Project Armannd

“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.” - William Pollard
You might have noticed that my posting frequency has slowed down lately. Don’t worry (or start partying), I’m not leaving. I’m just getting started, actually.

The less [...]

photo b: flyingwombat
As I wrote in an older article, laughing is good. Of course, that is if you don’t laugh all day long - some might say.

If one laughs too much, one is considered abnormal. But to really understand what abnormal is, we have to understand its root, normal. Here are some definitions for normal:

conforming [...]

In the first post on the myths of pessimism, I have busted three major myths about it. To summarize:

The #1 myth: negative thinking is not more realistic than positive thinking
The #2 myth: pessimism is less agreeable than optimism
The #3 myth: pessimism creates worry, trouble and health issues, so we’re better off without it

Time has now [...]

“Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom” - Bernard De Voto
Allow me to start this article by affirming that I’m not a pessimistic person. And I’m not an optimist either. I’m between them, I am both. In the words of Albert Schweizer, “To the question whether I am a [...]

photo by: chococreme26
“You get what you think about; your thoughts determine your destiny.” - the silly Law of Attraction

The above quote is the only official(ish) definition for the Law of Attraction that I could find. And it is seriously flawed…
“You get what you think about”
This is only partially true. It would have been completely true [...]