Yes, less is more. We hear this over and over again but like most of what enters our ears, it just falls out the other ear unnoticed and insignificant.

True, these three words scream simplicity and when we hear that oh-so-common proverb, we roll our eyes and think, "yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, I know." But then why don't we ever live by this saying? If we "know" it then why isn't it being implemented in our lives.

But let's break down this phrase, "less is more." Less of what and more of what? Without meaning and understanding, it's just another played out adage we've become familiar with. Read More…

We often here of savants. In the news, in the movies, and in books.

Their skills seem so far off, so fantastical, that it doesn't even cross our minds that perhaps we or at least our children's children can develop similar skills.

This article below makes an interesting point. Centuries ago, the act of reading silently was thought to be a great and immense feat. A near impossible capability. But now it is common place and it is a given that people can read silently.

So perhaps, in a hundred years or so, the tremendous skills savants have will no longer be restricted. Can human ability really improve itself to such high levels? Read More…