes the common difference - which is the difference between...

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. I will be writing all of that down in my notes. I knew it was arithmetic, but wasn't sure how to proceed...in any area. Thank you, once more. You've helped me quite a bit today with my homework -sheepish grin- :o:gott0:

I have to put it into series notation. We just encroached upon this subject last week and I have absolutely no idea what/how to do it. Eh, I am a little uncertain as to how to sum them, Im assuming you apply the variable (i.e, n=2) to a given equation until you reach a certain number?

@Trebuchet, I will be coming back to your post for some time - my Geometry class is approaching circles with Trig. functions soon, so it will be of immeasurable value to me. As far as logarithms go, I'll follow your advice for a time and observe any changes. Thank you for the information...would...

For the moment, aye. I *may* be needing aid with Algebra II once it rolls along in my scheduale (how is this spelled? I can never remember for the life of me), a D in any class is just unacceptable, aside from it killing my GPA (4. something to 3.5). I will likely post as is necessary in this...

Ah, that makes sense. I can visualise it in my mind, thank you once more; this helps. Aye, I figured that the hypotenuse would always be the longest side...else there would be odd lengths sticking out of the triangle's joints.

x=8.94427-->8.9. Damn, I knew I was doing it right the first time. Thank you TheHmm. Ive another trigonometry question (the teacher is...not so good, Ive found from my experience and that of my classmates): Is the hypotenuse always the tangent, the shortest side always the sine, and the base...

Apologies on the late response on my part, I've been very busy with school/homework (IB student) lately. Thank you everyone for answering my queries and providing links/examples and the breakdowns of logs et cetera. I'm thinking that I get it now, just need to review the material on this page...

The EMP plan seems fun, in the aspect that it can de-power an entire nation in moments. Along the lines of Paradroid's plan, we could then procede with psychological manipulation - THE ALIENS ARE COMING!!! type propoganda, combined with the aspect of the "untrustrworthy and secretive government"...

I'm currently receiving a D average for my Alg. 2 honors class, which is killing my GPA (4.3 down to a 3.5 something). Does anyone have/know of any comprehensive websites or literature that could help me? A D in any class is...just unacceptable. We just got done with logarithms and I don't have...

I recently thought about how language can I) guide our thoughts II) limit/restrain our thoughts III) focus/clarify our thoughts IV) aid in communication of thoughts (obviously). Yet, it also occurred to me that language might serve as a barrier against free-flowing thinking; for instance, if you...

hahaha, naturally :) It's no fun if you can't be a lightning-hurling, Force-wielding, stupidly wealthy Jedi, of course! :D

@Toad - Whatever manner you think of/have thought of. If it is aliens that tickle your fancy, then let aliens come with their advanced technology & mind capacities and take over the Earth. ;)

Indeed (I am in no way suicidal or planning on actually following through with the plans - I just find it interesting to see and mentally exploit the different ways the state of our world is in). If one had a death wish, I suppose that such a plan would prove useful - provided they were able to...

I've been thinking for the past two weeks about different ways one could destroy the world, dominate the world as we know it now, or set the human race up to destroy itself/go into a state of decadence - given that one would have any and all resources necessary to fufill the criteria for the...

Im a sophomore at the moment (well into the second semester) and my GPA is ~3.8, but I never particularly do my homework - particularly because I a) forget do to it or b) don't see the point in doing it, and would rather talk about it in class with my teacher - so it would be higher if I were...

Welcome to the forum. Indeed, the OP's analogy likening us all to bums and the lack of complete affinity among us is accurate , I've found.

Being an avid martial arts follower, my preference would be to die in combat against other highly skilled opponents of different styles (or killing them then dying from wounds/internal bleeding et cetera); or death via black hole...sounds mildly interesting to say the least.