Category: Life in General

This weekend, a huge geomagnetic storm raged on the surface of the Sun, causing coronal mass ejections (that is, solar flares) to Earth. Scientists say […]

How you learn something will likely depend on how familiar you are with the subject. If you are familiar enough with the basic concepts, you […]

Is the Internet dead? Proponents of the dead Internet theory believe that the Internet as we understand it does not exist. He died around 2016, […]

Much in this life is uncertain, but one thing is certain: at some point in your future, you will have to sleep on the couch. […]

The method of loci (or loci technique) is a mnemonic memory technique that has many applications, from helping people with mild cognitive impairment learn and […]

What comes to mind when you think of pegging? Okay, stop thinking about it. Instead, start thinking about how to improve your memory, pervert. There […]

Halloween is our darkest holiday, so it naturally gives rise to dark misinformation, whether it’s the famous myth of the blade in the apple, persistent […]

As Halloween approaches, the veil between the living and the dead becomes thinner, so during a solar eclipse, I headed to the infamous haunted picnic […]

Last night I started abusing pumpkins. First I bought pumpkins. Then I went to the dollar store to buy a small kit to cut them […]

You have an important test or project coming up, but you absolutely cannot bring yourself to prepare for it. You’ll even do other things (like […]

This week, most people are wrong about Bigfoot – both those who believe in Bigfoot and those who are sure there is no such thing. […]

Unless you live in a sunny climate where cannabis grows well without much intervention—in other words, if you live in most of the country—you could […]

Cramming for exams doesn’t work – it’s always better to plan consistent and rigorous study sessions. However, sometimes you are in a hurry to learn; […]

Whether it’s a co-worker, friend or family member, asking someone for something can be intimidating. So, when a person responds to your request with something […]

You’ve probably gotten a call like this a dozen times: an authoritative voice announces, “I’m calling on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police [YOUR […]

Memory is incredibly complex, which is probably why it’s studied and researched so much—and why researchers who make big discoveries about how it works name […]

You should always study in silence , but a little noise can be helpful for memorization. In particular, your noise, that is, when you speak […]

Whether you plan to ride your e-bike during the winter months or plan to store it when it gets cold, there are a few simple […]

When you have a lot of work to do, a lack of focus can be disastrous for your productivity. So instead of fighting it, you […]

For residents of the Northern Hemisphere, Saturday, September 23, 2023, became the first official day of autumn. While some parts of the country are still […]

When school or work requires a lot of reading, it’s difficult to stay on track and focused. You should try different reading techniques to get […]

Taking notes by hand is generally preferable to using technology, both because it saves better and because many of the best note-taking methods are designed […]

Writing notes by hand is better if you want to remember what you’ve learned, but it definitely has disadvantages. Handwritten notes aren’t searchable on your […]

Teachers are generally familiar with project-based learning, a popular method of teaching in the classroom. But he is less known among students, which is a […]

Annotating your textbooks or other study materials is a great way to help you remember what they say—it forces you to read critically and pay […]

We’re fully engaged in the 2023 NFL, and the biggest real controversy this season is the low-key debate about banning QB sneaks (either to protect […]

If you work in the corporate world, you may have heard of what are called SMART goals , which help you work better with your […]

For the past few decades, common sense has dictated that if you want a good career and better opportunities for a good life, you need […]

Most of the time, language develops in subtle ways. New words and phrases enter our collective vocabulary thanks to pop culture and current events, such […]

The public has had more than a week to come to their senses, but people are still wrong about Clara and Mauricio, the supposed aliens […]

If you’re a normal person who reads or listens to the news at least occasionally, you’ve probably wondered when, or if, the world will end. […]

A good productivity technique can make the difference between a disorganized, unfulfilling day and a day when you get a ton done and feel great. […]

Whether you review your notes immediately after class or condense them later to study using the Feynman method , you’ll need a reliable system for […]

Colleges have many study groups, but they are not always the most effective way to study. They can easily degenerate into purely social events, and […]

When you are assigned to read a text, you should extract some general ideas from it. However, to arrive at such a broad understanding, you […]

Yes, studying alone and in a quiet place is extremely beneficial most of the time, but there are times when studying with someone else can […]

Mind maps are useful for improving performance in everyday tasks, but it is also a technique that is widely used for learning. A mind map […]

Whether you’re a fan of listening to music while reading or just live in a house with a lot of noisy people, silence may not […]

The world is full of talkers, and that’s okay. We should all feel safe to raise our voices and sing; and what is the point […]

This week, the hopeful weirdos of the UFO community were handed a giant piece of red meat in the form of a hearing before the […]