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-----Original Message-----
From: Brad D. <btwj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 11:51
Subject: re:right brain thinking


>Pat,
>
>The timing of your "right brain" post is interesting.  I'm just now
>reading Bennett W. Godspeed's book "The Tao Jones Averages - A Guide
>to Whole-Brained Investing" and I've been thinking about this
>right-brained stuff.  Godspeed makes a case for incorporating the
>intuitive, right side of the brain in making investment decisions - he
>says market action is essentially non-linear, so why use only the
>linear, logical, left side of your brain in your analyses.
>
>Regarding developing the use of your right brain, Godspeed doesn't
>provide a lot of help.  One thing he mentions is that images viewed in
>the left visual field are primarily transmitted to the right brain.
>So something as simple as viewing your charts while looking slightly
>to the right may help.  He lists artists and musicians (among others)
>as right-brain oriented professions - increased time spent with art
>and music could be helpful.
>
>I'd be interested in hearing from anyone on the RT list who has made
>an effort to develop and/or incorporate right-brain intuitive
>processes in their trading.
>
>Brad D.
>
>P.S.  Is anyone familiar with Godspeed - has he done any good as an
>investment advisor?
>
>
>---patrick fernicola <patefern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> In his book "Trading Chaos" Bill Williams writes about the right
>brain, the right hemisphere of the brain, that contains the
>inspiration, insight and intuition that we all possess.  In trading I
>see 2+2 and I think 4 and act on that thought because of what I know
>and have seen, I'm usually correct.  I didn't spend alot of time
>analyzing what is already collected in my brain, however I always want
>to know "why", want to know "how", and my question to the group is
>what can be done to develop the right brain?
>>
>> Thank you...........Pat
>>
>
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