Friday, December 12, 2014
Electro-Voice ELX ETX
Completely off topic from my other posts...
I bought a set of ELX 115p speakers and ETX 15SP subwoofer recently.
Sick speaker setup and cannot wait to try it out.
I'll be trying the ETX 15SP sub for the first time tomorrow night at a restaurant in my area.
Aside from that, to go along with the other posts on here, I've still been working with human psychology.
mainly learning from situations and seeing how situations can be managed and worked on in a positive manner to yield
better results from a situation. Constantly optimizing....
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Monday, April 25, 2011
The View
Learning human behavior... reading body language... nearly predicting what someone will do next... these are the things I've been working on.
I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not. However I've been getting better at predicting peoples behavior and knowing what to expect. While doing this, knowing how to navigate people to a certain extent.
I admit probing people in a way to get information to test certain theories about people...
The view so far is that i'm still learning... However, in all of this, i'm learning how to control my emotions. How to be able to stop myself from getting overly angry or getting emotionally interested in situations. I've come to realize how people either subconsciously or consciously use other peoples emotions to their advantage.
I've come to notice this first with my cousin Corey and my ex. At first I was convinced by her that he wasn't stable and had emotional issues. This had moved to being potentially bipolar and then to other potential mental problems. After studying the situation closely, I realized that what it seems to boil down to is his simple map of the world that's still growing. He's currently in a position where people in his environment accept his attitude as being "agressive". Because they know this, they will react to his actions more easily. To this he can evoke an emotion from people by reacting and essentially fueling his fire. Because of his environment, he knows how to read people quickly. He's had no choice given his upbringing. Because of this, he was able to "relate" to my ex on the sole basis that he and her can read people given their upbringing.
The whole point of this is that while she's trying to get him help for how he is... He's simply a product of his environment. He knows how to manipulate people to his advantage. The prime example is how he understand how to use my ex and manipulate her
into doing what he wants. she's getting him help and showing certain emotions that he can read and use to his advantage. He knows that he can get away with being overly angry because she'll cave emotionally. So, while she thinks she's helping him to get better, he's simply playing her as he would any situation.
All this to say that one can start to notice patterns in people, and when they can and cannot change. When they are ready for a change, or when they are simply faking it.
Emotions are extremely dangerous when one doesn't know how to control them or how they can be controlled.
OK... now to eventually re-read my post and see if it made any sense... I was lost in other thoughts for a moment!
I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not. However I've been getting better at predicting peoples behavior and knowing what to expect. While doing this, knowing how to navigate people to a certain extent.
I admit probing people in a way to get information to test certain theories about people...
The view so far is that i'm still learning... However, in all of this, i'm learning how to control my emotions. How to be able to stop myself from getting overly angry or getting emotionally interested in situations. I've come to realize how people either subconsciously or consciously use other peoples emotions to their advantage.
I've come to notice this first with my cousin Corey and my ex. At first I was convinced by her that he wasn't stable and had emotional issues. This had moved to being potentially bipolar and then to other potential mental problems. After studying the situation closely, I realized that what it seems to boil down to is his simple map of the world that's still growing. He's currently in a position where people in his environment accept his attitude as being "agressive". Because they know this, they will react to his actions more easily. To this he can evoke an emotion from people by reacting and essentially fueling his fire. Because of his environment, he knows how to read people quickly. He's had no choice given his upbringing. Because of this, he was able to "relate" to my ex on the sole basis that he and her can read people given their upbringing.
The whole point of this is that while she's trying to get him help for how he is... He's simply a product of his environment. He knows how to manipulate people to his advantage. The prime example is how he understand how to use my ex and manipulate her
into doing what he wants. she's getting him help and showing certain emotions that he can read and use to his advantage. He knows that he can get away with being overly angry because she'll cave emotionally. So, while she thinks she's helping him to get better, he's simply playing her as he would any situation.
All this to say that one can start to notice patterns in people, and when they can and cannot change. When they are ready for a change, or when they are simply faking it.
Emotions are extremely dangerous when one doesn't know how to control them or how they can be controlled.
OK... now to eventually re-read my post and see if it made any sense... I was lost in other thoughts for a moment!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
6 Months...
It's been 6 months since my last post... yikes what's new... LOTS... I've grown in the photography industry... upped my skills... also upped my skills on reading people. I can now safely pull a derren brown on peeps and practically read their minds....
I'm working on reading micro expressions to up those skills too.
My birthday passed on November 1st... It marked a 1 year anniversary since the breakup with my ex and the clusterfu#k that ensued... My life CHANGED on that day....
Hearing that your ex wants to date your 18 year old cousin, isn't something one takes lightly... being a scorpio, I did not... I successfully channeled all my anger into making their life hell. Do I feel bad? Is it bad if I say no? I was mad and didn't know what do to... in retrospect now... I would have left sooner and been a lot stronger about it. We all grow at different speeds though, so alas, I grew.
The situation allowed me to grow a billion times over though... I went into a different phase in my life... jumping out of the relationship made me feel like I could no longer trust people or their true intentions. I read books on body language so I could read people versus listening to their useless words.
Have the books helped... BIG time on numerous occasions.
I'm both happy and sad for my experience, although out of it I learned a lot. I'm still afraid of pretty much........ nothing. Aside from heights and spiders, not even people scare me anymore. For that I can be thankful.
Live your life to the fullest, take in each breathe deeply and do everything intensely. Life will be much more rewarding! My last year proves this to be true.
What's next?
Christmas at Stephanes... spending time with the girlfriend... more growing, more learning. 2011 is going to be an exceptional year, trust me.
I'm working on reading micro expressions to up those skills too.
My birthday passed on November 1st... It marked a 1 year anniversary since the breakup with my ex and the clusterfu#k that ensued... My life CHANGED on that day....
Hearing that your ex wants to date your 18 year old cousin, isn't something one takes lightly... being a scorpio, I did not... I successfully channeled all my anger into making their life hell. Do I feel bad? Is it bad if I say no? I was mad and didn't know what do to... in retrospect now... I would have left sooner and been a lot stronger about it. We all grow at different speeds though, so alas, I grew.
The situation allowed me to grow a billion times over though... I went into a different phase in my life... jumping out of the relationship made me feel like I could no longer trust people or their true intentions. I read books on body language so I could read people versus listening to their useless words.
Have the books helped... BIG time on numerous occasions.
I'm both happy and sad for my experience, although out of it I learned a lot. I'm still afraid of pretty much........ nothing. Aside from heights and spiders, not even people scare me anymore. For that I can be thankful.
Live your life to the fullest, take in each breathe deeply and do everything intensely. Life will be much more rewarding! My last year proves this to be true.
What's next?
Christmas at Stephanes... spending time with the girlfriend... more growing, more learning. 2011 is going to be an exceptional year, trust me.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Our world our pendulum
If you hold a string and at the end of the string is a weight, you have a pendulum.
If you hold it out in front of you and ask it to move left and right, WITHOUT moving your hand... just simply thinking about the movement, then you'll see if WILL start to move.
How? Micro movements in your body... every single fiber in you is willing this pendulum to move, without you actually moving your wrist. Yet without visual movement of your wrist, the pendulum still swings.
Lets apply this to everyday life.... If you WANT something... ie: TRULY want something, then you NEED to really think about that "thing" (man, woman, object, destination, etc...) Every inch of you needs to be guided in the direction of the item that you want. Only THEN will you really get what you want with ease. Every fiber in your body will be actively helping you towards your goal.
Just as in the swinging pendulum, we tell ourselves what we want and what we don't want.
What is it that you want? :)
If you hold it out in front of you and ask it to move left and right, WITHOUT moving your hand... just simply thinking about the movement, then you'll see if WILL start to move.
How? Micro movements in your body... every single fiber in you is willing this pendulum to move, without you actually moving your wrist. Yet without visual movement of your wrist, the pendulum still swings.
Lets apply this to everyday life.... If you WANT something... ie: TRULY want something, then you NEED to really think about that "thing" (man, woman, object, destination, etc...) Every inch of you needs to be guided in the direction of the item that you want. Only THEN will you really get what you want with ease. Every fiber in your body will be actively helping you towards your goal.
Just as in the swinging pendulum, we tell ourselves what we want and what we don't want.
What is it that you want? :)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Power of positivity
This last month has been unheard of....
By using the Laws of attraction, positivity and clear decision making, I have been achieving everything I've set out for.
I wanted to start a wedding photography company by August/September. I did not know how this would happen, however this is what I wanted. This last Friday I receive a call from someone who wants to start a wedding photography company and would like me to join him.
I needed more money, and a job fell into my hands.
So far, everything I ask for, is coming my way via what I feel are my life changes. I have been remaining only positive and literally helping as many people as I can along my path. With each new connection made, comes more opportunity for advancement. With each advancement comes more internal confidence and yet more ideas for creativity which are slowly being turned into reality.
2010 has been nothing short of incredible for me. I'm looking forward to the next months with a wicked passion that's keeping me so very interested in life!
By using the Laws of attraction, positivity and clear decision making, I have been achieving everything I've set out for.
I wanted to start a wedding photography company by August/September. I did not know how this would happen, however this is what I wanted. This last Friday I receive a call from someone who wants to start a wedding photography company and would like me to join him.
I needed more money, and a job fell into my hands.
So far, everything I ask for, is coming my way via what I feel are my life changes. I have been remaining only positive and literally helping as many people as I can along my path. With each new connection made, comes more opportunity for advancement. With each advancement comes more internal confidence and yet more ideas for creativity which are slowly being turned into reality.
2010 has been nothing short of incredible for me. I'm looking forward to the next months with a wicked passion that's keeping me so very interested in life!
Monday, May 10, 2010
reframe
Amazing... I'm starting to see it....
In NLP there's a term called Frame... which could be compared to wearing a pair of glasses. When we're feeling sad/depressed... we're looking through a dark set of glasses. To feel better we need to be able to acknowledge our feelings and be able to compartmentalize our thoughts. By doing so, we can then take off those glasses and put on a new pair (reframing)... From there, we can see clearly what our new objective might be.
On that SAME token, I've also realized how our reality is TRULY what we make of it. If we choose to follow a certain path then everything will simply work with us... If we go down a new street and undertake a new adventure, then what we want and look for will come with us. We're not forced to follow a certain path as we think we are. Note that I'm having a hard time putting this into words as it's completely new for me.
There's some KEY KEY items I realized recently that make this growth possible.
1) Smile
2) Entertaining (have jokes and good stuff to talk about)
3) Confident (even if only on the outside) Compartmentalize your lack of confidence and become an actor acting the confident part if need be
4) Read people efficiently. This involves body language, eye patterns, words.
5) Create rapport/trust by talking to them about what they like and relate it to your life
Above all this.. IMAGE is EVERYTHING. I hate to say it... but it's true... By image, I mean the whole package (depending on the environment you're in....) A smile and happy approach to someone new will create an instant conversation and on that same token will prevent you from easily closing up, becoming shy and not knowing what to say.
It really does involve a direct caveman approach to life.. You truly have to go after what you want. If someone wants to stop you or raise a flag... let them... in the meantime... you go after what you want!
In NLP there's a term called Frame... which could be compared to wearing a pair of glasses. When we're feeling sad/depressed... we're looking through a dark set of glasses. To feel better we need to be able to acknowledge our feelings and be able to compartmentalize our thoughts. By doing so, we can then take off those glasses and put on a new pair (reframing)... From there, we can see clearly what our new objective might be.
On that SAME token, I've also realized how our reality is TRULY what we make of it. If we choose to follow a certain path then everything will simply work with us... If we go down a new street and undertake a new adventure, then what we want and look for will come with us. We're not forced to follow a certain path as we think we are. Note that I'm having a hard time putting this into words as it's completely new for me.
There's some KEY KEY items I realized recently that make this growth possible.
1) Smile
2) Entertaining (have jokes and good stuff to talk about)
3) Confident (even if only on the outside) Compartmentalize your lack of confidence and become an actor acting the confident part if need be
4) Read people efficiently. This involves body language, eye patterns, words.
5) Create rapport/trust by talking to them about what they like and relate it to your life
Above all this.. IMAGE is EVERYTHING. I hate to say it... but it's true... By image, I mean the whole package (depending on the environment you're in....) A smile and happy approach to someone new will create an instant conversation and on that same token will prevent you from easily closing up, becoming shy and not knowing what to say.
It really does involve a direct caveman approach to life.. You truly have to go after what you want. If someone wants to stop you or raise a flag... let them... in the meantime... you go after what you want!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Flow - On Positive people
On page 10 of this book, it speaks about how some people lead vigorous lives. They somehow take everything as a challenge. They keep learning until the day they die. They have strong ties and commitments to other people and to the environment they live in. They enjoy whatever they do and are never bored. Perhaps their greatest strength is that they are in control of their lives.
I will see later in this book how this is achieved.
Page 16 of this book speaks about how to overcome anxieties and depressions in our current life, we as individuals must become independent of our social environment. We are no longer affected by its rewards and punishments. Enjoyment should be found in any situation you're placed in.
I will see later in this book how this is achieved.
Page 16 of this book speaks about how to overcome anxieties and depressions in our current life, we as individuals must become independent of our social environment. We are no longer affected by its rewards and punishments. Enjoyment should be found in any situation you're placed in.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Old lyrics!
I can't believe I wrote this in 2004... It was a period when I was starting to write rhymes and trying to figure out my style. I would write all the time just to write...
I'm paranormal, I'm a ghost when i write shit.
I dress formal, on the coast with clothes that tight fit.
I hit you with these rhymes like a one two punch,
like Mike tyson on fight night, where your ears is my lunch.
I'm in your mind thoughts and apparitions,
you make bad decisions just like bad physicians
who make bad incisions for circumcisions.
Now go and blame me cause you had stabbin' visions.
YIKES!
Seemingly I was having a difficult time in my life in December 2004:
In a state of confusion, I'm like a paper weight straight
laid me down to sleep, I'm neither asleep nor awake.
elaborate methods have made me put myself to test, because
my wifey doesn't share feeling for me's got me depressed. what does,
my life mean, it's like a buzz my heads spinning in butter!
My brain jerks, my life dull, I'd throw myself inta the gutter
start ta stutter, hide me in the clutter my brains in. What are
the symptoms of a grown man goin insane playin with some cutters
Carry on.......
I'm paranormal, I'm a ghost when i write shit.
I dress formal, on the coast with clothes that tight fit.
I hit you with these rhymes like a one two punch,
like Mike tyson on fight night, where your ears is my lunch.
I'm in your mind thoughts and apparitions,
you make bad decisions just like bad physicians
who make bad incisions for circumcisions.
Now go and blame me cause you had stabbin' visions.
YIKES!
Seemingly I was having a difficult time in my life in December 2004:
In a state of confusion, I'm like a paper weight straight
laid me down to sleep, I'm neither asleep nor awake.
elaborate methods have made me put myself to test, because
my wifey doesn't share feeling for me's got me depressed. what does,
my life mean, it's like a buzz my heads spinning in butter!
My brain jerks, my life dull, I'd throw myself inta the gutter
start ta stutter, hide me in the clutter my brains in. What are
the symptoms of a grown man goin insane playin with some cutters
Carry on.......
Flow
I finished the book on The Game. I'm now reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. So far:
Flow has been written about in tons of books explaining how to get rich, powerful, loved or slim.
However the book I'm reading explains more on how to just be happy and to use "flow" in it's entirety.
What would really satisfy someone is feeling good about their lives, and not just in ONE particular area.
Note that I will be posting snippets from the book On this blog. Ideally, these will be parts that will make you sit, think and reflect.
Pg. 7
"Only if we understand the way subjective states are shaped can we master them. Everything we experience - joy or pain, interest or boredom - is represented in the mind as information. If we are able to control this information, we can decide what our lives will be like."
To paraphrase the next line: The optimal state of inner experience is about order in conscious. Thus you have realistic goals, and skills that match opportunities for action. By focusing on a goal, you tend to forget everything else around you. As well, you'll notice that those periods where you had to overcome a challenge were probably the most enjoyable times of your life.
Flow has been written about in tons of books explaining how to get rich, powerful, loved or slim.
However the book I'm reading explains more on how to just be happy and to use "flow" in it's entirety.
What would really satisfy someone is feeling good about their lives, and not just in ONE particular area.
Note that I will be posting snippets from the book On this blog. Ideally, these will be parts that will make you sit, think and reflect.
Pg. 7
"Only if we understand the way subjective states are shaped can we master them. Everything we experience - joy or pain, interest or boredom - is represented in the mind as information. If we are able to control this information, we can decide what our lives will be like."
To paraphrase the next line: The optimal state of inner experience is about order in conscious. Thus you have realistic goals, and skills that match opportunities for action. By focusing on a goal, you tend to forget everything else around you. As well, you'll notice that those periods where you had to overcome a challenge were probably the most enjoyable times of your life.
Rocks versus Gold
The Game - Page 325
There's a pattern the pickup artists have called rocks versus gold. It's a speech a man gives a woman he's dating when she stops having sex with him. He tells her that women in a relationship want rocks(or diamonds) while men seek gold. Rocks, for a woman, are wonderful nights out, romantic attention, and emotional connection. Gold for a man is sex. IF you give a woman only gold, or a man only rocks, neither will be satisfied. There must be an exchange.
There's a pattern the pickup artists have called rocks versus gold. It's a speech a man gives a woman he's dating when she stops having sex with him. He tells her that women in a relationship want rocks(or diamonds) while men seek gold. Rocks, for a woman, are wonderful nights out, romantic attention, and emotional connection. Gold for a man is sex. IF you give a woman only gold, or a man only rocks, neither will be satisfied. There must be an exchange.
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