June 2011
8 posts
Cleaning and packing
Self-Control
Lastly, there’s an interesting connection between the mental skills improved by the n-back test – the ability to control attention, and thus ensure our working memory is filled with relevant facts – and the ability to exert self-control. While we used to assume that self-control was about gritting our teeth, outlasting that damn temptation, we now know that self-control is really about “the...
Essay for myself
For some reason I can’t explain, I’ve had a desire to write something of length for my tumblr. Since I’ve gotten this feeling, I’ve written 3 blog posts. They were all very serious. I posted them, but they never lasted more than an hour being public.
It’s becoming apparent that I have imposed self-censorship on this blog limited to those things I write that...
Today we ornament ourselves with goods and services more to make an impression...
– /via Spent by Geoffrey Miller