Dylan Callens's Blog: The Silent Guardian, page 6
January 23, 2023
The Many Benefits of Speed Reading
Speed reading is a skill that allows individuals to read faster and more efficiently. With the increasing amount of information available online and in print, it is becoming more important than ever to be able to quickly process and understand written material. Here are a few benefits of speed reading that demonstrate why it is worth learning.
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October 30, 2022
My PAO Table and PAO Flashcards
Below you will find the PAO Table and PAO Flashcards that I used to help me get started with the Person-Action-Object memory system. I hope you find it useful, too.
NumberPersonActionObject 00Sylvester Stalonesassingsausages 01Steven Tylerstranglingstork 02Isaac Newtonsneezingsandwich 03Supermansmokingsea monster 04Salman Rushdieserenadingsarcophagus 05Shia L...
October 27, 2022
Five Simple Strategies to Improve Concentration Right Now
Use these five simple strategies to improve concentration. Concentration is best defined as the ability to control one’s attention. It is how we direct attention to a specific subject. Sometimes it isn’t easy to give something our full attention because we think about other things while working. This is especially true while reading. Other times, our attention is split between various tasks as we try to multitask.
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October 26, 2022
The Myth of Multitasking
I remember when multitasking was a term used for new computers that could do multiple things at once. The Commodore Amiga was the first commercially successful computer to bring this technology to market. Microsoft introduced it as a feature with Windows ’95, and finally, Apple adopted it in Mac OS X.
The word “multitasking” soon leaked into the mainstream. The myth that people could multitask was born. There wasn’t ...
October 25, 2022
A Joyful Story: The Monk
Here is my Joyful Story:
Shortly after becoming a successful CEO, I realized I had completed most of the goals I set out to achieve. I had success, money, and status — but I still wasn’t happy. In fact, I found that I was more miserable than I had ever been before. It didn’t make sense to me. I always put off my own happiness, thinking that the payoff would be even greater in the end. It wasn’t true.
Disillusioned wit...
A Joyful Story: The Balloons
Here is my Joyful Story:
Not long ago, I attended a seminar on strategies to introduce new clients to basic financial planning. I’ve been to several of these seminars before. So, when I was greeted at the door by someone holding a balloon in my face, I wasn’t surprised that there was going to be a gimmick. I sighed as I followed the instructions to write my name on the balloon in marker.
When the doors to the auditori...
October 24, 2022
Joyful! A Novel 1.4
The doctor’s appointment was then, and this is now. Which, quite honestly, could be going better.
The goddamn drive-thru at DeLuck’s Burger has been under construction for nearly a month. Usually, I’d go to another drive-thru, but for whatever reason, I’m craving a burger from this place, the home of the Golden Arch. A single golden arch, which according to the owners of DeLuck’s, is cleared from any trademark infrin...
October 23, 2022
What Can Make a Person Happier?
In a short article about compassion and happiness, I mentioned that happiness is a process. Part of the process, I think, is finding how little things can make you happier.
We must consider happiness as something that should (and will) happen throughout the day. If we’re pushing ourselves with the belief that happiness comes at the end of a project or when we find success in something, then chances are it will be dif...
October 22, 2022
How to Remember Names and Faces
If someone came up to you and said, “If you remember my name a week from now, I’ll give you a million dollars,” would you remember that name?
You probably would, right? I know that I would.
Many people believe that it’s difficult to remember names and faces. It’s a limiting belief that prevents many of us from trying to do it. But all you need is a good strategy and the confidence to work on it.
...October 20, 2022
Joyful! A Novel 1.3
I had to see my physician, Dr. Macleod, the other day. He is a good doctor, a bit younger than me, but not by much. At least he’s not straight out of medical school. He has the experience necessary to give a proper diagnosis.
Dr. Macleod is a Scotsman through and through — crew-cut red hair and a red beard as if his head was on fire. The spirit of his ancestors spat from his mouth in thick, rolled r’s like an engine...
