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I put all the pages on cryptograms, ciphers and secret codes together in their own section (and added a few). The page that links to them all is introduced below. Enjoy...
Why have a section on secret codes on a brainpower enhancement web site? Because doing cryptograms or inventing your own ciphers and codes is great brain exercise. More pages of cryptograms will be added here in the future, but what we have now is linked to from the page below.
You'll also find pages with a bit of the history of secret codes, and pages explaining basic code breaking and code making...
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http://www.increasebrainpower.com/secret-codes.html
Ciphers, also spelled "cyphers," are the same as "codes" in common usage. However, there is a technical distinction used by cryptographers. A code is something that works at the level of meaning. In a coded message, for example, "big daddy" might refer to a person or a boat, or anything else. An otherwise meaningless string of letters or numbers, like "wwx23" could represent a word or a whole phrase, such as, "Meet me at the usual place." (Because of this, codes can actually shrink the length of a message, or the space and time needed to create it.)
A cipher (or cypher), on the other hand, works at the level of individual letters or at least small groups of letters, or even bits of information in the case of modern computer encryption. A simple substitution cipher, for example, might replace each letter with a two-digit number (a=11, b=47, etc). Using both ciphers and codes in the same system makes messages even harder to decipher.
The problem with codes is that they can require a large and ever growing code book that both the sender and receiver of secrets messages must have. Some cryptographers also argue that coded messages are ultimately easier to...
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http://www.increasebrainpower.com/ciphers.html
- Mohammed is the most common name in the world.
- All the letters in the alphabet have one syllable except the letter W.
- The only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category is Isaac Asimov.
I hope you won't be too disappointed when I tell you that you'll never read minds like Mel Gibson in "What Women Want." However, you can learn how to get a better idea of the general state of mind and receptivity of the person in front of you. And you can subliminally persuade the opposite sex. Lets jump straight to one of the fun ways.
Watch Those Pupils
A persons pupils get bigger when they are aroused, interested and/or receptive. If you look into his or her eyes and see those pupils growing large - it's looking good for you. Basically big pupils (unless it's just dark) mean a person likes what they see.
Try this experiment, and you'll understand how immediate this effect can be. Go right now and look in the mirror at your own eyes. As you look at them, imagine a sexy man or woman you are attracted to - in whatever way would turn you on. You'll see that your pupils get bigger in just seconds. Actually, if you love to fish, they may get big just thinking about a lake you love. Anything you like to look at can make your pupils bigger.
Now, there are two ways to use this.
1. Mind Reading
For the mind reading part, you can now watch for changing of pupil size to know if someone is interested in you or what you have to say. And yes, shrinking pupils generally do mean the person is not interested. Just be careful to note if light in the persons eyes is causing the shrinking pupils.
In addition to judging the general level of interest and/or receptivity to you, you can use pupil size to go a little deeper into a person's mind. For example, during the course of a conversation, you can...
(Chapter two continues with explanations of how to read minds from various eye movements, and how to subliminally influence people. Use the link below for more information.)
According to a recent BBC News item, hearing voices in one's head is more common than previously thought. Dutch research indicates that as many as 4 percent of people regularly hear voices. Many psychologists now believe it is not necessarily a symptom of mental illness.
In fact, the distress that some feel from hearing voices is often simply due to the stigma attached to the phenomenon. In society and within psychiatry, hearing voices is usually regarded as a symptom of mental illness. Psychologists are now finding that for many, their voices comfort or inspire them, and generally have a positive impact on their lives.
A man in the southern hemisphere walks a mile to the south, and then a mile to the east, and then a mile to the north. He ends up exactly where he started. Where would he have to start for this to be possible?
(answer below)
Let someone teach you something new. Often we have a choice between showing how smart we are or really listening to what others are saying. Today, try to listen, and ask questions instead of spouting what you know. You are almost certain to learn more in this way, and it is a good habit to develop.
What if you knew ways to spend less on almost everything? What would you do with the money you saved? Travel? Buy something nice for someone you love? Cut your hours at work and relax a little more? The possibilities are endless.
There are more than 400 ways to save money listed in Part Two of the book, including ways too get free dental x-rays and tire repairs.
The real value in the book, however, is in Part One. This is the part that will really change your thinking. You'll see how to get more for your money - more of what really matters to you. You'll learn about the studies in "behavioral economics," how that research is being used to manipulate you, and what you can do about it. You'll learn the "7 Keys" as well.
Learn more here...
http://www.99reports.com/ways-to-save-money.html
How do you have great ideas? You could wait and see if they pop into your head someday, and they honestly might. If, however, you want a more immediate and systematic method, here it is in three steps:
1. Gather knowledge.
2. Apply idea-generating techniques.
3. Pick out and refine the best ideas from the results.
Great Ideas Come From Knowledge
Really, you wouldn't expect to come up with a new theory of relativity if you had no knowledge in physics or mathematics, would you? Of course not. You have to have some knowledge in the area in which you want new ideas. If you want great ideas, you should probably have a great deal of knowledge.
If, for example you want to create a new transportation device, you would want general knowledge in that field. The more specific things that would be helpful, would be a listing of all the current modes of transportation. Add to that a list...
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http://www.999ideas.com/great-ideas.html
Riddle answer: He would have to start near the south pole. To be exact, a mile north of the latitude that would make his walk to the east one mile long as he circled the pole. He would then walk north along the same line that he headed south on, and end in the same place.
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