Posts Tagged ‘multi-tasking’
Eight Tips To Understand and Remember What You Read — Especially As You Read Nonfiction
___ Despite Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and television, (or perhaps precisely because of all of them) traditional reading is still an important skill. Whether it is magazines, professional manuals or fascinating books, people still need to read, now and in years ahead. And much of it is nonfiction material, where it’s important to really understand…
Read MoreBrain teaser to test your multi-tasking skills and improve concentration
How often do you review and comment on a document while talking on the phone with a colleague about an unrelated matter? Or think about your problems at work while helping your child with his homework?
Read MoreBrain teaser to test your attentional focus and multi-tasking abilities
How often do you review and comment on a document while talking on the phone with a colleague about an unrelated matter? Or think about your problems at work while helping your child with his homework?
Read MoreHow to improve memory skills and remember what you read: Beyond phonics and “whole language”
Despite the increasing visual media we are increasingly exposed to, reading is still an important skill. Whether it is school textbooks, online newspapers or regular books, people still read, though not as much as they used to. One reason that many people don’t read much is that they don’t read well. For them,
Read MoreBrain Teasers and Games, for Kids and Adults
In case you missed them, here you have a few recent brain teasers and games. t is always good to stimulate our minds and to learn a bit about how our brains work. November 2011: Math Brain Teaser: Unfinished Thesis October 2011: Archimedes Grave October 2011: Optical Illusions @ National Geographic September 2011: A Brain Teaser for each Cognitive Ability…
Read MoreDid You See the Gorilla? An Interview with Psychologist Daniel Simons
If you’ve spent any time on YouTube over the last few years (and you know you have), you’ve likely seen the video of the invisible gorilla experiment (if you’ve somehow missed it, catch yourself up here). The researchers who conducted that study, Dan Simons and Chris Chabris, didn’t realize that they were about to create an instant classic—a psychology…
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