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Learning, Rewired
Your brain isn’t a hard‐drive; it’s a muscle. Stress it, rest it, repeat, and circuits strengthen like quads on leg day.
Seth Thomas
June 05, 2025
Humans are not divided into the educated and the uneducated; we are divided into those who are learning and those who are not. — Barbara Oakley
Good Morning. Cramming dumps data into short‑term storage; spaced repetition escorts it into long‑term memory. Deliberate practice courts failure on purpose to reveal the next frontier.
Switching problem types forces neural flexibility. That confusion signal means new dendrites are wiring. Avoid it and growth stalls.
Finally, sleep and movement cement everything. The hippocampus files hard‑earned insights during deep rest, while moderate exercise increases BDNF—fertilizer for synapses.
Today’s Challenge
After studying 25 minutes, do something unrelated for five—walk, stretch, doodle—then quiz yourself cold.
🧠 Fascinating Stimuli:
Book of the Week
 | Beverly E. Jones’s Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO distills 50 bite‑size lessons for navigating today’s career landscape: think opportunity like a founder, execute discipline like a chief, and keep resilience on tap for inevitable pivots. Each three‑page chapter pairs a real‑world story with a “Try This” move, nudging you to plan, network, and reinvent before circumstances force you. I’m recommending it because its pragmatic, self‑directed mindset aligns with our community’s build‑and‑adapt ethos. |
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