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Getting new information through Web-surfing almost always feels more rewarding than having to generate new information in the work that is in front of us. It therefore takes increasing amounts of self-discipline to stay on task.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Almost Always Amount Feels Front Generate Getting Having Increasing Information More New Rewarding Self-Discipline Stay Takes Task Than Therefore Through Us Work

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The human brain long ago evolved a mechanism for rewarding us when we encountered new information: a little shot of dopamine in the brain each time we learned something new. Across evolutionary history, compulsively seeking information was adaptive behavior.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Across Adaptive Behavior Brain Each Each Time Encountered Evolutionary Evolved History Human Human Brain Information Learned Little Long Mechanism New Rewarding Seeking Shot Something Something New Time Us

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When do you suppose the electric guitar was invented? If you thought the 1950s, you'd be wrong. If you can muster a recollection of hearing electric guitar in Lionel Hampton's big band in the 1940s and date it to that decade, you'd still be off - by more than 30 years.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Band Big Big Band Date Decade Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Hampton Hearing Invented More Muster Off Recollection Still Suppose Than Thought Wrong Years You 1950S 1940S

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I don't think we should have less information in the world. The information age has yielded great advances in medicine, agriculture, transportation and many other fields. But the problem is twofold. One, we are assaulted with more information than any one of us can handle. Two, beyond the overload, too much information often leads to bad decisions.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Advances Age Agriculture Any Bad Beyond Decisions Fields Great Handle Information Information Age Leads Less Many Medicine More Much Often Other Overload Problem Should Than Think Too Too Much Transportation Two Us World Yielded

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Two sides to a story exist when evidence exists on both sides of a position. Then, reasonable people may disagree about how to weigh that evidence and what conclusion to form from it. Everyone, of course, is entitled to their own opinion.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: About Both Both Sides Conclusion Course Disagree Entitled Everyone Evidence Exist Exists Form How May Opinion Own People Position Reasonable Sides Story Then Two Weigh

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Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while others delay difficult or unpleasant tasks in favor of those that are more fun.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Activities Bed Delay Difficult Favor Fun More Order Others Procrastination Pursue Some Spending Spending Time Tasks Those Time Tv Two Types Unpleasant Us Watching Watching Tv While

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Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely recognized within cultures. Love songs cause us to move slowly and fluidly, for example, while songs of joy inspire us to dance in a full-body aerobic way.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Aerobic Cause Ceremony Comfort Cultures Dance Distinct Each Each One Example Express Feelings For Example Friendship Inspire Joy Knowledge Love Love Songs Move Music Our Recognized Slowly Songs Species Us Uses Various Way While Widely Within

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The phrase 'fake news' sounds too playful, too much like a schoolchild faking illness to get out of a test.

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Topics: Fake Faking Get Illness Like Much News Out Phrase Playful Sounds Test Too Too Much

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I'm not a great guitarist, and I'm not a great singer.

~Daniel Levitin

Topics: Great Guitarist Singer

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That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in that daydreaming mode typically by texting and Facebooking. You get in it by disengaging.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 27th, 1957

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