If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.
To learn anything we must make active use of unexplored regions of our brain before they're ready. It's, quite literally, getting out of the comfort zone. The more we use them, the more they get better. Learning is structurally hard.
开卷有益。文章从认知神经科学的角度(作者的博士专业)分析了阅读是人类有别于其他动物的独特能力。过去古人类阅读自然,有了文字以后人类阅读文字。
注意力是一种有限的资源。当人开始专注时,大脑中的前额叶被激活并发挥作用;当人被分散注意力时,顶叶被激活。古时候,顶叶皮质起到预防外界危险的作用,同时前额叶皮质使人专注于手上的活儿。
好奇心既能促使探索未知领域,有时过于发散也会影响专注于重要事件。如何使用好奇心是我们能够区分重要事件和发散事件(想象力)的重要方法。管理注意力领域(Attentional Field)、培养刻意的好奇心(Intential Curiosity)有助于管理大脑内部和外界的干扰,并提升专注力。
Time management principles:
手机成瘾就像老虎机,在一个周期里给你不多但随机的激励,让你永远在期待下一次的激励,以至于把时间全部耗费在刷信息流上面。这种赌徒性质能牢牢把控住人类的心态。
Just as a compulsive gambler keeps pulling the arm on a slot machine long after it has become clear the game is a losing bet, we continue checking our phones even when the value we get is far less than the price of constant distraction.