Category: Observation and Learning

  • Developing an Indominable Mind: Tracing Emotions

    To develop an indominable mind, we must begin by better understanding ourselves. It is well established that our minds operates on an active level (consciousness) and a passive level (automatic). The passive operations are of special interest to us because they are often so automated, that we are not even…

  • Understanding the Effects of Anger

    The Nitenki (二天記) describes how Sasaki Kojiro, a master swordsman, was consumed by anger. This anger, in turn led to his defeat by Miyamoto Musashi. While the story emphasizes the idea that anger led to Kojiro’s downfall, it’s more illustrative to understand how anger affects us and changes our approach…

  • Knowledge Management—Keeping information available

    Case Study in Knowledge Management: Brazilian JiuJitsu club Knowledge management is a relatively new term in business management. It essentially refers to the process of maintaining and keeping organizational knowledge as old employees leave and new employees joins. Knowledge—both discrete (knowing about something) and procedural (knowing how to do something)—exists…