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Brain Series Current: Cold Showers and Cognition Speed Reading vs Deep Reading All Posts Intermittent Fasting Every morning, Wim Hof-“The Iceman”-submerges himself in ice water. He claims it sharpens his mind, boosts his immune system, and enhances his performance. ...
Brain Series Current: Speed Reading vs Deep Reading Second Language Learning All Posts Cold Showers and Cognition Speed reading promises to help you read 1,000+ words per minute-triple or quadruple your normal pace. Imagine reading entire books in an hour! ...
A slow burn doesn’t explode. It smolders. It’s the story that starts with unease and, over hundreds of pages, transforms that unease into suffocating dread-without a single jump scare, twist, or explosion. This is the hardest narrative mode to execute. Because you’re asking readers to stay engaged while denying them the payoff of immediate action. But when done right, a slow burn is devastating. What Is a Slow Burn? A slow-burn narrative builds tension through accumulation rather than escalation. ...
Building a real-time note-sharing application is a perfect use case for exploring event-driven architecture. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll build a production-ready system with two microservices (User and Note services) that communicate through NATS, delivering instant updates to a Vue.js frontend. Why Event-Driven Architecture? Traditional request-response patterns create tight coupling between services. When your Note service needs to notify users about changes, you don’t want to make synchronous HTTP calls to every service that cares about notes. Event-driven architecture solves this with loose coupling: ...
Brain Series Current: Learn Like a Child The Forgetting Curve All Posts Second Language Learning A 5-year-old can learn a new language in months, picking up perfect pronunciation without formal instruction. Meanwhile, an adult spends years studying and still speaks with an accent. ...
Brain Series Current: Second Language Learning Learn Like a Child All Posts Speed Reading vs Deep Reading Learning a second language isn’t just about communication-it’s a full-brain workout that strengthens cognitive abilities across the board. ...
In 1961, psychologist Albert Bandura conducted an experiment that would revolutionize our understanding of how children learn-and reveal something disturbing about human behavior. He invited preschool children to watch an adult interact with a room full of toys. In one corner sat a 5-foot inflatable clown doll called “Bobo.” It was weighted at the bottom so it would bounce back when hit. The children watched through a one-way mirror. They didn’t know they were being observed. ...
Brain Series Current: Chunking: How to Remember Phone Numbers Previous All Posts The Forgetting Curve Try to memorize this number: 2025551234567. Hard, right? ...
In 1951, psychologist Solomon Asch invited college students to participate in a “vision test.” The task was absurdly simple: look at a line, then choose which of three comparison lines matched its length. The answer was obvious. A child could do it. There was no trick, no optical illusion. Asch showed this card to the group: Reference Line: | Comparison Lines: A: | B: ||||| C: || The answer is clearly A. Anyone with working eyes can see it. ...
Brain Series Current: The Forgetting Curve: Why You Forget Chunking All Posts Learn Like a Child You spend hours studying for an exam. You know the material cold. Then a week later? You’ve forgotten half of it. ...