Most diet books are about food. The Hungry Brain, by neuroscientist and obesity researcher Stephan Guyenet, is fascinating because it is about behavior. The brain, Guyenet argues, is the most important part of the body if we want to understand why we gain weight and how we lose it. Nutrition is one field I struggle […]
Let’s Learn Quantum Mechanics: Week One Update
Last Monday, I announced a new ultralearning project: trying to get a good grasp of the physics behind quantum mechanics. In particular, I decided to try to tackle MIT’s 8.04 – Quantum Physics I, similarly to how I tackled other MIT classes during the MIT Challenge. As an experiment, I decided to try livestreaming the […]
Should You Fix Weaknesses or Focus on Strengths? Here’s How to Decide
Say you only have time to focus on improving one thing in your life right now, what should you focus on: something you’re good at or an area you’re weak? Most people will argue that you should focus on your strengths. With books like Strengths Based Leadership and Now, Discover Your Strengths, authors have made […]
New Ultralearning Project: Let’s Learn Quantum Mechanics
A subject that has always confused and fascinated me was physics. When I was in high-school, I liked to read popular physics books like Brian Greene’s The Elegant Universe or Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. The picture these books painted was a bizarre world. Space is a fabric. Time curves. Stuff is like […]
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