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The same standard as the app: real sources, and an honest note when the evidence is weaker than the internet suggests.
- 5 MIN
How long does it really take to form a habit?
The 21-day rule has no evidence behind it. When researchers measured habit formation properly, the median was 66 days — and the range was enormous.
- 6 MIN
The "dopamine detox" does not exist — but something real is happening
You cannot detox from a neurotransmitter your brain needs. Here is what actually changes when you take a break from stimulation, and why the real explanation is more useful than the myth.
- 5 MIN
A two-second glance at your phone does not cost two seconds
Workplace research measured how long it takes to return to an interrupted task. The answer reframes every argument you have had with yourself about notifications.
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Why rereading your notes feels productive and teaches you almost nothing
A systematic review rated highlighting and rereading among the least effective study techniques available. Here is what beats them, and why it feels worse.
- 4 MIN
Multitasking, honestly: what the switch actually costs
The evidence on multitasking is stronger than the slogans but narrower than you have been told. Here is the version that survives scrutiny.
- 4 MIN
People with the best self-control are not resisting more — they are tempted less
An experience-sampling study found something counterintuitive about self-control, and it changes where the effort is best spent.