Over the past couple of years, I read a lot of books regarding how humans think and their irrationality. Some of them are: Predictably Irrational, Influence, Thinking Fast and Slow and Factfulness. All of these books are great. They show how we make decisions and why they’re often not rational at all. If you haven’t read any […]
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The Benefits of Journaling
I’m a bit of a productivity freak. I spent quite a bit of my time measuring how well did I complete my tasks, how long it takes me to complete them, etc. I’m always keen to learn how I can do something better. Initially, I thought that everyone’s like that. Everyone wants to do everything […]
How to Learn a New Skill in 20 Hours
Learning new skills is actually not that difficult. You just have to persevere for 20 hours and you’ll have the basic level of the skill. This sounds borderline absurd, right? It’s true though. I’m sure that you can remember moments from your life where you magically learn a new skill on the fly. If you […]
A Quick Glance at Gamification
When working on a project, I was forced to dive a bit deeper into gamification. Initially I thought it’s just adding some points and badges, but in reality it’s much more complex and there are many more parts to it. The purpose of gamification is to help you get motivated to complete tasks in life […]
4 Simple Ways to Improve Your Focus
Throughout our lives we go through many phases. Initially we just have fun and don’t worry about anything, but as we grow up we have to learn to follow rules and focus on particular tasks. Life makes us learn the skill of concentration and deep focus. That’s what school is for, right? Having just read […]
7 Tips to Become a Better Learner
This is obvious to many, but I found it personally difficult to perceive that people learn in different ways – some take less time, some take more for exactly the same task. I do believe that genetics and the environment you grew up in affects the way you learn, however there are some tips and […]
The World Is Not As Gloomy As You Think
The reason why travelling is amazing is because it gives you the ability to expand your worldview. It allows you to see your past preconceptions, see a different side of the world. When you travel to different countries you realise that people are much nicer than you initially thought. Strangers quickly become friends and all it […]