Think Tank: The Neuro Blog
5 Habits for Cultivating Improved Mental Focus
Modern living and increasingly competitive working conditions are a recipe for both stress and fragmented attention span. Combine these with technology addictions and multiple social media accounts and you can see why mental focus becomes a challenge.
Learn moreFear Is The Mind Killer
Fear is the killer. The neat fences that box in play-it-safers are trapping the minds of brilliant individuals and emerging voices that are stifled and rooted in belief systems that are crippling their individual existence along with the lives of individuals that long for their greatness.
Learn moreThe Science of Confidence
We often come across people who seem to be able to interact and hold themselves in every situation without breaking a sweat. Public speakers, actors, sales people all seem to share the same trait in common, confidence. It is rather interesting to study the differences in personality of how some people are simply able to blend and handle any situation they are thrust in.
Learn more5 Foods For A Better Brain
In pursuit of mental greatness, many paths are being forged by pioneers in the field. There are camps of people interested in the newest Nootropics, which little pill might unlock a new mental capacity. There are camps pursuing mental clarity and perfection via mindfulness meditation and other cognitive hacks to reframe their perceptions of the world. And then there are people like Dr. Rhonda Patrick.
Learn moreUsing Games to Build Your Brain
The principles taught by gaming indeed extend to life because learning to play a new game is to learn and perfect a system, and life is full of systems to be analysed, broken down, and perfected...
Learn moreAn Introduction to Neuroplasticity
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks," is a misleading idiom that as human beings we have accepted for a long time. On the surface it appears true. Full grown adults have a strong tendency to become set in their ways.
Learn moreA Primer on Philosophical Stoicism
It might sound strange to look at a philosophy from 3 centuries BC for a way to strengthen our minds and our spirit, but in an age where social media has validated our ability to get wrapped up in our own sufferings, Stoicism provides some very reasoned wisdom in coping with hardships in our lives.
Learn moreFive Logical Fallacies You Should Avoid
Healthy debate is a naturally mind expanding hobby. Discussing ideas that conflict and contrast with your own engages your brain in a profound way. But as we've seen this presidential election, healthy debate has lost a bit of its refinement.
Learn more5 Ways to Increase Your Memory
Our memories are often said to be all that we truly have, and wise elders often remind us to create more of them. It's good advice, but increasingly difficult in a world that actively encourages us to forget what just happened and pay attention to what's happening now, right now!!!
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