How to be an Expert at Anything: 3 Secrets + 3 Solutions
If you are here, you are probably an expert at something or trying to be one. You may have heard that it takes 10,000 hours …
If you are here, you are probably an expert at something or trying to be one. You may have heard that it takes 10,000 hours …
Summary: Studies show you can learn from video content more efficiently by speeding up the video during revision, using subtitles, and taking notes strategically because …
Spontaneous creativity through the default mode network’s activation – Considering it was 3 am, and I was sleepy-hungry, my brain’s attention was directed inward, and …
Some people say the mind is a universe in itself. Others have argued that the mind is the software and the brain is the hardware. …
When something big happens, did something big cause it? Did the cause of a pandemic have to be a big event? Was a typo in …
All of our perceptions may be biased & inaccurate. Our brains evolved in a very different context for hundreds of thousands of years. Evolution made …
We are lucky that our brains are readily capable of learning new things by design. Even when we are not motivated? We grow about 700 …
There is a lot of talk about the benefits of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. It’s almost common knowledge that mindfulness can positively affect our emotions …
There is a general stereotype that intelligent or super-intelligent people are childish or immature. Why is that? Apart from the fact that some people appear …
Summary: A new study argues that children reason if an animal is owned or not based on how much control the owner has on the …
Are you the humorous one in your social group? Do you try to be funny? I know I try. But let’s be honest, those puns …
We seek meaning. We seek certainty. We seek explanations. Meeseeks purpose. People want to make sense of the world on almost every level of experience. …
An interesting theory in psychology called the self-construal theory describes how we place ourselves in society. The self as a concept is quite vague, and …
What is cognition? Cognition refers to all mental processes that lead to thoughts, knowledge, and awareness. The underlying mechanisms are called cognitive processes. They govern …
With a loose definition of the word universal, a number of words from many languages are almost universally understood. We learn many words across multiple …
In this round-up article, I’m going to highlight only the key insights from psychology that will help you use your brain at its highest potential …