The New Ideas Blog

Regular readers of this blog and subscribers to my Brainpower Newsletter know that I’m a believer in safe self-experimentation. In fact, I regularly recommend trying things out that do not yet have scientific evidence proving their effectiveness. After all, why would science ever look into a new supplement or technique for improving ones health or mind if their was not first some anecdotal evidence?

In the newsletter I had the “brainpower contest” going for a while (in 2007), to see what “tricks” had worked for subscribers to (more…)

Do you want clearer and more effective thinking? Here’s something that works for me: take a break from any monotonous or stressful mental work to do something you enjoy. It seems that fully engaging in an activity you love rests the brain and refreshes it. I haven’t seen any scientific evidence for this yet, but my experience with the routine has been positive.

Sometimes your mind (more…)