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How Fragile is Our Memory?
Mario Peshev
May 11, 2024
Welcome to The Smarter Brain, a curation of thought-provoking ideas and actionable reads to help you build better habits and become more productive.
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Cheers, The Smarter Brain Team
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
The Journey of Self-Discovery
Courageous memoirist, Tara Westover, on transformative choices.
"The decisions I made after that moment were not the ones she would have made. They were the choices of a changed person, a new self. You could call this selfhood many things. Transformation. Metamorphosis. Falsity. Betrayal. I call it an education."
Behavioral expert, Charles Duhigg, on effective communication.
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned"
Source: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection Elevate Your Circle
Lifestyle design expert, Timothy Ferriss, on the power of association.
"But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker."
Productivity Tools and Resources
Visualize Your Research
Heptabase is fast, cross-platform research and note-taking tool to visualise your work through whiteboards and mindmaps, bringing all your notes together in one handy interface.
The Fragile Nature of Memory: A Neuroscientist's Insight 🧠
Neuroscientist André Fenton discusses how our brains modify memories through their use, shaping our perception of reality based on personal narratives and biases.
What We're Reading
The Aurorean is a newsletter guide to discover the essential news, research and beauty in STEM every Wednesday.
Brain Food
Science: People who achieve higher levels of education tend to age more slowly and go on to live longer lives. (Source)
Have a productive week ahead, The Smarter Brain Team
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