Six Thinking Hats - By Edward de Bono

Six Thinking Hats is a thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking A powerful technique that helps you look at important decisions from a number of different perspectives and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way.


Six Thinking Hats written by Edward de Bono one of the leading authority in the world in the field of creative thinking.

Blue Hat

Decision-maker and process controller.
Controls the move between different thinking styles, gives speaking permission, formulates discussing questions and takes care not to stray from the subject.

Black Hat

Look at things pessimistically, cautiously and defensively. Highlight the weak points and try to see why ideas and approaches might not work.

Yellow Hat

Think positively - an optimistic point of view. See the benefits of the decision and the value in it as well as spot the opportunities that may arise from it.

Green Hat

Creativity and creative thinking approach. Provide creative out of the box ideas and solutions. Ideas shouldn't be practical or even reasonable - only to open new ways of thinking and stimulate the thought process.

Red Hat

Emotions, feelings and intuitions. Drop something "from the hart" to the thinking process.

White Hat

Details, Details, Details !
Focus on information. Hard facts (that can be checked) to soft information such as rumors and personal experience.


What de Bono wants to achieve is to structure thinking and make it more effective. 


"Thinking often proceeds as drift and waffle and reaction to what turns up from moment to moment. ... Suggestions, judgments, criticism, information and plain emotions are all mixed together in a sort of thinking stew," 

The six "thinking hats" are different ways of looking at an issue that has to be decided. This educational, inspiring challenging gift can improve thinking skills and help making the right decisions in life.

Enjoy.

Skydiving

You don’t feel more alive as you do when you are freefalling from the sky.

Can you see yourself as someone who would jump out of an airplane flying at 15,000 feet? It may seem a bit strange that some people will fly high up into the sky in an airplane and then intentionally leap out.

But a lot of people do it just for fun. Can you imagine why someone is daring and crazy enough to do this?

Experience of skydiving is sure an overwhelming experience, the enormous sensory felt but the mind, body and soul at the time of free fall could be best experienced ever.
If you want to sky dive, it's good idea to get some skydiving education. Bear in mind however that skydiving is extreme and is not for everyone. If you are afraid of heights, then forget skydiving and try something else.

How can I skydive?

Tandem jumps allow you to explore the world of skydiving safely with your jumpmaster. For those who want to take it further you could consider doing an accelerated free fall (AFF) program or an accelerated student program (ASP) which once completed allows you to jump solo.

The first jump

Most skydivers make their first jump with an experienced and trained instructor. During the jump the trainer is responsible for a stable exit, and maintaining a proper freefall position.
The first jump is the hardest one. You'll probably feel some resistance in the airplane and fear right before doing it. Your instructor can encourage you, but they will do it only if you tell them you really want to jump in the beginning. Some first timers just don't do it so the instructors will avoid influencing you.

When you start flying, just enjoy. The first jump is experience that will never happen again. The other jumps are also very exciting, but there's nothing like the first time, so try to get the most from it. Of course, don't forget to open your parachute unless it opens automatically.
Why is skydiving such a great option? It's far more exciting, continues longer than any other experience, involve more emotions and beautiful sights.

How will you feel after?

Some people are fascinated with the science of skydiving that enables you to actually control your movement while hurling towards earth at speeds up to 120 miles per hour then gracefully float onto the ground.

Skydiving can be thrilling and give you an adrenaline rush like no other sport. People get addicted to the thrill that is experienced when taking that first step out of the plane and into the air.

After you have had the experience of soaring through the clouds and seeing the panoramic views of the landscape far below you will never want to stop skydiving. People who skydive often times speak of the beauty, and the sense of freedom they experience, floating through the air, and clouds.

The rewards of a stronger self esteem and the knowledge that you were able to overcome a possible fear are part of the draw to the sport of skydiving.

Skydiving is an experience that you can share with friends and family. It is something you can tell your grandchildren about to make them proud of their heritage. It can give you a great story to tell when you get together with friends. Whether you are part of a skydiving team, or prefer to skydive solo you will always enjoy the sensation of flying.

Skydiving is more than just falling from a plane to the earth far below, it is the ability to control your body as you are in a freefall. There are skydiving teams that are able to make their dives look like a ballet in the sky.

Enjoy.

 

Horse Riding Course

Fun Challenging activity

Do you know what a horse cheek is? What does 'clear round' means? Did you know that show jumping fences are sometimes over six feet!

Riding is fun challenging activity! Unlike regular, every day activities, there is always something new to do when riding. The world of horses is packed with features, news, events and advice for riders of all ages and abilities.

Riding is a sport just like football or soccer. For all those people who think all you do is sit there, this is a very wrong assumption. Riding a horse takes bravery, strength and balance. Like any other sport it involves weight loss and better physical tone.

Does calming a nervous horse yourself sound impossible to you or a thrilling-challenging experiment?

Overcome Fears

Horse riding is also a way to overcome fears. A little fear is a good thing. It stimulates the adrenalin that makes you perform better and makes you more in tune with your objective. They say you most be little nervous to do some public speaking otherwise you won’t give it your best.

But what you do need is the confidence to master your fear and to do it anyway.

Riding gives you confidence being aware that you controlling and leading a horse. It also helps you to develop habits to stay focused, calm and in control in certain stressful situations. It is hard to get past your fear when you doing things by yourself. Learning how to develop a rapport with a horse the goal is to make the horse feel like you are always the safest place to be whenever exciting or unusual things happen. It is all strengthen you and bring back your trust is your abilities and self confidence.

New World

Beside the challenge it opens a great new world for you. A child (and even adult) learns how to reach a horse, take care of its needs. You will learn the horse and horseback riding vocabulary, uncover the tricks and tips for sitting correctly in the saddle, learn the correct way to hold and use the reins. You will learn what equipment you need if you are going to be riding and where you can get it (by the way, you can rent a horse and many of the accessories you need to, you don't have to buy them.)

Horseback riders really are a tribe, and once you begin riding you will find many people on horse trails and trail rides to talk to which means increasing your social circle, and for those who are quite shy this is the easiest way to meet new people

It also reduce stress, while horseback riding and spending time with a horse melts away tension and daily stress like magic, which means it can improve your whole outlook on life.

Prepare Yourself

Taking that challenge, young or older, we all need some confidence and some understanding of what’s required. For children it opens new exciting word, parents who need to make sure they are safe also have to do some preparation (Or … Just do it with them!) . A book about horse riding is a good start, lots of book available out there to start with, the second, safer choice of course is to find a good instructor.

If you get in the saddle for the first time knowing the basics, the instructor’s advice will not only sink in better but you will remember it more. You will be less terrified and be able to concentrate more on what you are doing.

Lots of Horse riding course are available. You can even search online for a horse riding course near you or start with a book reading.
Welcome to the world of horses! Get out there! Challenge yourself!

Game Theory - Lesson 1 How to sell hundred dollars in two hundredsand even more.

Suppose someone offers to sell Hundred-dollar in an Auction under these conditions: Whoever offers the highest price, of course wins, second place proposal will pay the bid and left empty-handed. What will happen at the auction?

Many people told me that if I offered a hundred shekels at an auction I certainly lose money and therefore it does not make sense to do that. After all, why would intelligent person offer more than a hundred dollars for the hundred i like to sell? Surprise-Surprise, as in many cases in Game Theory your intuition is wrong, it turns out that because the rules of the game and its dynamics i can make real money in that auction.

Lets see what would YOU do in that auction, will you offer one dollar to try and win a hundred? of course, why wouldn't you? so you try to win and offer one dollar. Well, that is exactly what the man next to you think and he offers two dollars. Now, you are lossing, not just the hundred dollars but another dollar of your own because you come second place (see the Auction rulls again), at this point its better for you to raise to three dollars (and try to win 97$). The man next to you come to the idea you just had (he is second place now) and raise to four dollars. How does it ends?

The same way the game continues until one of you stand on 99$ and the other on 100$. Notice that at this point I'm not going to loose, I'm already earned 99$! 100$ offer plus 99$ for second place, but, hey ... i want more!

Lets say that the game stops here. One of you pays 100$ for my hundred and the other pays 99$ for nothing! If you where the later, will you offer 101$ ? if you do you will only loose one dollar (see why?), try to think what each of you will do next... hint: it doesnt change alot, and I will have more money.

The truth is that simply does not pay to play this game. That is what Game Theory tells us, if you see that kind of a game, stay away! you can't win! You can earn only if your competitor decides to quit under a hundred dollars and it is definitely high risk to take. All in all, these only one hundred dollars.

Try to think what would happen if the amount offered was a million dollars.