5 Keys to Get the Most out of the Feynman Technique

How often should you succeed at a task, to maximize learning? I review research suggesting the answer is close to 85%.

«we find that the optimal error rate for training is around 15.87% or, conversely, that the optimal training accuracy is about 85%.»

The best habit to improve your reading is to ask after every impassioned argument, “What’s the rebuttal?”

«ChatGPT and LLMs can be useful here. Asking an LLM, “What are the most frequently cited objections to opinion X?” doesn’t guarantee an accurate summary of the literature. But it can give you a starting point by introducing you to some jargon you can search for later.»

Why do people tend to learn less as they get older? What should we do to be the exception?

More than just a distraction, mind-wandering (and its cousin, daydreaming) may help us prepare for the future

«the decoupling of attention from perception, which is what happens when our thoughts separate from our perception of the environment.»

A breakdown of the five habits of the master thinker, practices worth cultivating proposed by a former CIA analyst.

«Cognitively, we have an intuitive system of thinking that relies on time-saving mental shortcuts. It enables us to solve complex problems quickly.»

It can seem like an almost childish mistake, but a surprising number of adults confuse left from right and scientists are only just starting to understand why.

Researchers are pursuing age-old questions about the nature of thoughts—and learning how to read them.

The secret to a happy brain starts with these four stress-fighting hormones.

«Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in mood, but it also helps regulate other functions in your body like digestion, sleep»