Over the past two years I’ve read over 120 books. If you add up partial books I read for specific segments, that number would be well over 140. But only four years ago I would have read 10-12 books per year. Although reading at least seventy books a year sounds difficult, it doesn’t require a […]
Ten Skills Everyone Should Have
There are a lot of skills you don’t need. You can be happy and successful without knowing how to make a program in C++, play racquetball or conduct major surgery. But there are other skills you can’t avoid. You can’t go far in today’s world without being able to read or write. Today the ability […]
20 Tricks to Boost IQ and Build a Mental Exercise Routine
Why do people go to the gym? We didn’t evolve with treadmills and barbells, so why should experts recommend exercising every day? The answer would probably be because our daily life doesn’t challenge us enough physically. I’d like to suggest that our daily life doesn’t challenge us enough mentally. Through setting aside time to visit […]
Maximize Brainpower: Program a Function Library for Your Mind
Your brain is like a computer. Most computer languages use functions or methods to simplify common problems. Rewriting the same code every time you want to process how a button is clicked or a data is written would take forever. Functions simplify the code by having a template process that is flexible enough to handle […]
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