I read an article that confirmed a belief I had concerning the efficacy of self-motivation, it stated that a personal goal is more likely to be accomplished when it is not public, interestingly, I am unsure if the reason I remember this article is because it agreed with my previous concept, if I had not found this article would I be so sure about its veracity (the idea not the article) and indeed would I have been open to contrasting beliefs if the article had found scientifically otherwise?

Is it possible that my subconscious is smart enough to have realized my conscious is defective? or the other way around? I don’t believe I am schizophrenic, but I sure sound like it sometimes, especially when I take care to document my beliefs and rationalizations rather than relying purely on memory.

This is the reason that I believe that all scientific research needs to be double blind, if you know the answer, the question is not real, it is merely an opinion in question form and those can be made to say anything

To use a non-specific historical example, imagine a king who conquers all the lands in his region and defeats his enemies. Ultimately, the king dies and his well groomed heir is a good administrator but realizes that there are enemies beyond his conquered territories, if he is a smart king, he learns  how to be a great general in battle as well as a great administrator, otherwise he turns to a strong general or is deposed. If he becomes a great general, he defeats the outsiders and the unity of the empire remains; if he turns to a strong general or fails at all to resist marauders, he either is overwhelmed by the invaders or deposed by the general because of the general’s might and hero status. If he is an exceptionally good king and has a son to succeed him, he will teach him the value of the lessons he learned and his son will be a good general and administrator but perhaps all this wars have strained the economy and money is tight and the citizens become disgruntled under heavy taxes, a truly great king might learn the value of trade and diplomacy with neighboring nations, herein lies a troublesome hurdle because it requires that the neighboring kings are friendly and wish to trade rather than conquer, but for arguments sake we will assume that it is a more modern era and warfare has become a means of last resort for other civilized nations… etc, eventually the best kings become masters of all disciplines, ideally being able to handle all problems which may arise and capable of looking for answers to new unexpected ones.

This is the way science and culture and society must and eventually, will evolve, because life is a grand experiment, history has taught us as much. The Roman Empire rose and fell as did the Empires of Genghis Kahn, the Chinese, the British, even our own American “empire”, we have learned that if an experiment  fails, whether its be because of war, disease or a more gradual decline, there is always another group or individual waiting in the wings to pick up where the others failed.

A Call to Arms

The information age is part of our natural cycle, an attempt by our hopeful subconcious to catch up with the progress we have managed to so quickly attain. We have reached a plateau and are afraid of the cliff despite the peak. The rise of information and social networks allow individuals of common interest to conerse freely. Because communication and information are such critical parts of the puzzle, much time will be spent creating the ultimate seemless interface which will allow later inventors to cooperate more fluidly and dynamically. While the major theorectical research is still being done by those in the think tanks and labratories, is is the rebirth of the common man’s practical application of technology and necessity that will begin to progress us again toward the future that we had almost forgotten.