How to deal best with failure and making mistakes

Failure stings a bit. But it’s a normal and necessary part of life and learning. Failure makes us wiser and smarter. How? Because it teaches us valuable lessons. These lessons allow us to recalibrate our lives. After my biggest failures I’ve always thought, “I don’t want to experience that ever again!”, so I take a […]

Perfecting the kale chip: A healthy snack alternative

Have you ever opened a big bag of crisps, told yourself you’d only have a few but ended up polishing off the entire packet? Once you start eating anything that’s salty, full of fat and crunchy, it’s hard to stop. Trust me, I know from experience. Salt + Fat + Crunch factor = Dangerously addictive […]

Natural brain boosters: Sustaining your attention with flavonoids

Like drinking smoothies for breakfast? If so, consider adding a handful of blueberries or a tablespoon of cocoa powder into your next one. According to scientific studies performed on humans, these ingredients can help boost your brainpower. For instance, in a study conducted by Professor Jeremy Spencer, young adults aged between 18 – 30 were […]

Getting to the ‘aha!’ moment: 10 ways to embrace discomfort and pain when you study

We live in a world where comfort is king. A world where we think pain is bad. Pleasure is good. Following this logic, we should avoid pain and pursue pleasure at all costs. But is this the recipe for academic and life success? Surely life can’t be all ponies, kittens and rainbows all the time? […]