Brain Quote by John Medina

“The brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related to surviving in an outdoor setting, in unstable meteorological conditions, and to do so in near constant motion.”

John Medina

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“attention Brain Rule #6 We don’t pay attention to boring things.”

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