Swearwords? Read this.

Many are the times when you blurt out a four letter curse word maybe when you knock your head on the wall or maybe do something on the contrary.  Or have you taken time to think of why people with Tourette’s syndrome often shout offensive words as opposed to random ones?

Well, that is because such bad words are stored differently in your brain during childhood. When you were young, your parents maybe punished you for using such words claiming that they are inappropriate. They are then stored in a part of the brain – the reptilian brain – which is where emotional reactions are stored.

In my own view, I understand that there are different reasons for swearing, one in anger and the other is just for entertainment unfortunately, people have used these words so often that they now have lost their power.

Well, I personally have much respect for swear words and don’t use them anyhow. I’d rather treat them with respect, saving them for special occasions probably when they have much impact. Let’s face it; if you swear all the time, what would you do when you really need to do so? It would convey that message as it would have, were you one of my type.

Dirty mind test

Just as you should risk assess every aspect of your business, and computer security depends on the skill of hackers to build protection, you should test your written communications to see if you can ‘break’ them.

I call it the ‘dirty mind test’. That is, make sure your writing is not ambiguous. If it can be misinterpreted, you can bet that somebody will misinterpret it!

More on memory

Note that there’s a difference between recall (remembering at will) and recognition (knowing you’ve seen something before). For example, think of your favorite movie.  May it will be hard to remember and recite it wholly, but as soon as you watch it for a few seconds, you will know if you’ve already watched it.

The best way to learn something new is to make as many connections in your brain as you can, such as repeating the word and making a visual image of it. The more effort you put into remembering it in the first place, the easier it will be to recall.