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Nine Stubborn Brain Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science - 0 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 13 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • The reason we find it easy to believe the internet is making us dumber is because, in some ways, it's making us less self-reliant. Our GPS devices navigate for us and we neglect to remember things because we have Google search. That doesn't make us dumber, necessarily, but rather causes us to rely more on what psychologist Daniel Wagner calls transactive memory. This type of memory is actually very useful because it allows us to, in essence, store more data in less space.
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The More You Struggle with New Information the More Likely You Are to Learn It - 2 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 28 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • It's a healthy reminder that struggling through a difficult problem—whether it's learning Photoshop, getting used to a new webapp, or picking up a new skill—is a necessary part of the learning process.
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