Small things 8 Mar

• Myth: We only use 10% of our brain. William James, a psychologist in the 1800s, once metaphorically used the idea of 10% of the brain being all that was used at one time. This grew into the rumour that we only use 10% of the brain overall and most of the rest was not understood or used as far as we knew. Actually, the inactive neurons are just as important at any given moment as the ones actively firing at a point in time, and the 10% comes from varying areas at different times. We do use all of our brain.
• Never tell the salesperson that you don’t know anything about the product you’re shopping for.
• When you walked by a gas station as a kid, did you stomp on the hose on the ground that sounded the bell to alert the attendant?
• Remember that song, “We’re not gonna take it”? We seem to be still taking it.
• If every neighbourhood had a truck share program for a very reasonable price, would you trade in your truck for a smaller vehicle?
• “Some cool, clear night, drive to a country place where city lights don’t block your view. Turn off the car lights. Get out and look up. And see our real neighbourhood.” ~C.J. Cherryh
• Fifty percent of people who buy tickets to see The Cure actually end up watching the band Placebo, and they enjoy it just as much.
• If you’re going to call in sick for a ‘snow day’, at least have the decency to build a snowman in your front yard.
• Have you ever seen a peeled lemon?