Yeh Thats Alot Of Useless Help .

What's the most useless thing you still have memorized?

In October of 2015 I read a book about an ordinary gentleman that trains himself within the span of a year to be one of the most highly ranked mnemonists in the world. He became convinced that this was a feat that had little to do with IQ and everything to do with tricks and training.To demonstrate his point, he asks you to walk through an example with him: commit to memorizing a random list. The process is simple. Think of a place you know well; this will be your “memory palace.” Imagine walking through your memory palace and placing each item on the list along this pathway. Use real memories, and funny and / or lewd context to cement the item and location in your mind.I had forgotten about this exercise until I read this question. I had to dig through drawers and cabinets to find the sealed envelope containing the list. Before opening the envelope I typed what I could remember:A jar of garlic pickles (a giant jar blocking the driveway of my childhood home).Cottage cheese (Claudia Schiffer in an above-ground pool filled with cottage cheese just before the front-door entrance).Smoked salmon (moss smoked? Smoked salmon sitting on the entry-way table on top of Christmas garland - garland used to recall moss.)6 white wine bottles (just beneath the table with the smoked salmon where my parents would sometimes leave wine bottles).3 red socks (hanging on the wall opposite the salmon and wine bottles where we used to hang Christmas stockings).Hula hoop (more inappropriate than the Claudia Schiffer example).Email Sophia (Sofia Vergara writing emails in the hallway).And here’s the list I wrote one year and four months ago:Except that it helped me write this answer, this information is completely useless to me. It wasn’t even my list, the author provides it in his description. I can’t remember peoples names at parties but I will always have Claudia and cottage cheese.

What are some useless facts that you shouldn't know?

Uh… I’d say not only useless but I’d say the facts that I know is pretty strange and messed up. They are about certain serial killers and other crime cases. I had an interest in true crime, so I’m filled with unusual, weird facts that I shouldn’t know but I do. I had a morbid interest, and i’ll admit, it still captivates me to this day. And before I proceed: No. I am not homicidal or a aspiring killer. Just weird as hell. People like to get worked up just because I have a unusual interest. But its not uncommon. People need to know that. Anyway heres what I know. Enjoy. Or not. Whatever. Sensitive people will probably scroll past. Not that theres anything wrong with that but anyway yeah.Alexander Pichushkin was labeled as the chessboard killer because he would mark the empty spaces of a chessboard with an X after he killed someone. And he got hit in the head with a swing as kid and people think that this may have contributed to his psychopathy. That must have been a hard blow to the head. WHACK!Jeffery Dahmer actually showed remorse for his killings. And I’m glad to inform that there will be a movie called My Friend Dahmer starring that will be coming out. I’m pretty stoked. Or is it already out? I don’t know whats going on with the release date to be honest. So don’t take my word for it.Everyone thinks that Charles Manson was this mastermind at learning how to be charismatic when really all he did was take Dale Carnegie courses in prison and read How to Win Friends and Influence people. This wasn’t completely useless because I read the book and it helped me a lot actually. But I don’t intend to use it to be a cult leader. So don’t worry.There’s a lot more that I know but I’ll stop there because I could go on forever and I don’t want to keep freaking people out. Put hey let me know if you want me to answer more questions. I’m filled with this information and I don’t know where to put it.All of you guys probably:

Why do we learn so many useless things in school that don't have feasible real-world applications?

I had the same question. To answer it, I studied how do the most rational people in the world operate their minds, and how their success is linked to the classes in the school.Here’s what I found:They do it by aggregating lots of core ideas from multiple fundamental disciplines and solving the real-world problems with the help of that aggregated knowledge repertoire.This totally makes sense because we are always dealing problems which have several different solutions. Understanding the fundamentals of different disciplines helps us to build different perspectives that we can look from.How do you think Elon Musk is involved in different industries successfully?He had learned entry classes of every fundamental major subject by reading 10 hours a day since he was a child. He come up with the real-world applications to the biggest problems of the entire humankind by mastering general principles that underlie most of what's going on in the world.Now, imagine that you are supposed to create an education system and you know that most of the children will not be an avid self-learner like Elon Musk. What would you do?Elon Musk hated from the formal classroom learning because it is inefficient way for him to learn. But, the number of kids that are passionate and self-aware like him on that age are unfortunately numbered.We need to teach them “The Fundamentals”, then wait for them to build their own conclusions and to find efficient ways to combine those conclusions to come up with smart ideas.Because that smart ideas might make their lives better and help them to solve “real” real-world problems effectively.

What is the world's most useless martial art?

Note: I am not an expert in martial arts, so what I say could be wrong.The most useless martial art is the one that is not applicable for the street.WushuDon’t get me wrong. I respect Wushu guys. The use of forms and putting it into performance is beautiful. While I am not really a fan of Wushu, even though I would love to try it, it is not made for the streets. It was made to entertain.TaichiThis is going to sound ghetto, but I managed to find a Taichi teacher near me area and I was taught by a master who is Cantonese but doesn’t know english. He taught me more on how to get a good work out and exercise. But all we did were forms and stretches, nothing more. But still thankful for the experience.Certain Weapon Martial ArtsI am somewhat of a big fan of weapon martial arts. But there are certain weapon martial arts that just can not be used on the street. I am talking about Swords and Staffs. And even if you do bring any of these weapons, you will either get fined, jailed, or get strange looks from people.Most Traditional Martial Arts/ Sport Martial ArtsTraditional Martial Arts like Karate, Taekwondo, or Kung Fu are martial arts I would not trust myself to use in a street fight. Some of the techniques are still applicable like Karate/TKD’s kicks and Wing Chun’s trapping but there is a certain limit to each of the traditional martial art. One must do them in order to know what these limitations are. It’s even worst when most of the Kung Fu styles focus on forms and NOT spar.

Why is art so pointless and useless?

All art is at once surface and symbol.Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.All art is quite useless.This is an excerpt from the preface of The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde. When I first read this question, this immediately came to mind.I would consider myself an artist, and I think art does have its uses and purposes, but that is not what the question asked. I will try to answer this with your perspective in mind.Why is art so pointless and useless?Well, does it need to have a point or be useful?Art is pointless because that is ... the point. The point of art is that it has none. At its very core, there are no exact guidelines as to what art should achieve, how to define its success, what is its influence. The face I sketched in class has no meaning to its existence just like the sky has no reason to be beautiful. Yet the sketch exists, and the sky is beautiful nonetheless.The pointlessness of art is what fuels its existence, I think. Flowers are colourful to attract bees, but the bee will not hover by the flower with its legs propped on its chin thoughtfully thinking, “Wow, the blending in this flower is amazing,” It will simply think colour = nectar = honey. It is only humans who are so fascinated with beauty for its own sake, even when we can survive perfectly fine without. It is interesting to think about.Wilde himself was asked this question, to which he had replied with :Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood.[1]To me, this uselessness of art is comfort. With no boundaries and no reasoning, I can do anything. I am free to create something new simply because. It is pretty refreshing from everyday life, where everything I do has to have reasons.I then ask myself, but there are still things I do that have no point nor use? I’m not productive all the time. I did not need to write this answer. I did not need to watch a movie today. I did not need to take the long way home. Why did I do it anyway? Because I felt like it. Art is simply expressing this feeling.Footnotes[1] Art is useless because...

Is United Nations a useless organization?

It depends who you ask.1/ Politicians. No, it is very useful. It takes the heat for your failures. As a political/diplomatic entity, everything is possible with the entity.2/ Staff. Yes and no. You work on different topics everyday…always at a dilettante level. You travel to cool places, get treated like royalty, and meet other very interesting, cosmopolitan people. You also earn a whack of money. On the downside, you never really master any topic (except using the jargon of the year). You live in constant fear - and usually must look busy (even when you are not) to avoid being sidelined (if not fired or having one’s contract not renewed). Over the years, you become corrupt, and you do not even realize it. Because you never have any real objectives or goals (except to write a report, answer emails or do some ‘project’ which is usually not doing anything a normal people would recognise as useful, you never have anything substantial to put on your CV.3/ Taxpayers. Absolutely yes. They pay for staff, consultants and temps to send paper to each other. For the lucky representatives from poorer countries, they get to live like royal dignitaries (despite often having few if any skills but having contacts and political connections). They get paid a lot of money, and it comes from taxpayers.4/ The meek of the Earth. Yes, useless. The UN probably does more harm than good. Its record in conflict zones speaks for itself.5/ Powerful countries. Not useless at all. You can impose your policies and look like the rest of the world supports you.6/ Human progress. Useful. The connections, contacts, exchange we have through the UN is irreplaceable. The institution does not prevent war or help people. But the connections, information and way it brings us together is irreplaceable. Like a diet, it aspires to something higher. And we always fall back on those aspirations when we look for a better future.7/ Business. The UN has done alot to help international business. By helping to open borders, the organisation (including sister entities like the World Bank, IMF and WTO) have helped raise incomes, inequality, and commercial opportunities for millions.