1) Brains Rule

Sorry for the delay, gang (of none)!  Given that my primer post was a veritable novella, I thought it best to just direct you to the books to read and get the hell out of the way (with a short description as to why I think it's important...and it will be short, I promise...hopefully).  With that said, the first book to feast on is:

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
by: John Medina
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Rules-Principles-Surviving-Thriving/dp/0979777747/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

It's a book that helps you understand how we learn (which in turn will help you learn and understand what you're reading even better, which will lay the groundwork to help understand/retain some of the info/concepts in this book, and the books that follow...understand what I'm saying?).  It's an awesomely vicious cycle (ed: viciously awesome cycle?) of brain fruition and fortification.  In other words, it's exponentially beneficial to the learning process, and, what I consider, makes for a solid base on this knowledge pyramid.

As an added bonus, the author is an extremely witty, insightful guy and his writing is very accessible (unlike the author of this post).  He makes complex subject matter (neurons/synapses/synaptic clefts...trust me, they aren't as dirty as they sound) easily digestible, and does so in a fun way.

You can check out his website, along with the "rules," here:

http://www.brainrules.net/
http://www.brainrules.net/the-rules

See, short post, right? (note to self: limiting parentheticals would probably be a good idea to shorten post length...note to self: fuck you, previous note to self).





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