A yawn is a silent scream for coffee. -- T-shirt, Amazon.com This may have been one of the more difficult posts for me to write, both because of the sparse and sometimes conflicting research, as …
Why Do We Like Sad Music?
We look before and after, / And pine for what is not: / Our sincerest laughter / With some pain is fraught; / Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. -- P.B. Shelley Why on earth …
Everyone Is Reading This. Simultaneously.
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. -- Mary Oliver When watching a movie with someone at home, have you ever wondered why it’s less enjoyable when the other person isn't paying …
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Science Non-Fiction
You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. -- Andrew Murphy In a previous post, I dispelled the belief that we only use 10% of our brains, a kind of depressing realization for some when …
The Sweetest of Posts
The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate! -- Terry Moore People usually call me crazy when I tell them I do this, but every year, I do it anyway. Although …
The Anti-Choking Post
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. -- Henry Kissinger If there were one brain hack that nearly everyone would pay to learn, it's this: How to avoid choking under …