34 What are some software programs that aid in self-improvement?
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This article is from the Self Improvement FAQ, by Loren Larsen llarsen@cs.clemson.edu with numerous contributions by others.
34 What are some software programs that aid in self-improvement?
One of the best selling software packages of all time was Mind
Prober, by Human Edge Software. I was quite surprised not to see
it mentioned in your list of self-improvement aids. Human Edge
is now out of business, but there are a few amazing software
packages currently out there that cover each of the areas you
have mentioned: learning and intelligence, motivation, and sales
and negotiation.
The best of these are grounded heavily in strongly validated
research in social and behavioral science. I know that Neuralytic
Systems of Redwood City has put out a brain-builder called IQ
smarts that assesses one's strengths in areas of Analytical
(Abstract/Symbolic), Creative (Lateral/Associative), and
Practical (Problem Solving/Memory) Intelligence. It then selects
a series of exercises that bring stronger areas to bear on weaker
ones.
I believe that Human Edge had also put out products called
Negotiation Advisor, Sales Advisor, and Motivation Advisor.
Whoever bought them out may still own the rights to these
packages. Those products generate a frightfully accurate
assessment of the personalities of both indivduals involved in
a negotiation and generate a report with incredibly specific
strategies for dealing with the other person.
I have all of these on my shelves. Being interactive and adaptive,
I have found software to be much more effective than broad global
strategies. Software can provide very individualized solutions
that a book or a set of tapes can not.
(From: roberts108@aol.com (RobertS108))
Dr. Delgado has released a 3 hour audio CD covering many of his
health strategies (Tony Robbins quotes from Delgado extensively
in his Living Health audio program). The CD covers: exercise,
nutrition, life extension, and disease elimination. This is
available from Seminar Software (See Appendix for more info)
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