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Five Things To Consider About Your Inventions by George Davison 2007-04-10 21:10:01

Taking inventions from concept to reality can be difficult. In fact, it's quite confusing. I've been down that path several times myself, and without help simple matters become daunting. Twenty years ago I attempted to go it alone and spent tens of thousands with a prototyping house, an engineer and more. Outside of finances, I also faced challenges when deciding who to talk to, how to patent and the path I should take when pursuing my inventions. Thinking of these subjects, I compiled a list o ...

Math Shortcuts To Amaze Your Friends by Steve Gillman 2007-04-10 16:10:01

I had my own math shortcuts when I was a child. Using these meant that I didn't "show my work" in math class, as was required. This annoyed many of the teachers, and lowered my grades. I did get the correct solutions to my math problems, however. I was simply using different algorithms, ones which I had a hard time expressing on paper. In my thinking, for example, 97 x 16 became 100 x 16 (1600) minus 3 x 16 (48). It was easier that way, and thinking this way became almost automatic. As a result ...

Creative Ideas - Six Ways To Have Them by Steve Gillman 2007-04-10 11:10:01

Would you like more creative ideas? Maybe you want to exercise more creativity in solving problems at home, or in your work. Perhaps you just like the thought of having the most interesting ideas the next time you are with a group of friends. Either way, you can quickly become a font of creative ideas by using a few simple techniques. Start with the following. 1. Look at opposites. What if instead of being bad for your teeth, candy was actually good for them? Could someone develop a candy that ...

How To Increase Your Tolerance Of Risks To Increase Your Level Of Success. by Edward W. Smith 2007-04-10 06:10:01

This article will show you that you recover from setbacks faster than you expect to and has tips you can use to increase your tolerance of risks. Using this information will help you set and attain higher-level goals, which will move your life ahead even faster. Dr. Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard recently published results of his extensive research on how people process setbacks. He determined that people tend to overestimate how bad they will feel in the future regarding ...

Control Freak Personality - Are You Out Of Control? by Marguerite Pickett 2007-04-10 01:10:02

It’s really not too difficult to identify a true control freak personality. For the most part, they have no friends because, quite frankly, nobody can stand to be around them. They’re demanding, bossy, critical and manipulating. Their aggressive behavior is consistent, they don’t want to give up. They have one goal in life--to have it their way or no way! In Control or Out of Control? The need to feel in control of others is usually caused by feelings of inadequacy and helplessness. Controllin ...

Easy Invention Ideas - How To Have Them by Steve Gillman 2007-04-09 20:10:01

Want easy invention ideas? Dreaming up new products and inventions is fun, and it can be easy too. Try the following two techniques and soon you'll have a list of new ideas. Easy Invention Ideas - Start With What's There One of the easiest ways to create new ideas for inventions is to look at what already exists and find a way to make it better. You can start with things in your own home. These may even be the most marketable ideas - consider how many new kitchen gadgets are sold every year. ...

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