Have You Ever Caught Yourself Talking Out Loud While Working Through A Pickle? Most people assume that talking to yourself is a sign of absentmindedness, or worse a mental illness.  Actually science now suggests the opposite...thank goodness. Verbal processing or speaking your thoughts out loud actually enhances cognitive brain function, improves focus, and strengthens problem-solving abilities. This isn’t just a random habit either; it’s a powerful tool that can make us more efficient, creative, and mentally sharp. Studies have now

How often in a week do you find yourself spiraling into an endless loop of overthinking, over analyzing or dwelling on something that happened hours or even days ago? When one of my core businesses began to slowly unalive itself back in late 2022, was when I became acutely aware of my feverish overthinking problem.  What about you...maybe it was an awkward conversation, a mess up at work, or something someone said that left you feeling like weeks old trash.

Did you know that reading in ugly fonts can actually make you smarter? It sounded ridiculous when I first heard about this idea, but then after digging further I found that the science backs it up. It’s called the Desirable Difficulty Effect, and it proves that making things just a little harder to process improves learning and memory. The idea is simple. When something is too easy to read, your brain processes it quickly and forgets it just as fast.