How to Stop Doomscrolling and Replace It With Habits That Actually Feel Good
You open Instagram for five minutes. Forty minutes later, you’re still there — and feeling worse. Here’s why your brain gets trapped in the doomscrolling loop, and what actually helps break it.
How to know about everything and become a Nerd
Who is a Nerd? We might think of a nerd as someone with big bi-specular glasses, braces, and weird clothes. But the core ingredient of nerdishness is intelligence. Being a nerd doesn’t mean knowing everything but being willing to learn and constantly discover things. Simply speaking, a nerd is someone who is always curious and […]
Is it even possible to learn anything in just 10 minutes a day?
Short answer: by studying 10 minutes a day you can learn absolutely anything you like – if you do it right. For a long answer, you’d need to understand a bit how your brain works. Your brain can do many things. However, if we were to name its one defining feature, it would be adaptability. […]
What is lifelong learning and why is it important?
Today we can hear about lifelong learning high and low: about its influence on career and social life, mental health, and self-confidence. So, we decided to highlight some main features of lifelong education, explain what does it mean in practice, and why lifelong learning is important. Lifelong learning definition Basically, this concept of lifelong learning […]
7 books that make you smarter
Reading is one of the best universal instruments to boost intelligence, switch off the real world, source imagination, and spend free time with pleasure. Books help improve memory, enlarge vocabulary, polish communication skills, etc. The key factor in reading is to find quality literature that might help develop multiple aspects of your personality and strengthen […]
Ways to Improve Your Knowledge About Everything
General knowledge: why do we need that? More and more people are concerned about general knowledge improvement nowadays. Why? Many reasons: Everyday skills like problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking all require a solid knowledge base From a social point of view, we’re often judged by how much we know — it’s hard to make a […]
What are the learning skills and how to develop them
These days, expanding knowledge and skill base is more a requirement than a choice. Now it’s crucial to know how to learn and equip yourself with qualities that ensure your success in the 21st century. That`s where learning skills come to action. Learning skills definition What are learning skills? Generally speaking, learning skills is an […]
How Long Should You Read a Day? Here’s What the Science Actually Says
You’ve probably heard that reading is good for you. Brain health, focus, vocabulary, stress — the benefits get mentioned so often they’ve almost become background noise. At Nerdish, we believe in the power of reading so strongly that we built an entire app around it. Not just because reading feels virtuous — but because the […]
11 ways to become smarter that work for us
The tips on how to get smarter from the members of the Nerdish team The overall obsession with smartness is pressing and frustrating. One would constantly ask themselves, “Am I smart enough for this position?” or “Am I smart enough to master this?”. And, consequently, “How do I get smarter?” and “How to increase intelligence?”In […]