Truly massive memory structures

Massive memory structures are important for learning entire areas of expertise. Multiple books, articles, conferences, dates and people, and practical experiences can coexist in one context when the context is flexible and can hold around 1 mil keywords. With some training, anyone can build and maintain such structures. Lessons learned during the last 5 years …

5 Best Paraphrasing Tools for College Students

Paraphrasing is an important skill that can especially help students do well when writing unique material for college assignments. There are two main requirements for good paraphrasing. First, you need to understand what is it that you want to write about. Having a clear understanding of the subject matter can help you write a lot …

How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers?

How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers? Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty that involves passing off someone else’s work as your own. It can be intentional or unintentional, but either way, it’s a serious offense. If you’re caught plagiarizing, you could get expelled from school, lose your job, and even go to jail. …

How Do You Make Google Love Your Content?

“Wait a sec, I’ll quickly Google it now….” Other search engines are available but such is Google’s dominance that its very name has become interchangeable with the act of searching itself. And it’s done this by focussing on one thing: the customer. And we suggest you do the same. Gone- thankfully! – are the days …

Zettelkasten

The best thing about mindmaps is the ease of rearranging the information. Entire branches can be moved with one operation. You do not get that with mental palaces. Yet, you need a computer to enjoy it… Or not? How did notetaking and mindmaps look like two hundred years ago? People used to research back then. You …

How to Avoid Costly Mistakes in Business Emails

Email is one of the most prominent communication tools for organizations. Businesses and their sales departments rely heavily on emails to grow the business. They aim to make their emails clear, persuasive, and error-free, but they do end up making a few mistakes. Email also happens to be widely used in professional communication. Though there …

The secrets behind your signature

We sign documents without even thinking about the meaning of our signature. Moreover, we select and design our signature at a very young age and then often use it for as long as we live. Without thinking too deeply about it. As an exercise in creativity and critical thinking, sometimes when I see something obvious, …

Eight Solid Ways to Improve All Types of Your Business Writing

Many of my students learn speedreading and speedwriting to boost their careers. Any careers. A large part of my career dealt with research, product design, and engineering. So my examples also come from my world. This is one of the reasons I like it so much to present you with guest posts. Here Jessica Fender, …

School essays are the opposite of what they should be

Schools teach us good skills in a very bad way.  Essay writing is just another skill that should be taught very differently. In speedwriting course, I explain one viable alternative, but it is definitely not the only one. Writing essays is fun, it is great therapy and it helps remember things. Also, it is a …