Here and Now

From Wikipedia Okay - it's a math term, and art and science, and... everywhere. But I won't try to explain it... It turns out that there's a "golden ratio" for relationships too. I read this snippet of an article that talked about research done finding a ratio of about 5 good to 1 negative interactions is the recipe for successful relationships... of all kinds. Explains why I avoid some people - those Eeyores who are always complaining - and why I gravitate toward some people - those who are always positive...

From Morguefile Practice Makes Perfect. We've heard it a million times. And my daughter's violin teacher likes to say, "That's not true. Perfect  practice makes perfect." Except, it turns out, THAT'S not necessarily true. Turns out, it doesn't have to be perfect. The act of doing in sheer volume will perfect the doer... with a single caveat. Feedback. Read THIS ARTICLE . Did you read it? I'll trust you. So, the sheer volume of churning out...anything... the act of doing... makes one better. Provided that the doer analyzes the flaws, the errors, and the poor techniques. Some kind of feedback system has to be in place - internal or external - for this to succeed. So I taught myself to play guitar 20 years ago. I learned to fret a D chord "wrong." Every time I fret it and someone who plays guitar looks at my hand they ask, "What are you playing?" I had no external feedback system to tell me "no, this way" an...