for 10,000 hours, you will have mastered it. I wonder if there is a similar rule that applies in reverse. In other words, how long would you have to not do something for you to completely forget or lose that particular skill. The funny thing about the human brain is that the answer is probably “never.” I’m no psychiatrist, but the one thing that has always amazed me is the power of the human subconscious. I guess my musing for today stems partly from a belated review/recollection of the movie “Limitless,” in which the protagonist stumbles upon a revolutionary drug that allows the user to essentially “use 100%” of his or her brain. While such an idea seems like the stuff of novels, the idea of “tapping” into the greater depths of the human subconscious and memory doesn’t seem all that far-fetched. We already have drugs that allow us to concentrate better and stimulate cranial performance on a smaller scale–would it be too far a jump to say we might one day invent a drug that allows us to access the more obscure parts of our memory? But what are the consequences of such a revolutionary medicine? Everything has some sort of side effect, and despite all my love of science and technology, fundamentally (and my friends will perhaps ridicule me for saying this), I still believe in the idea that nature has helped us evolve into who we are (maybe not for any particular reason), and that it would be a mistake to mess around with the “natural order of things.” Anyway, Tina says I’m rambling, so I’m signing off for now. Next post: story time 😀

and in an unrelated but related note:

 

damn it, those lap giraffes are fake. aww shucks.

Sokoblovsky Farms – Russia’s Finest Purveyors of Miniature Lap Giraffes.