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Reality-Distorting Film/Stories/etc

John Thomas Kooz — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:18:44 +0000

Decided to make a (likely feeble but will see where it goes) list of films (or stories) I have seen that distort reality (ideally in a clever way). This genre appealed to me in the past. Matrix – I am almost reluctant to list this because it’s just a computer program; brilliantly...

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How to Have More Productive Structure with Your Minimalism

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:50 +0000

I have had a problem recently deciding on titles for more splendid wordsmithied-up craftmanships of the pen…or something like that. So I wrote that title that you see above and will stick to it. It will not change nor waver. This post is about installing more structure in your life. Not...

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Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” (The Lone Ranger Song!): Classical Music Appreciation

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:08 +0000

I love classical music and if you tune back to validateyourlife.com on most every wednesdays you’ll be reminded of how much I love classical music and you, yourself, may find yourself enjoying the complexity, intelligence, sophistication, and joy that one discovers from appreciating classical...

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Over-The-Counter Anti-Pain Anti-Inflammation Information – Differences and Similarities – What You Need to Know (Knowledge Mind Map!)

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:02 +0000

I have written this post to have accessible quick-access information (hence the free mindmap! Download that. It’s useful as heck!). I could have written this in a quite windy and lengthy post, but I whittled it down to the core essentials (again check out the mind map for clutch-key...

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Combine Contrasts = Sick Awesome Success: Have a ‘Leisure Zone’ to Increase Productivity

John Thomas Kooz — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:30:02 +0000

Why it’s crucial to have a place/zone for relaxing and leisure. The human body needs to go ‘ying’, to relax and recuperate at times. Many times I have wanted to work non-stop, but that bodily urge leaks out. I end up eating at my workspace or feeling exhausted and wanting to...

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Anti-Marriage

John Thomas Kooz — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:39:54 +0000

Kafka knew much of his writing and literary prowess was a derivative of being alone. Thus, marriage was toxic and invasive to his ability to write. Kierkegaard feared marriage would obstruct his ability to write effectively. Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir expressed opposition to marriage, claiming...

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Voice Journal – 2012, April 30 – Yes, Back in Time….Corneal Abrasion and More…Bollocks….Optomoetrists…MinimalistFTW

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:21:28 +0000

Welcome to another ‘Voice Journal’! Be it exciting, boring, drab, offensive, ranty, randomly odd, peculiarly personal, interesting, stimulating, or blend these are more or less pretty candid and while I strive for quality, they often lack direction and are very casual. They are...

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Classic Music Appreciation: Franz Schubert

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:26:32 +0000

List to the audio version for full details of the : 600 Lieder’s written by the prolific composer, Schubert How could a man whom only lived to be 31 compose so much? How is Schubert and Mozart similar?! What nickname did Schubert’s friend’s call him? Was Schubert snooty or did he...

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Make Food Taste Better…Using Your Mind: “The Last Morsel” Effect

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:00:49 +0000

Great news! Each podcast on Validate Your Life and LinuxGeekoid now undergo much more intensive editing and comprehensive polishing. In short, what you download and listen to is worth your time and the quality of our podcasts have SUPERBLY improved. Whoo-whoo! In this delightful discussion, you...

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All That Matters is That You Get Paid

John Thomas Kooz — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:35:45 +0000

I had this realization after seeing a household repair man fix three doors in a place. He would charge the home-owners as he said, “$40 per door”. I knew I could’ve done his handywork in a few hours myself, but aside from the fact that knowing I could do the work that he did, I...

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Voice Journal: 2012, May 01 – Preferences, Obesity-Challenged People, MMOs as Pure Awesomeness, and What happened today…

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:17:38 +0000

The Seafarer Poem

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:02:31 +0000

I love this poem. I want it on (one of) my site(s). I gave credit where appropriate. It’s a sick awesome poem. Translated by Burton Raffel from this site This tale is true, and mine. It tells How the sea took me, swept me back And forth in sorrow and fear and pain, Showed me suffering in a...

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Voice Journal: 2012, May 02 – Rage About Not Publishing Book and Random People-Loathing Ramblings

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:14:58 +0000

One has the tendency to eat, what one purchases!

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:59:43 +0000

This is an article I wrote based on an experience of perusing a grocery store for two+ hours and deciding beforehand (for integrity of financial distribution; in other words, I made certain I stuck to a budget and I did, and thus couldn’t spend anything at that time) not to spend anything,...

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The Victory Trajectory: Use Logic and Transcend Competition like a Chess Grandmaster

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:34 +0000

This was originally entitled simply ‘Logic and Paranoia’, but that tit evolved into something a bit more interesting with the title “Have a Victory Trajectory of a Chess Grandmaster”, but realizing that behemoth of title might scare people off I changed it to its current...

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AtheismFTW: The Study of What’s True

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:18:27 +0000

The bulk of the post is in the podcast recording (voice journal). Download it and pop it on your mp3 player if you so choose. Highlights include: The fact that everyone who practices religion is a cult member. People ‘refer to’ religion as “spirituality” or...

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My Magic Bag – Camelback + Technology

John Thomas Kooz — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:13:36 +0000

I love my Blowfish CamelBack. Its my magic back for everything. In it I alwyas carry my Garmin GPS watch Forerunner 305, GPS Garmin handheld 60csx, binoculars, and headlamp in the front pocket. In the middle pocket I carry my kindle (with it is a case that holds the kindle charger and cable). It...

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The Rule Book for How NOT to Trust

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:22:08 +0000

This is important. this is not about creating trust. This isn’t reprimanding people who are distrustful. No, this is the complete opposite. This post is about engaging protocols that deliberately sever contact, rapport, and trust. Knowing how to do this properly (without any leaks) is much...

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Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:01:33 +0000

Classical music appreciation day! This is a classical music masterpiece, often misattributed to Tchaikovsky, but Peter and the Wolf was composed by none other than Prokofiev. Check out and download the audio recording for the full details of this classical music appreciation (with...

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What is Home? (Part 2)

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:35:02 +0000

This the 2nd Part of a Voice Journal. It originally started (with Part 1) as a post on ‘How computer mice function’. (lol!). Maybe I was eventually getting to the possible personal truism, that for me, my computer is my home. Oath! Truth! However, I never got to that conclusion...

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Richard Branson: A Homo Sapiens Whom Resembles a Lion

John Thomas Kooz — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:11:15 +0000

Just to remind you that as humans we are animals, I have provided this delightful graphic I designed. Sure, it’s humourous, but really, humour aside, it’s true…Branson actually does look like a lion! Haha! But really, in terms of evolution, the two photos shown are of the same:...

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What is Home? (Part 1)

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:57:13 +0000

This is a Voice Journal. It originally started as a post on ‘How computer mice function’. (lol!). Maybe I was eventually getting to the possible personal truism, that for me, my computer is my home. Oath! Truth! However, I never got to that conclusion (although I do think that was the...

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The NLP Swish Pattern: Alternative Palette Procedure

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:58:18 +0000

Because this technique is so monumentally significant, in the field of brain transformation technology, I am offering an alternate description of how to install this in your cognitive software set of mental applications. The original 2-step process is not better or worse than this method; it’s...

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Atheism FTW: Why the “Compassionate Dalai Lama” Holds No Compassion!

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:23:55 +0000

First off, I am qualified to speak with such a controversial opinion on this not merely from taking a college class entirely on “The Dalai Lama” (and academically learning of the rituals, history, and more), but from seeing him speak live in 2007, and from studying many religious texts...

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Want to Actually Accomplish? Avoid Nebulous Lists!

John Thomas Kooz — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:33:51 +0000

Listen to the audio journal for full details. This brief post is about keeping your productivity system streamlined. I have encountered two “infections” to productivity, but, alas, they are actual “lists” that people have been duped into thinking are effective! They are not...

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The NLP Swish Pattern: Normal Installation

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:13:14 +0000

The “swish pattern” is the ultimate bread and butter NLP visualization technique. If such a thing exists, the swish pattern is the classic NLP technique. The “Swish Pattern” is a tried-true-and-tested technique. It’s simple. It’s easy. It’s potent....

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Atheism FTW: Machine Parts and Internal Structure

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:41:28 +0000

If we wish to understand how a machine or living body works, we look to its component parts and ask how they interact with each other. Ifthere is a complex thing that we do not yet understand, we can come to understand it in terms of simpler parts that we do already understand. If I ask an engineer...

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Succeed with Three NLP Frames (and One Bonus Frame!)

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:33:30 +0000

This is an excerpt from the book NLP For the Win by John Thomas Kooz. Be sure to listen to the audio blog and subscribe to both the written blog and audio podcast! There is much more information covered and knowledge shared in the audio portion of this post, which is the case with most all...

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Atheism FTW: Religion Slows Down Our Evolution

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:12:36 +0000

Welcome to Sunday Mass…that is not Mass…Instead, enjoy your weekly, healthy prescriptive dose of Atheism! A lot of people ask things like, what about all those people in xyz-religious country? They’re all wrong? Yes, they’re deluded. Over 98% of the world was deluded...

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The “It Just Gets Done” List

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:36:21 +0000

There are so many productivity techniques and tricks and tactics out there these days that it’s almost assured that some incarnation of this list exists somewhere in some form or another. But this is something I have been using for awhile and wanted to share this because of its efficacy,...

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Atheism FTW: Atheists Don’t Appreciate the Beauty of Nature (NOT!)

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:19:36 +0000

Welcome to Sunday Mass…that is not Mass…Instead, enjoy your weekly, healthy prescriptive dose of Atheism! One religious friend (and yes, despite my generalized hatred for religious people, I have a few very good friends who happen to be religious) said to me “You dont’...

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3 Ways Constructive Anger Can Help You Achieve

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:58:31 +0000

Especially in western society, anger is frowned upon and it is outright avoided at times. Even being a little bit peeved can spark outrage in people who query “Jeepers, what got into you?” or “Look who got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!”. A lot of society,...

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Atheism FTW: Religion Mutilates Imagination

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:17:48 +0000

Welcome to Sunday Mass…that is not Mass…Instead, enjoy your weekly, healthy prescriptive dose of Atheism! There’s nothing wrong with fiction; fiction has been an undeniable source of clear and genuine inspiration and clarity and poignancy, but, unlike religious fiction, all all...

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Minimalism and ‘Possibly Useful But Discardable’ Items

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:09:46 +0000

One thing I fear and that constantly haunts me is getting brand-spanking new awesome device and then having reluctance to discard my old device clutter, insidiously infect, and cognitively burden the new quality experience. This constantly happens. So instead of popping into this fresh, new clean...

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Atheism FTW: Accusations of Misery and Scientific Faith

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:17:56 +0000

Welcome to Sunday Mass…that is not Mass…Instead, enjoy your weekly, healthy prescriptive dose of Atheism! Accusations of Misery Atheists (and therefore, I) occasionally get accused of being “miserably unbelieving”; “just believe! Just have faith!” and other...

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Why I Dislike Cars

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:15:15 +0000

(Here are the rudimentary points. Listen to the Audio blog for the full discussion!) I loathe, abhor, vehemently, dislike cars. Here’s Why: 1. Tragic Calamity and Death injuries flipped defensive driving stress 2. Financial Scam, Hoax, and Crock tickets maintenance reg. fees dmv loops of...

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Atheism FTW: How and Why Fabrications of Religion Occur

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:12:36 +0000

Welcome to Sunday Mass…that is not Mass…Instead, enjoy your weekly, healthy prescriptive dose of Atheism! There are many reasons. The human species, being conscious and posessing a neocortex, has more awareness to question and to probe. What is that “giant orb in the sky”?...

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12 Classical Music Masterpieces: Dvorak’s Cello Concerto – Three Movements (Part 2 of 12)

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:45:29 +0000

Introduction All descriptions of the movements on this page are the sole property and work of John Thomas Kooz. Originally this page was simply a list of all the music that appeared in audio blog snippets (as intros or outros usually) around the Validate Your Life Network, but I have extended it so...

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Atheism FTW: What I Am and Am Not Criticizing About Religion

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:12:36 +0000

Given that increase of understanding results in decrease of fear (and vice versa), Then an increase of understanding results in an increase of love (the opposite of fear) (and vice versa). This is an interesting equation. But it proves that because atheists more often understand nuances of nature...

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Be the Cat Vet: Avoid Convulsant Flea Topicals

John Thomas Kooz — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:56:08 +0000

If I were a vicious, clever, and serious enough lawyer (I hold no legal credentials) I would sue the pants off this company: Sergeant. More specifically, Sergeant’s Pet Care Products. They have caused in a few instances, the deaths of many pets, and in many, many instances a slew of worried...

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Intelligence and Atheism

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:50:06 +0000

Those who are intelligent must tread a fine line to achieve success because the average majority status quo will ridicule, belittle, and humiliate them because of their own insecurity. If you are intelligent you must be wary of the status quo average people, for they will ridicule, chide, and try...

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What Are the Top Five Things You’d Like to Install in Your Life?

John Thomas Kooz — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:27:54 +0000

In his abode, Lord Byron kept: “Eight enormous dogs, three monkeys, five cats, an eagle, a crow, and a falcon” http://neuroticpoets.com/byron/ That was in addition to 10 bloody horses! All those pets (minus the horses) roamed freely throughout the house! Obviously Byron liked animals...

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TIL (Today I Learned) About Pure Water

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:03:54 +0000

(Actually, I researched this a few days ago, but still wanted to share). Why this is Important? We’re 70% H20 (Hey roughly the same proportion of water as the earth!). Water is in all our cells, in our blood, in our brain, in our organs. The water we drink touches every cellular nuance of our...

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Advanced Chess Notes from Pandolfini’s Book

John Thomas Kooz — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:35:16 +0000

Wow, Pandolfini seriously understands isolated pawn tactics! Comprehending the isolated d-pawn strategies MASSIVELY helps opening decisions! When confronted with a complex center squares bind, you can make the initiative to cause the game to end up in (what Pandolfini calls) a Pattern A or Pattern...

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The Average Rarely Evaluates Themselves as Average

John Thomas Kooz — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:29:03 +0000

“Because if you are like most people, then like most people, you don’t know you’re like most people. Science has given us a lot of facts about the average person, and one of hte most reliable of these facts is that hte average person doesnt’ see herself [or himself] as...

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Money as Declining Marginal Utility

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:18:53 +0000

“Economists explain that wealth has ‘declining marginal utility,’ which is a fancy way of saying that it hurts to be hungry, cold, sick, tired, and scared, but once you’ve brought your way out of these burdens the rest of your money is an increasingly useless pile of paper....

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Change in Content Posting Frequency

John Thomas Kooz — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:37:12 +0000

For many, many months I have been interested in revamping and/or decreasing the content of this blog. As mentioned in this post frequency will likely decrease due to the presence of other important projects.

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Every Webmaster Needs Success Data – How to Install Google Analytics Code On Your Site or Blog

John Thomas Kooz — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:01:39 +0000

Every Webmaster Needs Success Data Every webmaster eventually knows that he or she needs tracking. The ability to track visitors, clicks, and the browsers, geographical regions, and more data of each visitor to your site is invaluable information! Properly setting up tracking is like learning about...

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Remove the Label of the Product and Stop Being an Involuntary Consumer/Advertiser

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:45 +0000

Something spectacular occurred to me after a few hours of meticulous frustration. I was touching up a portion of my material_items_all list and got stuck on a hygiene component. Specifically a hygiene-travel items. I looked up exactly what was the TSA aviation regulation for non-flammable fluids...

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How ISBNs Work and Why You Do Not Need Them (ebooks ftw!)

John Thomas Kooz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:17:29 +0000

First off, before you go about getting your treasure tome novel or thousand-paged tech manual or non-fiction masterpiece decorated with ISBN’s and the like, you need to write it! I recommend self-publishing and this true gem of an article on formatting in Word</a> is exquisitely...

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