Learning a second language is a proven way to preserve brain #health. But, even learning a new software program or taking a class in a subject you're unfamiliar with has #brainhealth benefits. It should be a novel activity that forces your brain to create new pathways. #health
There's nothing wrong with people who enjoy spending some of their time alone. In fact, they can experience many benefits—starting with these. https://t.co/zgQSKLAtl8
Hedonic happiness captures all the pleasures of the senses: food, money, and even fame and popularity. While enticing, it is also brief and leads to a sense of emptiness. Here's how to bring more lasting happiness into your life, writes @emmaseppala https://t.co/Sr7ATRvtn5
What if your emotional sensitivity isn’t a defect or something “broken” about you? What if it’s a gift that needs to be developed—like a great mind or a musical ear? https://t.co/cJeUZmnLRA
Learning styles, testing, retrieval: Educational psychologist Jonathan G. Tullis debunks 3 common myths about learning and shares evidence-based strategies. 🧠🔬 https://t.co/2bRDAz4Wub
Genetically engineered bacteria can work as a team to solve simple maths problems, like identifying prime numbers in a sequence. https://t.co/L4SxgtDcRq
Neuronormativity ✍️🏼
'The privileged, so-called neurotypical set of assumptions, norms, and practices that construed so-called neurotypicality as the sole acceptable or superior mode of cognition' -Amandine Catala
#Neurodiversity#psychology#mentalhealth
Learn to treasure simplicity. We operate in a world of great complexity. Allow yourself short periods of stillness and silence. Don’t look to make something happen. This simple practice relaxes and recharges the brain, and leads to greater creativity and inner peace.
If you can't make it to Espoo, follow the competition in various channels✨
-IG, Twitter: @skatingfinland, FB: Suomen Taitoluisteluliitto
-Competition website: https://t.co/yepAZBSTdv
-ISU YouTube Channel
-YLE and YLE Areena broadcast (only in Finland)
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