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How Notebooks Changed Your Life & Are Video Screens Really So Bad?

2024/11/4

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Mike Carruthers

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Richard Cytowic

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Roland Allen

一项心理学研究表明，拥有相似音乐品味的男女往往拥有更好的性生活、更有效的沟通和更持久的关系。这是因为大多数人在成长过程中会形成特定的音乐偏好，而音乐品味能够反映个人的童年经历、情感联系甚至价值观。另一项研究则根据音乐类型分析了兼容性，发现对乡村音乐的热爱会降低异性间的吸引力，喜欢重金属音乐的男性更具吸引力，而喜欢重金属音乐的女性则不然。喜欢爵士乐和布鲁斯音乐的男女更乐于尝试新事物。

Deep Dive

Why does the type of music someone likes affect their love life?

People with similar music tastes tend to have better sex lives, communicate better, and maintain longer-lasting relationships. Musical preferences reflect childhood experiences, emotional connections, and values, making shared tastes a proxy for compatibility.

Why are notebooks so important in human history?

Notebooks have been crucial for recording thoughts, business transactions, and scientific discoveries. They enabled the development of complex systems like double-entry bookkeeping and facilitated the work of historical figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Charles Darwin.

Why does writing things down have a positive impact on health?

Writing about emotional traumas can reduce stress and improve physical health, as evidenced by studies showing 50% fewer doctor visits and faster recovery from operations for those who journal.

Why are screens so addictive?

Screens use positive intermittent reinforcement, similar to slot machines, where users keep scrolling for minor hits of interesting content, creating a cycle of addiction.

Why is excessive screen time harmful, especially for children?

High screen exposure in young individuals can lead to symptoms similar to developmental autism, including reduced language and social interaction. These symptoms reverse when screens are removed, highlighting their detrimental impact on early brain development.

Why do meaningless statistics in advertising work?

Numbers and statistics sound convincing but often lack real meaning, such as claims about hair silkiness or moisture delivery. Critical thinking can reveal the lack of substance behind these claims.

This chapter explores the impact of musical tastes on relationships, including how similar music preferences can lead to better communication and longer-lasting relationships.

Men and women with similar music tastes tend to have better sex lives and communicate better.
Musical preferences reflect childhood, emotional connections, and values.
Studies show that certain music genres make individuals more or less attractive to the opposite sex.

Shownotes Transcript

When you know someone’s musical tastes, it can affect what you think of that person. It can even impact how attractive you find someone. I begin this episode with an explanation of the link between music and relationships. https://www.medindia.net/news/Music-Predicts-Sexual-Attraction-80223-1.htm)

You’ve likely never thought about this but – notebooks have changed the world. When people started writing things down in notebooks, diaries, ledgers and lists, it was astonishing what happened and continues to happen to this day. All you have to do is think for a moment what life would be like without notebooks and you get a glimpse of how important they are. Here to tell the story of the magical power of the humble notebook is Roland Allen. He is author of book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper (https://amzn.to/3NGd2B8).)

You have certainly heard the warnings about how too much screen time is bad for you. I suspect most of us wish we spent less time scrolling on our phone or surfing on our computer or tablet but that screen has become such an important part of daily life. And what exactly is the harm anyway? Here to discuss this is Dr. Richard Cytowic. He is a professor of neurology at George Washington University and author of the book Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload (https://amzn.to/4hsyVBp).)

Meaningless words can be very persuasive. And advertisers know that. For example, a shampoo can promise to make your hair 5x silkier – but what exactly does that mean? How do you measure your hair’s silkiness? And that’s just one example. Listen as I explain why this is important. Source: Charles Seife author of Proofiness (https://amzn.to/3NL55KY).)

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