There are long lists of books you MUST read. What are the common qualities of these books, and how are these books beneficial? How reading books can be both an advantage and a disadvantage? How do books compare with the alternatives? This article starts ordinary and then takes an unexpected twist. Are books important? I …
Diary Of Emotions: What Is It And What Is It For?
Mental well-being is a fundamental aspect of overall health. The ability to recognize, understand and manage our emotions is essential to leading a balanced and satisfying life. One of the most effective and accessible resources to achieve this is the “emotion diary.” This article explores in depth what an emotion journal is, how it is …
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Evolution and smarts of generations
Culture has a huge influence on our intelligence and character. Before we have any chance to leverage our skills we are influenced by our family and mentors, the national and local culture, school, and extracurricular activities. These environmental factors affect the evolution of individuals and societies. Quite possibly personal success is equal part luck, hard …
Learning from immigrants to fight stresses caused by a change
If we consider the most stressful learning experience, the coping techniques that apply to it may apply to everything else. In many ways, immigration is such an experience and I have first-hand lessons to share. More reading here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Resilience and confidence are critical. I used …
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Sleeping and dreaming under control
Sometimes we are lucky enough to remember seeing a dream with a verbal description, or a set of images. Occasionally we can even consciously control the dream and continue it when we are awake. Other times we kind of remember the dream, and may even induce the theme of the dream. More reading here, here, …
Better brains
We kind of want better brains: more creative and with better memory. In my courses, I teach improving the brain power via simple training routines. This path is definitely safe and effective, yet it may be combined with other cool options with some remarkable results. Here I want to discuss some alternative approaches. For more reading, …
Narration and autobiographical memory
Narration is something we often do automatically to make sense in our own life, endless and meaningless events. We try to add the meaning that is not always there, to begin with, but is there when we are finished. We basically connect the dots, so that we can navigate the reality and modify the plot …
Who we are is determined by how absurd our reasoning is. Part 2.
Our beliefs are not set in stone. They define who we are, and yet if we choose to change our beliefs we can do so. To be honest, our reasoning is absurd and self-contradictory. This was pointed out by Socrates. Here I want to question some of my own beliefs. More reading here, here, here, here, …
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Adaptation of six thinking hats to speedreading
When reading we often use highlighters. In addition to very real physical highlighters, we may also use mental highlighters. The way we use the highlighters can become a bit tricky. The goal is very simple: remembering as much as we need and only what we need. And mental highlighters help us navigate. The methodology is …
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Who we are is determined by how absurd our reasoning is. Part 1.
Our beliefs are not set in stone. They define who we are, and yet if we choose to change our beliefs we can do so. To be honest, our reasoning is absurd and self-contradictory. This was pointed out by Socrates. Here I want to question some of my own beliefs. More reading here, here, here, here, …
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