by Jamie Miles | Jan 19, 2021 | Articles & Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: With lockdown, I keep procrastinating and get anxious about all the work piling up as the days go by. Do you have any recommendations for how to get started instead of feeling stuck? – Olivia, Bath, UK Chip away at tasks by...
by Jamie Miles | Jan 17, 2021 | True Stories & Reflections
Have you met this person? They can grab a 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle, spill it onto the floor, and place all the pieces perfectly. No. Because that’s not how puzzles work. With experience and some luck, we can get faster, but we still have to go through the cognitive...
by Jamie Miles | Jan 12, 2021 | Articles & Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: How do I balance my time across everything I have to work on? I’m currently studying A Level Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Geography. I usually spend too much time on one, so the others suffer. – Jason, Liverpool, UK...
by Jamie Miles | Jan 10, 2021 | True Stories & Reflections
On weekends, The City of London is ripe for socially distanced strolling. On a typical workday, the population swells to half a million people before the tide goes out and the commuters flow back down ‘The Drain’ to return home, leaving a residue of 9,500 residences....
by Jamie Miles | Jan 5, 2021 | Articles & Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: Can we talk about memory? I’ve been disheartened by the constant feeling that I have a sieve brain, and wondered how you and the team made things stick at Oxford? – Lucas, Canada Learn the evidence-based way to recall...
