By now everyone knows about the fire that engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. It is a building that’s almost a thousand years old. A lot of its structure was made from wood. The fire was massive.

All of us have accumulated experience in our lives so far. We tend to keep doing what has worked well in the past, and discard what didn’t. In more unfortunate situations, we even keep doing things that

Evolution and adaptation are fundamental forces that shape the development of all nature. We modern humans like to think that we have transcended this. But we haven’t. Not yet, anyway. Natural selection

When going through life, you will encounter a lot of people who will want to impose their will upon you. They may want to obtain something from you, or could simply act because of their nature. They will

We like to think that having options is a good thing. And a lot of times, it is. But there’s also a flip side to this. Feeling like we have options will make us indecisive and complacent, whereas being

You have a particular set of genes that’s unique to you. What’s more, you also have a unique set of skills and knowledge about the world. The combination of all of these make you uniquely suited for a

We like to think that we are rational creatures. That under stress we will be able to see the situation clearly and make the right decision. But when the time comes and we are put under pressure, we often

If by chance you've landed on this post you've found the explanation to what will (hopefully) be a lot of posts tagged 'studynotebook'. These posts will be a way for me to share the best ideas I've found

Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it's the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: we are merely born