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The number one assumed threat to focusing at work is distractions. But getting rid of distractions isn’t enough for focusing. Some people can concentrate without …
The number one assumed threat to focusing at work is distractions. But getting rid of distractions isn’t enough for focusing. Some people can concentrate without …
Instead of focusing on the most productive study habits, students can improve their grades and learning quality just by getting rid of their bad study …
How well do you know what a pizza is? Round, saucy, cheesy, comes in a box, served in triangles, right? Now do you know what …
If you’ve ever thought about why you made certain decisions in the past, you’ve engaged in metacognition. Metacognition, commonly called “thinking about thinking,” is a …
If you’ve ever experienced a lot of mental fuzziness, daylong drowsiness, and lack of clarity in thinking, you may have brain fog. It can be …
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 …