quotes from pragmatic thinking and learning
use it or lose it
just thinking that your brain has more capacity for learning making it so
aesthetics make a difference
positive emotions are essential to learning and creative thinking
if you’re a lab animal stuck in a cage, you will never grow new neurons
when you are fearful or angry - filled with negative emotions - your brain starts shutting down extra resources in preparation for he inevitable fight or flight. for that matter, things in the environment that are obviously broken can create havoc as well. think about broken window theory.
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