Life Advice

About a year ago I saw an article published on Wired about an experimental brain training game called Dual N-Back. They claimed that the Dual N-Back game could actually makes people smarter after just a few weeks, playing the game for just 20 minutes 4-5 days a week. Intrigued? I certainly was.

What I’m about to convey is hardly revolutionary, and instead should be treated as a brief and laughably vague overview of Dual N-Back, the science behind it – as described by an average Chad – and my impressions of the exercise. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and perhaps you’ll become more

All of us have nasty habits that we’ve picked up along the way. They’re usually minor and seemingly harmless, but still annoying and difficult to stop doing. For me, I couldn’t help but pick at the skin on the top of my fingers. I would chew, bite, and pick until my fingers were ragged and bleeding. It wasn’t a pretty sight, and it took me years and many unsuccessful attempts before I was finally able to stop. Do you know what the worst part was? That the solution was so simple.

Before I explain what worked for me, I want to give you an idea of what didn’t. When I said that it took me years to stop, I wasn’t kidding. I tried all sorts of techniques, such as putting bandages on the