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Being Aware of Original Awareness

Do you often forget where you put things, like your keys?  I'm fascinated by the way our brains work, and here's what I've deciphered to date:

People who forget where they put their keys, etc. may actually need to work on "Original Awareness". The theory is that you aren't actually forgetting, but you were actually never aware of where you put them in the first place.  By being "originally aware" of where you put something, you won't forget it later.

The brain remembers by association.  That's why people often say, "Oh that reminds me of...".  You can take advantage of this by using the "peg" system.  Here's a brief overview (although the memory books in the link above go into more detail).  First, the hard part.  You have to memorize the following letters with the numbers 1 to 10:

â—¦1 = T

â—¦2 = N

Do you often forget where you put things, like your keys?  I'm fascinated by the way our brains work, and here's what I've deciphered to date: People who forget where they put their keys, etc. may actually need to work on "Original Awareness". The theory is that you aren't actually forgetting, but you were actually never aware of where you put them in the first place.  By being "originally aware" of where you put something, you won't forget it later. The brain remembers by association.  That's why people often say, "Oh that reminds me of...".  You can take advantage of this by using the "peg" system.  Here's a brief overview (although the memory books in the link above go into more detail).  First, the hard part.  You have to memorize the following letters with the numbers 1 to 10: â—¦1 = T â—¦2 = N â—¦3 = M â—¦4 = R â—¦5 = L â—¦6 =  SH â—¦7 = K â—¦8 = V â—¦9 =  B â—¦0 = S Once you've memorized these letters to numbers, you can start combining them.  Vowels are "free", i.e., you can add them anytime.  So, for example, if someone asks you to remember a shopping list of the following items, you'd do it as follows: Milk, carrots, hamburgers, apples... etc. Since milk is the first item, you create an association with your first "peg" of "T".  My word is "tie" (remember, you can add any vowels you want).  So then I imagine, for example, a tie tied around a jug of milk. My next word is "noah" (using "N" for #2).  So for carrots, I'd imagine a pair of carrots marching out of Noah's Ark. My next word is "mow"  (using "M").  So for hamburgers, maybe I'd imagine mowing a hamburger (messy!). And so on.  Creating vivid images in your mind based on these "pegs" helps you remember (that's the association part I was referring to earlier.)  You can read more about the "peg" system here.

The CEO vs. the Hot Dog Vendor

As an entrepreneur, I know I have a unique perspective on the world.

But what I am about to say may take the cake, in your eyes.

To me, there is something very special about somebody who doesn't collect a paycheck from a 'boss'.

And I would argue that the hot dog vendor on the street corner, running his own business, not knowing where his next paycheck will come from, would agree with me.

I have nothing against people who collect paychecks.  It's how most of the world operates.  And it takes a very unique individual to forego that security and strike out on his own.   Even more importantly, it requires a lot of sacrifice.  Starting a company is literally like having a child.  (I haven't had any children myself, but the parallels between me & my friends with young kids are striking:  Neither of us get enough sleep.  We're always attending to someone else's needs, etc.)

As an entrepreneur, I know I have a unique perspective on the world. But what I am about to say may take the cake, in your eyes. To me, there is something very special about somebody who doesn't collect a paycheck from a 'boss'. And I would argue that the hot dog vendor on the street corner, running his own business, not knowing where his next paycheck will come from, would agree with me. I have nothing against people who collect paychecks.  It's how most of the world operates.  And it takes a very unique individual to forego that security and strike out on his own.   Even more importantly, it requires a lot of sacrifice.  Starting a company is literally like having a child.  (I haven't had any children myself, but the parallels between me & my friends with young kids are striking:  Neither of us get enough sleep.  We're always attending to someone else's needs, etc.) My point is this:  I spend my day around people in the commercial real estate industry, and most of them have unbelievably big egos (side note - for an excellent article on egos & how they affect the work place, read this article by Bo Peabody).  And my message to those people is this:  If you really want to try testing yourself, if you really want to see what you're made of, go be the hotdog vendor on the corner, not knowing where your next paycheck is coming from.  And I'd bet that telling you to aspire to being a hotdog vendor isn't something you'll hear from too many people, but that's my point exactly - it's a very special thing to be an entrepreneur.

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