Primes are Guiding your Life in ways you can’t Predict
What if smelling a flower makes you spend a few months’ worth of income on a vacation? That could just be happening right now. Welcome …
Learning Vs. Memory in School Education
From a theoretical POV, our memory is the base component of measurable learning. Read on to explore learning and memory in an educational context. This …
How Learning by Repetition Works: Spacing, Forgetting, and Recall
The moment new information is processed in a brain, 2 paths begin – one toward forgetting it, and one toward remembering it. Both paths act …
Tech-industry careers for psychologists [How-to]
I’ve predominantly been on the non-clinical side of psychology, even though my degree says clinical psychology. At first, it seemed like there was not much to …
Imitation: The Oldest way of Learning, still valid in Education
Monkey see, monkey do. We aren’t just monkeys, but a learning technique they used – learning by observation – still is one of the most …
14 Career Skills School Students must have before 16
What do students need now in their learning that goes beyond gaining factual knowledge to have a professional advantage later in life? Note: I’ve excluded …
Repetition Tricks us into Liking & Believing Anything
What’s common between gaslighting, liking a product, remembering song lyrics, and falling for pseudoscience? A core mechanism of how we perceive the world and form …
How exercise makes your brain better: 7 mechanisms
You know exercise is good for the brain. But… Do you know what exactly is happening to your brain because of exercise? Let’s start with …
Ultimate Critical Thinking Test & foundations of critical thinking
Yes, critical thinking is hard to define and a constant victim of debate. Educators and experts have attempted to define it in separate contexts. I’ll …
Write 10x Better with these 10 Psychological Hooks [How-to]
Your writing gets immersive and engaging when you connect with the reader’s mental space. And the way to do that is to include words and …
Curiosity: The Endless Pit of Discovery and Wonder
Eleanor and her archeological team were digging near the Gobekli Tepe Temple ruins in 2005. Using the most advanced earth-penetrating drills, they had managed to …
10 Mnemonic Techniques to Slay at Memorizing [Tutorial]
Mnemonics (ne-maw-nix) are methodical ways to assist and improve memory. They are mental tools that make information meaningful and easier to recall. Some mnemonics are …
To regain memory capacity as you age, follow 4 habits
As we get older, our memory declines. This is age-related memory loss. It’s natural and expected, but sometimes an indication of Alzheimer’s disease. If you …
The truth about learning styles – Myth AND Fact?
Some people like reading content. Some people like watching videos. Some people like listening to audio podcasts. For decades, this observation has sustained a psychological …
10 Clever Tricks to Defeat Test Anxiety
Stress and anxiety about competitive exams are S-class enemies for students, especially when all they are told is that their score determines their career. One …
Logic needs meaning, but there’s a catch (proof from apes)
I explore how humans need context and meaning for logical thinking. Without context, we aren’t able to use even the simplest of logical thoughts. And …