Category Archives: Brain Hacking

The smell of remembering

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Chris

There was a time in the 60s when various people promised you could learn in your sleep. Just play a tape of a lesson as you slept, and voila! you would be ready to ace the test in the morning. … Continue reading →

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To Lose Weight: Learn to Be Hungry

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Chris

It sounds like a joke: if you want lose weight, go hungry. But I’m serious. A lot of the obesity we see exists because our bodies have forgotten how to be hungry. We are designed to fast occasionally. Our bodies … Continue reading →

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How to get yourself to exercise more

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Chris

I find that when I first start a run I can sometimes feel like a steaming pile of dog poo, especially if I have been away from running for a bit. But I also know that if I keep on … Continue reading →

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The myth of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Chris

I have been doing a lot of reading recently about what motivates us to do what we do, and I am amazed that there are so many different theories still in operation out there and that a lot of it … Continue reading →

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The “Aha!” moment, memory, intelligence and humor

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Chris

Interesting news from the Weizmann Institute about how “aha” moments, when we suddenly see how something makes sense, stick in the memory better than things we study to remember. That flash of insight is worth more than an hour of … Continue reading →

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