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Unlimited iPhone backup in iOS 15 I’m straying from my usual attempts to be relatively timeless in my writing. I realize this post will be meaningless in a year or so, but I want to share this cool trick in iOS 15 I just learned. You can perform a full cloud backup of your phone,Continue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 49 of 63”

Conspiracy Theories I grew up on conspiracy theories. I was born in the time of The Manchurian Candidate, when theories about the Kennedy assassinations flowed freely, and shortly before Watergate would give rise to another set of theories. I like a good conspiracy theory as much as anyone else. I love the The Matrix franchise.Continue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 48 of 63”

Fat Biking Snow, Beach, or Trail As recently as seven years ago, fat tire biking was widely considered a passing fad, if it was considered at all. Now most mountain bike companies have a fat tire version, and a few companies even focus on fat bike models. The best and maybe most surprising thing aboutContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 47 of 63”

Ascribing Malicious Intent One of the worst habits we can get into is reading too much into the actions or words of others. In particular, assuming without evidence that another’s action was specifically intended to do us harm is an especially nasty habit, known to cause many a needless rift or battle between souls whoContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 46 of 63”

Bullet Journaling Want a low-tech organizer that is 100% customizable and includes calendars, to-do lists, notes, musings and reminders? And never needs any batteries or Internet? Try a bullet journal. All you need is a little notebook and a pen. Start by making the first few pages the Index, and by numbering every page. TheContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 45 of 63”

Meditation There are numerous medical benefits associated with meditation. At the same time it can be an important pathway to achievement, for self, others, and communities. According to Dr. James R. Doty, MD, author of Into the Magic Shop, a meaningful and fulfilling meditation practice involves four steps: 1. Think of your intention. It mightContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 44 of 63”

The Trichotomy of Control? Ancient Stoic philosophers such as Epictetus taught that there are two and only two types of things in this world: things we can control, and things we cannot control. We ought to focus our energies with diligence on the things we can control, and ought to learn to accept with graceContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 43 of 63”

Earth, the Kettle of Life In the 1950s the theory that life began by lightning striking a solution of simple organic compounds (the primordial soup) to create complex amino acids gained rapid acceptance. The Miller-Urey experiment tested this theory at a micro scale, subjecting a glass container to a sparking electrical charge. The glass labwareContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 42 of 63”

Predictions for Black Friday 2046 Despite what purveyors of prognostication may tell you, it’s all but impossible to know the future with any precision…we’ve cracked the code for weather’s chaotic patterns, but still, 24 to 36 hours is the pathetic limit of what we can accurately model for future weather behavior. That said, there areContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 41 of 63”

Herd Behavior Herd behavior is a term referring to groups of animals, the way they gather together into a mass, and how the mass starts to behave as if it were a single organism with one brain and one will, rather than a collection of individuals that each have its own will and own decisionContinue reading “The Neurocycle: Day 40 of 63”