Ken Plahn's blog

Many online dating sites take advantage of new computer tools to match people in an effort to improve matches. They are using sophisticated algorithms to attempt to predict matches. Being a scientist, I really like cool new tools to solve difficulty problems. I'm also intrigued with 'Big Data', the ability to find unique patterns if presented with enough datasets. Are these algorithms effective? What are the drawbacks of these algorithms? What are the drawbacks of online dating in general?

Remember when you were a child and people would ask what you want to be when you grow up?  Now that you are grown up, do you know what you want to be yet? Are you excited about what you do?  How do you find your mission in life?  Have you ever wondered why musicians spend so much time perfecting their craft when the odds are heavily stacked against them ‘making it’?

Have you ventured into the cloud and all the amazing new ways to meet your computing and storage needs? In many ways, our brain operates like our own personal cloud computer. Using your full brain and understanding which resources are best for which task will greatly improve your performance and effectiveness.

We all know people sometimes have problems with attachment.  They might pine after someone they broke up with or become clingy with someone they're dating. Essentially, emotional attachment is attaching emotional value to an idea that represents the thing we are attached to. Emotional control ensures the ability to have an appropriate measured level of attachment.