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Yes, once again, I have some ’splaining to do. As I wrote in “Why learning the lingo is important“, having a shared vocabulary is practically essential to good communication. I’ve been getting into some off-the-beaten-path terms recently, and wanted to provide a handy-dandy little reference. So without further ado, here’s the five terms we’ll be covering today:
- GIGO. A classic acronym from the good old days of programming. Simply put, it means “Garbage in, garbage out”. You can have the best system in the world, but if you give it bad input, don’t expect the output to be any better. Conversely, if you know that your input is good, but are getting bad results, it may be time to update your system.
- EFT. I’ve mentioned this here and there, but haven’t yet devoted an article to it. EFT is the practice of manipulating your energy by tapping at specific points on the body to minimize and in some cases eliminate something that is causing suffering. This has been applied to everything from phobias, to painful memories that intrude into your life, to physical pains and ailments. I haven’t written much on the topic simply because I’m still learning the practice, and wanted to have more experience before exploring it further.
- Noise. While a common word, this one in particular deals with mental noise, or static. If you’ve ever tried to clear your head and you “couldn’t hear yourself think”, then you know exactly what I’m talking about here. Can be a real problem when trying to explore your inner world.
- Hero. Once again a common word used in a specific manner. In this case, “heroes” don’t have to be anyone special, but merely anyone (fact or fiction) that demonstrates or exemplifies a trait that you are trying to use or have more of. The hero does not have to be perfect, just needs to have a firm grasp on the elements that you are trying to emulate.
- Defrag. Yet another term borrowed from computer science, “defragging” generally means organizing the hard drive of a computer, usually (but not always) accompanied by clearing out unneeded data to free up space. This is an operation designed to keep the computer healthy and improve operation. I use the term to describe similar processes for improving your inner and outer worlds.
There will be more to come. Do you have any terms that I use that you’d like to see in the next one? If so, please leave it in the comments!
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