Rise like Batman

So your down. You're behind on your homework, just broke up with your girlfriend, just got your back broken, you're severely unhealthy, you wake up some where and have no idea who you are.......Batman has been through most of those situations listed above(except the unhealthy part, mind you) and he always knows when to get out of the rut and win. Even if he ends up dying Batman always wins.......

He always wins....always

1. Find your purpose. This is your dawn after the dark (and yes I just typed that), this is the light in that really dark room, your purpose is your hope. Batman knows his purpose. Protect the people of Gotham while sticking to his one rule, that's it that's what keeps him going through the long haul. If he had done it for selfish reasons like vengeance or just the love of violence Batman would've either a.) destroyed Gotham b.) destroyed himself c.) died. It's purpose that drives us, it's purpose that binds us, it's purpose that defines us, with that in mind don't get bogged down if you can't find your absolute purpose it's different for everyone and continually changes. So as of now define your purpose......lose weight....gain muscle....make some friends....get back to health and get back out there.....and it really relies on your rut and who you are as a person.

2. Get organized. Clean your room, get a planner, make some timers these are very simple things that can get you way up there. You'll be surprised at how much faster you'll be and your efficiency will increase ten fold. Just don't over do it. Planning every moment from when you wake up to when go to sleep....unless it's just one of those days.

3. Get some money. Money is important and having at least a little bit of it will help a lot. Besides having the ability to buy things you need to rise out of the hole you're in a boost of confidence is what is also felt when given some cash. Of course Batman doesn't have to worry about this but he would be less without it.

4. Eat well and workout. Get the blood pumping. Running, push-ups, squats, pull-ups, and crunches is the best way to get in shape(or stay in shape), wake your brain up, and add some endorphins(a feel good hormone, stating that working out is basically like crack but without the side effects) to your day. Some good workouts can be found here: P4P Youtube Channel and for beginners P4P Workout

Here's a sample of the soon to come Batman Workout:

Fast Mile Run (Run as fast as you can)

Abs workout
Do as mush as you can for one minute:

Standard Push up

Regular Squat

Regular Pull up

Diamond Push up

Jump Squats

Chin up

5. Learn. Read a book, more Like Batman blog post, watch an educational movie, get smart this will enlighten your mind and get you thinking. I'm not going to get into it because I've already written a whole article about it.

So their it is. Depressed, just had a real bad....year that's how you get out of it. One last thing I also recommend you watch.......................................

So if you didn't see this coming I don't know why you're on my blog.

Also look at: Limitless, any sports movie, and The Shawshank Redemption.

Research like Batman

So you're Batman and you just got a lead on a major investigation and you need to know his/her's next move. You need information and the best way to get information for anything is to research.

Cool place to research...am I right?

1. Know your topic. Be specific. If your going after a mob it would be a waste of time to research each member of the mob being only a one person. It would be smart to zero in on the leader( or leaders) of this mob. You could also be doing a research article on food and zero in on chicken. It's the simple rule of quality over quantity.
2. Use reliable resources. Although many people criticize Wikipedia for not being reliable the truth is that it has administrators who check many of the articles everyday so that the articles STAY up to date. Now people may say that there aren't enough of them to monitor each article everyday but not many people have a real drive to change Wikipedia articles to be inaccurate. Most published work in books are extremely reliable(as it takes a lot of effort to publish a book) just make sure it's up to date(no longer than 5 maybe 10 years old.)
3. Keep a research journal. Write down EVERYTHING that you:
A. Haven't read, heard, or seen before.
B. Important facts, methods, etc.
C. Your thoughts and conclusions made on the topic.
Remember to keep it organized with bullet points, lists, etc. Keep this journal as a reference guide to whatever your planning on doing because without reference research really isn't worth anything.

Think like Batman

We all think in a daily lives. To talk, read, write, learn, and solve problems. Batman probably would be the number one person who could set the world record for thinking, and probably the best at it. So how do you think like him? Read on.....

Batman thinking because he does that, often.

1.The first thing you should do is to "think" of your brain as if it's a muscle. Just like we can build our selves to be stronger and faster we can also build our brains to do the same thing, but in a different sort of way.

2. How do you get stronger and faster? You workout right? Well it's the same with your brain. Unfortunately we don't have a bunch different excercises that we just know about(pushups, crunches, squats, etc.) but I've looked and I can give you some.

3. Read ALOUD! Probably one of the most effective excercises for the brain is to read out loud. It'll improve comprehension, vocabulary, writing, speaking, creativity, etc.

4. Meditate. When most people think of meditation people think of "...mmmmmmm...." but it's actually an amazing brain excercise to improve focus, but to meditate one must learn how to meditate. Here's how I learned: howcast-How-To-Meditate

5. Write a personal journal. This is a great way to organize your thoughts. This also helps you keep focus and improve your over all writing skills.

6. Play videogames. All types of videogames are good to play, although they don't all improve the same type of skill(ex. shooters raise focus, hand-eye coordination, and response times as strategy games raise strategical thinking, problem-solving, etc.) Videogames is probably the most underrated brain excercise in the world, although it's one of the best.

7. Brain excercise websites. There is actually alot of good brain excercising websites out there to improve brain function through the various computer games provided to improve memory, awareness, etc. Unfortunately they come at a cost. If you can afford it by all means do use it because it would be one of the wisest investments you'll ever make, but for the people who can't afford sites like lumosity( a very, very good website for training the brain, but also very expensive) there is always freebrainagegames.com/ which is a very good alternative(if some what repetitive) website to choose.

8. So those are the excercises, here is the workout.

• Brain excercise website
• Reading aloud for 1 hour
• Meditate for 15 minutes

Doing this(with at least once a day of writing in your journal) once a day will leave you with a clear and more efficient brain in about a week. It'll take sometime to get to Batman level but wait a little, you'll get there.