Brain Rules by Dr John Medina — A Video to Make Your Brain Work Better
This video is a recording of Dr John Medina talking (in May last year. Sorry it’s late a long while ago. Sorry it’s very late.) about 2-and-a-bit rules from his book Brain Rules, about how the brain learns and how to get the most out of it. There are twelve rules covered in the book, available here. I think his arguments in this presentation are thoroughly supported by evidence and worth incorporating into daily life. As soon as I get a chance I will be *devouring* Brain Rules. It’s a long video (52-odd minutes), recorded at a presentation for Google employees, but in the last 30 seconds he confirms a position I have been arguing for years. What, you ask? You’ll have to watch and find out. Here it...
Friends: People Who Make Life Better
Imagine my delight when I checked my twitter thingy and found a link to this article, written by my good friend Amanda. You can be damn sure that it made me feel fantastic. As she said in her article, we became friends in the first year of high school. The ultra-polite euphemism she used to describe me was “socially awkward”, but I can guarantee it would have been much worse if I didn’t have friends like her to back me up. Amanda has remained one of the few people that I feel I can talk to properly. She is powerfully intelligent, and it was such a rare pleasure to have a real conversation with someone in high school. One that didn’t involve nonsensical male bravado or the hurling of apple cores. Those rewarding conversations with Amanda...
Welcome to Jake’s Place!
Welcome to the new look Jake’s Place! I’ve just upgraded to the Thesis WordPress Theme (which absolutely rocks, by the way), and I’ve taken the opportunity to start the site afresh. I intend to make everything as user-friendly as possible, while keeping it low maintenance for me; this makes it easier for you to enjoy yourself during your visit and for me to focus on my writing. *Good things* happen when I can focus on my writing. Bad things happen when I can’t… but that’s a tale for another day! Take a look around the place, kick the tires and let me know what you think! Cheers, Jake