We know that regular gyms work and hope that brain training apps also work. Experts are not so sure about it. I will try to present both sides of the controversy and add some practical tips. Today I invite you to read here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Brain gyms for the aging population …
Musical mnemonics
Western music is built around 7 English letters. This makes the creation and use of mnemonics stories simple and enjoyable. This article is dedicated to musical mnemonics. Since I am a memory expert and a scientist, not a musician, I might miss some nuances. Octaves and scales For me, music lives between math, physics, and …
A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Financing That Meets Your Business Needs
Building a business from scratch requires an excellent idea that has the potential to sell. But more than that, it requires capital. No matter how cutting-edge your product is, if you have no means to finance your entrepreneurial goals, your business won’t fly. There’ll be instant expenses to shell out for. For one thing, …
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Why Summarization Helps Understanding Complex Information
The summary is an overview of the most important and crucial points of the main text. It makes the author’s main idea or the main debate of the text more attainable or applicable to a wider audience. The summary is a repeated combination of the main ideas of the article in your own words – …
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Strange history of books
What do we read and why do we read it? It there something we SHOULD read? Can our reading become toxic? Want to read more here, here, here, here, here, and here? Update: Sorry, some of the links are no longer active, and I do not know why. Strange reading The fact that somebody wrote a …
Multitasking and focus
Once in a while, we address the subject of multitasking. It is definitely featured in my latest course. This time I want to approach the subject from yet another perspective. You can read more here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. For training please use this exercise. The virtues of focus Before we discuss …
KeyToStudy mastery project
We are launching a new project and product intended for our most loyal students. It is a premium upgrade product. We hope it will help to create a certified generation of people who mastered the KeyToStudy methodology. Full access and full support In one irreversible payment, you will be able to buy full lifetime access …
Unexpected Career Journeys of Successful People
Every career journey has ups and downs. Be inspired by these examples of the tough starts of some of the most successful people in the world.
Why do we forget? Tons of tips…
The memory expert in me wants to remember everything, the AI expert wants to forget with some acceptable rate. Both are right. And I also do not want my brain to age. Is there anything we should do about it? Mechanism of learning Forgetting is an important mechanism of learning. The faster we forget, the …
Speeding up visual thinking: mindmaps
If you are an engineer, mindmaps are kind of easy. But they feel kind of slow. Do not worry, we can speed them up in no time. The methods below are less suited for advanced students who often need to combine mindmaps with mental palaces. They are also somewhat different from the methods discussed in …