Think Tank: The Neuro Blog
Five 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 moreHow to Use the 'Getting Things Done' Technique
GTD was created by a man called David Allen, who sells a book titled Getting Things Done. If you feel like you need to read more than a hundred pages on the concept to really feel motivated enough to pick up a fairly simple method, by all means, check out his book. Otherwise stick around and we'll have you up and running in no time.
Learn moreGetting Started with Pomodoro Technique
The most basic and fun way to get into keeping a schedule is the Pomodoro. Pomodoros are little blocks of time that you dedicate to a single task. Typically 25 minutes in length, these are strung together until you have an approximate daily schedule.
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!!!
Learn more5 Foods You Should Eat Every Day
Because I dislike grocery shopping so much, I'm always looking for foods I can buy in bulk and try to eat daily or every other day that will be optimally nutritional. Here are five of my favourites, along with a few ideas on how to prepare them to mix up your dishes.
Learn moreThe Practice of Constructive Autopilot
In our last post, we talked about getting started with mindfulness meditation. It's all the rage. I'd like to offer a counterpoint in the form of a practice that I utilize daily to limit my stress and mental processing load.
Learn moreGetting Started with Mindfulness Meditation
If you're even casually interested in increasing your productivity and happiness, you've likely heard of Mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness has been a response to the hyper-stimulated condition that is living in the modern age of smartphones and social networking.
Learn more5 Great Uses for Your Old iPhone or Smart Phone
If you aren't planning on selling your old phone or giving it away, we have five solid plans for it so you can still get some use out of it, as a repurposed gadget or a second screen for another device.
Learn more5 Sustainable Food Tips
Sustainability has been a buzzword for a few years now, and the basic idea is consuming goods that are capable of being produced without necessary expansion, able to create or replace the materials consumed in production. Finding a stable and sustainable diet for America is going to be a major issue facing the agriculture industry in the coming years.
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