The sun is shining, the barbeque is sizzling hot dogs and hamburgers, and you have a cooler full of delightful refreshments. Can the Fourth of July get any better than that? You put your feet up and lean back in your favorite chair without a care in the world. There are a few more hours […]
Books such as Tiny Habits, Outliers: The Story Of Success, or Make It Stick, are among the best ones to help you achieve your goals faster. Each of these books offers practical tips that will help you build habits that stick. By practicing the techniques therein, you’ll succeed personally and professionally. Face it, we all […]
One of the most common learning disabilities that people face is dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disability that makes learning language skills difficult, most commonly seen with reading. Other skills those with dyslexia face are spelling, writing, and pronouncing words. It is not precisely clear where dyslexia comes from. What researchers do know is that in […]
Last Updated: Dec 30, 2019 How many words exactly are in the English language? The second edition of the current 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary contains 171,476 words in current use. That’s a lot! Which gets the mind thinking the next question, what’s the longest word in current use today? Many of the longest words in […]
In the spaced repetition technique, one uses increasing review intervals to keep important lessons fresh in the learners’ minds. This technique aims to keep concepts crisp while improving comprehension. The concept of spaced repetition was initially introduced in the book Psychology of Study by Cecil Alec Mace. Others were captivated by his idea of repetition […]
What makes for a good night sleep? Is it a relaxing cup of tea? Or perhaps listening to music is something that helps you drift into your dream world? Actually, based on a study from the University of Sussex, they found that reading before bed worked the best. A solid seven to nine hours of […]
