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February 21 2016

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Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin

Written By Weyland Brain Nutrition - February 21 2016

What separates the top performers from the rest? It’s easy to point to number of hours practiced, but if you actually look at the data (as Geoff Colvin has done) you’ll discover that there are hundreds of thousands of people who have put in just as many hours as the pros, and yet they’re light years away from their skill level. In Talent is Overrated, Colvin asks the central question: why is that? Learn More

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February 17 2016

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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon

Written By Weyland Brain Nutrition - February 17 2016

One fan of Steal Like an Artist was so impressed with the first read through (the book is short) that he went through the entire book again, this time with a highlighter. Austin Kleon has written a book that can help anyone be creative. He encourages readers to embrace the fact that after thousands of years, nothing is original. While that might seem like a depressing truth, in reality it actually gives you the freedom to throw off the shackles and start your own creative project. Learn More

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February 04 2016

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Weyland Brain Nutrition

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman

Written By Weyland Brain Nutrition - February 04 2016

It hardly seems appropriate to discuss the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman through a series of witty and often eccentric tales. But to tell the tale any other way would be a disservice to him. Despite being brilliant, Richard was also a charismatic character who had enough stories to match the heads of a dozen ordinary scientists. Learn More

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January 25 2016

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Weyland Brain Nutrition

Beautiful Chemical Reactions & More

Written By Weyland Brain Nutrition - January 25 2016

We don't always realize how much chemistry has contributed to modern society, let alone it's beauty. This aptly titled - Beautify Chemical Reactions - video is an aesthetically pleasing reminder. Learn More

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January 12 2016

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A History of the Brain: From Stone Age Surgery to Modern Neuroscience by Andrew P. Wickens

Written By Weyland Brain Nutrition - January 12 2016

The brain has been confounding humans since the Egyptians first took a look at it so many years ago. Since then, humans have been spending thousands of years trying to discover its secrets, and what exactly makes people act the way they do. In A History of the Brain: From Stone Age Surgery to Modern Neuroscience, Andrew Wickens dives deep into the history of our relationship with the brain. Learn More

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