We are charmed with handmade and imperfect products. Why? We could get nearly perfect mass-produced stuff significantly cheaper. Do we have some unique needs, or do we simply need to be different? Is there an ideal framework for evaluating the beauty of handmade objects? Wabi and sabi Some of the esthetic charms can be attributed …
How I learn a new subject: guitars
My wife challenged me to tell my readers how I learned about guitars. The learning process itself was active, joyful, surprising and educational. I will share my personal approach – not tools tested by hundreds of students. What your students really want to know Yesterday I and my wife had one of our strange dialogues …
Minimal viable multitool and too many functions
What is a reasonable minimal viable product? This is open to interpretations. However, it is clear when a product has too many functions to be useful. And some products are probably useful for a couple of functions, but not for everything else they offer. Here I want to discuss some of the multitools we see …
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To See or Not to See: Conducting Immersive Virtual Meetings Without Video
How To Make Video Meetings Immersive: Find out the pros and cons of virtual meetings with video. There’s new technology that’s set to change the way we interact and collaborate online.
How to Get Prepared for the Winter Holidays
Do you want to celebrate Christmas and the New Year without any hassle and stress? Discover how to get prepared for the winter holidays in the post
Memory engram
Most animals do not learn as we do. Their behaviors are guided by powerful instincts. Some instincts are activated by hormones, others are dormant memories encoded on a genetic level. These memories are called engrams, and today I want to explore this subject. For more reading check out here. Memories can be encoded into DNA! …
12 Helpful Tips For Writing a Winning College Scholarship Essay
Winning a college scholarship is far from an easy task. You need to work hard and prove your value. Yes, you’ve got your academic credits on your side. But so do hundreds of other applicants. And they all want the same scholarship. So, how can you stand out? The best chance you’ve got is your …
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Healthcare memorization and mnemonics
Healthcare information requires large amount of memorization. Our students need to remember body parts in foreign languages, complex functional behaviour of these body parts, historical facts related to various body functions… The methods for remembering medicine, chemistry and biology are a combination of methods for remembering foreign languages and methods fro remembering historical processes. Barney …
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 …
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Allow yourself to rest and boost productivity
This is a bit counterintuitive. When we must be most productive we tend to throw in everything we have and be obsessed about it. Instead, we should calm down, maybe even rest, and be very accurate about how we apply our energy. I guess it is a bit easier for people trained in some martial …
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