Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
Aphantasia is a relatively new and trendy medical condition. It means that you cannot generate mental images. Being new, this condition has not been sufficiently scientifically tested and verified. In other words, we do not know if it really exists. Our visualization skills are different for various activities. Many of my colleagues are skeptical regarding …
We try to decipher the codes of Giordano Bruno, and especially the arts of memory presented in his books. Somehow he managed to combine in one text quite a lot: PAO-like visual cues, healing visualization, geometric formulas, almost kabbalistic text manipulations and mystical practice now lost. I will not try to analyze the original texts, …
What is a simple way to visualize a multidimensional array? I will present here a short recipe. Visualize a chessboard, but do not fill all the squares. For example use knight travel coverage. On the interesting squares put a recall marker that connects to a different chessboard – like a mindmap. Focusing on this recall …
Jews articulate a lot while talking. We often speak with our hands. And this is fine. A more interesting question is evolutionary: what purposes does expressive body language serve? Or in other words, does it make sense for more stoic people to become more expressive? Disclaimer: for reasons I do not understand, there are no …
There was something strange in 15th-century warfare. It was very technologically advanced and complex. That was the time of the early renaissance and the high middle ages. Sometimes I am surprised by how modern these stories sound. Some of the most medieval stories coexist with stories we would expect from our own century. Jeanne d’Arc …
It is useful to leverage the available information in large chunks. The larger the chunks, the faster and more effective the process. The smallest chunks to remember are letters. The larger chunks may include the keywords that allow access to the entire resource. The most unfriendly language Klingon is a constructed language, specifically intended to …
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The integration of augmented reality (AR) technology has rapidly transformed various industries, including gaming and entertainment. However, its potential extends far beyond mere entertainment. In recent years, the medical field has begun harnessing the power of AR, revolutionizing diagnostics, planning, training, and even actual surgical procedures. This blog explores the applications of augmented reality in …
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A fun idea in reading very fast and remembering everything is coming up with connections other people rarely notice or do not want to discuss. History is a subject characterized by very deep expertise. This means that experts spill ink discussing very narrow very local subjects. Global phenomena are somewhat harder to address and easier …
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I define atomic visualization as compound visualizations of multiple keywords that cannot be easily disassembled. Due to strong connectivity between the keywords, these visualizations are faster to make and easier to retain. In this article I provide a clock-related way of generating such visualizations. It may work for up to 12 objects with complex relations. …
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This may sound like a joke, yet it is very serious. The size of your brain can change the way you think in strange and surprising ways. Nobody truly understands why, but there are many interesting research results. More reading here, here, here, and here. If your are interested in memory, speedreading and learning skills, try …
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