The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale

Author:Earl Nightingale
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: the secret, think and grow rich, as a man thinketh, earl nightingale, strangest secret, lead the field
Publisher: LaurenzanaPress

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Not long ago, I had someone say if only each of us had one of those new high-speed computers hooked up in his head, he’d be much better off. Well, whoever made that statement, either knew very little about computers, or, didn’t realize what kind of potential he already has between his ears.

We’re really much better off just the way we are right now. The human brain is probably the only thing in existence that can’t be improved upon except, perhaps, by the slow passage of centuries.

The computer has been called a high-speed moron. That is to say that, although the modern computer is among the most sophisticated electronic systems yet devised, it’s still severely limited in its abilities and it falls far short of the human brain.

We have enormous mental powers and the intelligence to explore and utilize them. The computer can only carry out orders which are fed into it. It can only be fed mathematical calculations and make mechanical comparisons. It can’t make valued judgments.

True, computers whiz through reams of problems almost instantaneously saving us days even months of laborious figuring. Yet, the computer is only as good as the person who’s programming it.

Experts tell us that the brain can capture, store, recall and program more than 600 bits of information per second. In the course of a lifetime, this is an enormous total, billions and billions of facts and impressions. On the other hand, our latest computers can handle only a few million characters in their memory banks.

A comparison between us and those electronic marvels finally boils down to this. We can think, the machines cannot. And that’s a really significant difference.

Now, let’s take a careful look at the brain. It has four basic powers.

One: The power to absorb, the ability to take in information, knowledge. We do this by looking, listening, touching, tasting, and smelling, by using all five of our senses and keeping the gateways of our mind always open.

Number Two: The power of retention, the capacity to retain knowledge and recall it. Our brains are like endless rows of filing cabinets with relatively few packed file drawers full of all sorts of information. There’s always much room for more.

Three: The power of judgment and logical thought. The more facts we feed our brain, the more able it is to reason and judge intelligently.

And Four: The power of imagination, the ability to think creatively.

With the first two powers, absorption and retention, we gather the raw material with which to think. And, with the attitude, judgment, and imagination we evaluate old ideas and create new ones.

Put another way, we have four switches in our minds. Turn on switch number one and we gather information. Switch number two snaps on our retentive powers. We retain and recall the facts that come in through the first switch.

Number three clicks on our judgment. When it’s on all the way, we think logically.

And number four is the switch for imagination. With most people, this is the one that collects the must rust.

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