Every April 1st I write about humor. You are welcome to search this blog from several years back and verify. Today, I want to focus on the evolutionary advantage. Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? How does it help us? Can we really save the day with a smile? You are welcome to read …
Eleven Astonishing Health Benefits of Tattoos
Both ancient art and archaeological finds of possible tattooing tools indicate that tattooing was practiced in Europe in the Upper Paleolithic period. Another meaning of a tattoo is a permanent reminder of something powerful in life or an experience that cannot be forgotten and many times, tattoos give people a sense of empowerment Reminds. Tattooing …
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Logical markers: feedbacks and graphs
While memory champions prefer mental palaces for their simplicity and capacity, accelerated leaning gurus favor mindmaps. Mindmaps are extremely versatile and can be easily modified as new information becomes available. However, mindmaps have several essential design flaws compared to yet more flexible schemes used by engineers and AI creators. We can easily add the missing …
Polymath thinking: the path from curiosity to knowledge
When I was a child I decided that I want to be a polymath and know everything. Not a very realistic goal. Since then I have been learning for as long as I can remember myself. I noticed that the more I know the easier it is to learn more, even in very different areas …
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Job happiness and financial discipline
We can be hapy in our job, or we can work because we need money. The choice is ours. Job happiness and financial discipline are interconnected. More about it here, here, here, here, and here. Parkinson’s law Peter’s principle claims, an employee is promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level …
1000 articles per week
Occasionally I read 1000 articles per week. This takes me about 90 minutes per day or one entire weekend. I honestly thought it to be normal and was surprised that some people find it astonishing. You do not even need to read very fast to use this skill. What is an average article? A good …
DallE, ChatGPT and deep hallucinations
I was asked by several of my students to write about the ChatGPT, yet I kept delaying it. The reason is very simple. I have so many conflicting feelings, that I did not know where to begin. Let us start with a simple idea of the “uncanny valley”. Uncanny valley The current generation of AI …
Building up your emotional capital
Is there such a thing as emotional capital? Like, can you collect certain experiences as a war chest and use them wisely? Can one apply an investment portfolio approach to one’s life experiences? Some say you can. And I want to explore the subject with you. You can also read here, here, and here. How …
Logical markers: the most intuitive and misunderstood memory construct
Logical markers do not require special learning, as we already learned them in schools for more than a decade. If you are not using them to remember things, it is a psychological barrier. Once you try, they will feel more natural and intuitive than any other memory construct. My favorite logical marker There is only …
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Systematic creativity: sections and subjects of speedwriting and research masterclasses
Sometimes I struggle with naming what I do. Speedwriting and research masterclasses are examples of my bad branding, and I hope to rebrand them in near future. While I might be unhappy with the course names, I am definitely excited about their content. So I tell you what. I will describe the content of the …
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