During my afternoon’s break I’ve taken few minutes to start “This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking” by John Brockman (editor)! (I shouldn’t be laughing at this, but his last name literally describes my financial situation 😂.. get it? Brockman Broke Man? :I’m out:
Edge.org is an organisation that promotes the spreading of cultural and scientific knowledge to a general public. The question of 2011 was “What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?”
So, many of the most famous thinkers responded to it and their answers are compiled in this book in 1-4 page essays organized thematically!
I’ll definitely not read this book in one sitting, I prefer to grab it whenever I feel the need to and read one or two essays and think about it!🤓🙌🏻
From now on the Department of Phenomenal Papercraft is only going to write notes on these fantastic blocks of note cards created by Triad, a Japanese architectural modeling company. Called Omoshiroi Blocks, which loosely translates as ‘fun block,’ each block contains a laser-cut model of an object or a famous architectural site in Japan that’s gradually revealed as the note cards are removed.
These clever and beautifully designed note blocks are currently only available at a shop in Osaka. Follow Triad on Instagram for updates on when their Omoshiroi Blocks will be more widely available.
I hate glamorizing over-working. It’s not healthy. The fact that there are so many people going without sleep, food, personal hygiene (not to mention time for relaxation, personal time, and socialization, which are very necessary for mental health) just to stay afloat is not something to be celebrated or applauded. It’s a problem, not a goal that all good employees should aspire to, or a norm everyone should be expected to perform.
The aid I just spoke with for my Republican Rep was really nice and asked if I had any comments to pass along to her
EMPHASIZE THE FCC SHOULD NOT SET THE PRECEDENT THAT THEY CAN JUST DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH NO OVERSIGHT
I know you guys don’t wanna talk to people, god knows I didn’t want to either but for the good of us all, CALL THEM
BE HEARD
They can’t say ‘these are fake’ the way the FCC did
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#BOOST THIS
i dont live in the USA but i have friends that do so i’ll reblog the shit out of this for you guys
IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN THE USA AND YOU STILL HAVE NET NEUTRALITY THIS AFFECTS YOU TOO.
IF THE USA REPEALS NET NEUTRAILY THE COMPANIES IN YOUR COUNTRY WILL LIKELY WANT TO FOLLOW SUIT AND SAY “IF AMERICA CAN CHARGE FOR CONTROLLING THE INTERNET, WHY SHOULDNT WE?”
SO EVEN IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF AMERICA REBLOG FOR YOUR AMERICAN FOLLOWERS TO CALL THEIR REPS!!!
Studying for long important exams like the DAT (me (’: ), the MCAT, or even the SAT/ACT requires a lot of time budgeting! Today I was scheduling DAT studying for the next 20 days, and I realized that a progress percentage chart would be really useful for mebecause it would allow me to plan goals such as “finish a 1084-page review book” or “watch 46 chemistry videos from the video playlist” long-term! It’s hard to put long arduous tasks like these onto a daily or even weekly schedule - for me, they seem to work better when measured by %-finished.
I made this to use for myself this morning, and then realized that it might be useful for some of you out there, too! So I’ve uploaded it to google drive so you all can use it if it will be helpful in your studies. They come in blue, pink, yellow, and grayscale (for black-and-white printing): >>DOWNLOAD HERE<<
EDIT: I’ve gotten a suggestion from a very nice anon to make the background white so the printable does not use as much ink when printed in color! >>HERE<< is the link the white-background version on GDrive :)
To use this chart, I filled out specific goals on the left hand column and colored in the progress bar in the right in accordance with the percentage of the task or goal I had finished. I also marked dates next to the progress bar so I knew when I should have finished 50%, or 75%, or 100% of a task, etc. Here’s a pic of how I used it:
