Law 23 of Persistance

This is a simple law of nature, but one which is very handy:

If You Persist, You'll Win.

That's it.

In almost every situation, we humans have this one Freedom which we often overlook. It is this: We can try again.

This might not sound like much, but if you think about it, it's clear this means you have the freedom to keep trying until you succeed.

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Six Seconds

Mount Shasta: Today on the radio I listened to Arnold Schwartzenegger's gubernatorial speech. The guy is a pretty good inspirational speaker; I liked it.

I've read two of his books, and there he says that if you can imagine it, you can do it. In his radio speech, he used similies from his weight-lifting career, and he said, "It's always surprising to discover one thing: You're always stronger than you know."

And this reminded me of a young woman in a weaver's studio in San Francisco.

My friend Maggie had introduced me to Susan the weaver, and we became close, and I met Susan's friends. Most of them were weavers, too. In fact, a whole bunch of them shared a large studio space on Potrero Hill, and when I visited there one day, I was introduced to a most unusual young woman.

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Law 23 of Expectation

This is a simple law of nature, but one which is very handy:

A Human feels Satisfied in proportion to What Was Received, divided by What Was Expected.

That's it.

In other words, if you order a tall latte drink expecting a certain taste, and you get a tall latte drink that tastes as expected, generally you'll feel satisfied.

But what if the latte drink is larger or better-tasting than you expected? Since you got more than expected, you'll be greatly satisfied.

But what if the latte drink is perhaps OK, but it's smaller or less tasty than you expected? Now the satisfaction is divided by your expectation level, and you'll likely feel disatisfied.

But what if the lattes are generally small and poor in this particular place, and that's what you expect?

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