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How to Get Your Brain to Focus: Steven Kotler’s 4 Methods

Want to know how to get your brain to focus? What is a flow state? How can it help you achieve deeper focus? According to Steven Kotler, if you want to learn how to get your brain to focus, the secret is to master a state of flow. He claims that entering a flow state allows you to achieve your most ambitious goals, and in his book The Rise of Superman, he provides four methods for achieving the flow state. Read on to learn how to get your brain to focus, according to Kotler’s four methods.

Common Types of Biases: 4 Mistakes Your Brain Can Make

The 25 Cognitive Biases: The Lollapalooza Effect

Do you tend to give a preference to the information you hear first? Do you give more weight to the ideas of people you like? Gathering information is the first step in the critical thinking process. However, you should exercise caution. Some information has baggage—biases that distort reality. Keep reading to learn about four common types of biases that can get in the way of the truth.

2 Vital Emotional Intelligence Skills to Use in the Workplace

What are the most important emotional intelligence skills in the workplace? Why is emotional intelligence important at work? According to the authors of The School of Life, there are two common issues in the workplace that can be best dealt with by using emotional intelligence skills. By learning these two skills, you can feel more emotionally secure and satisfied in the work you do. Read on to discover which two emotional intelligence skills will serve you best in the workplace, according to the authors.

The 2 Uses of Fungi in Daily Life That May Surprise You

What are the common uses of fungi in daily life? How do fungi help anxiety and the environment? The role of fungi expands far wider than supporting plants, soil, and the cycle of life. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake says that fungi could solve pressing problems in everyday life if we spent more time and resources studying fungi. Here we’ll focus on fungi’s potential to address two of these problems: mental illness and environmental destruction.

Being in Denial: How Lying to Yourself Corrupts Your Soul

Do you feel like you’re living in denial? Why do people deny what they know deep down is true? Denial is a psychological coping mechanism for protecting yourself from pain or discomfort. While being in denial about something can help you numb the negative feelings that will result from facing the truth about a situation (or yourself), it can be dangerous in the long term. Keep reading to understand the psychology of denial, why living in denial is harmful, and how to overcome it and face the truth.

3 Different Types of Fallacies: Sharpen Your Reasoning

Do both sides of an argument warrant the same amount of consideration? What’s the difference between correlation and causation? You’ve probably experienced this: You hear something that sounds great. But, when you think it through, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. A fallacy could be to blame. The more you know about fallacies, the better you’ll be able to evaluate information and arguments. Continue reading for a brief overview of three different types of fallacies.

Is Not Knowing Yourself Normal?

Is not knowing yourself normal? Why is it hard to know yourself? How can you develop a stronger sense of self? According to the authors of The School of Life, not knowing yourself is normal because your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs can constantly change. They say, due to this, no one has a fixed identity. However, if we don’t attempt any self-reflection, we may end up making poor choices over and over again. Read on to learn why not knowing yourself is normal and how you can develop a stronger sense of self.

Fungi Intelligence: They’re a Lot Smarter Than We Thought

Are fungi intelligent? What can fungi teach us about our own intelligence? According to Merlin Sheldrake’s book Entangled Life, fungi possess a form of intelligence that’s very similar to our own. Because fungi can make decisions themselves, it’s possible that intelligence isn’t something that’s binary; rather, it’s a spectrum. Continue reading to learn how fungi intelligence can change ideas about intelligence as a whole.

Why Is Multitasking Bad? It Hurts Productivity

Why is multitasking bad for productivity? How does multitasking diminish your capacity to be productive? While multitasking may make you feel busy, it actually eats away at your productivity. This is because multitasking requires frequent switching between different tasks, and switching is costly in terms of cognitive resources. Here’s how multitasking hurts your productivity, according to productivity expert Chris Bailey.

Merlin Sheldrake: Fungi Will Make You Question Everything

Why is Merlin Sheldrake fascinated with fungi? How do fungi expand our imaginations? According to Merlin Sheldrake, fungi push us to consider new ways of thinking about ourselves, other people, and non-human beings. It’s no wonder that Sheldrake wrote Entangled Life, a whole book about the beauty of fungi. Here, we’ll explore two concepts that fungi challenge us to question: individuality and intelligence.