Mar 27, 20213 Steps towards studying more effectivelyStudying can be hard. It can be worse when you study something you hate. Or perhaps you feel no shred of motivation to learn. You might feel stressed and even hate everything because these are happening to you right before the day of the exam. So what can you do…Self2 min readSelf2 min read
Feb 19, 2021How to trick your brain to do the hard stuffIf you are like me, you know the heavenly pleasure of indulgence. You have experienced the joy of being indolent and putting off that arduous assignment or that delighting feeling in eating junk food. But deep inside, we all know that it is harmful to us. And yet we do…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Feb 8, 2021How to be more productiveWe now live in a knowledge economy. The money we earn is no longer directly proportional to the time we spend working. We earn money through our knowledge, our concentration, and energy. Achieving productivity means using those effectively. So how can you become more productive? Mental Energy Our brain is a highly…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Feb 4, 2021The True Nature Of AddictionWhat is responsible for addiction? The drugs themselves? Or something much more? Turns out everything we were taught about addiction is wrong. Rat Park Experiment In the early 20th Century, people tried to decipher the nature of addiction. They did so with an experiment even you can do at home. Get a cage…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Jan 13, 20216 Ways To Protect Yourself From COVIDWith the new Covid variant running amok and cases spiking throughout the world like wild fire, I wonder why few people take precautions against it. I am writing this hoping you earn higher chances of survival against Covid. Here are 6 ways to guard yourself or people you depend on from Covid: 1. Clean your hands often Though this may seem to some readers instinctive. I still find people…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Jan 7, 2021How COVID-19 Infects Your BodyCovid-19 has practically changed our lives…even the entire world as we know it. The virus first appeared in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. It later was given the name SARS-CoV2. The disease is called Covid-19 and the virus is commonly called Corona. Living in the UK, I watched how…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
Dec 27, 2020How to get rid of any bad habitMost of us, if not all of us, have a bad habit that we want to get rid of. Even though some of us take the initiative, we seldom succeed. But does that mean it is impossible? Should we just give up? …Self Improvement3 min readSelf Improvement3 min read
Dec 17, 2020How the nucleus was discovered — Geiger Marsden Gold Foil ExperimentAfter the creation of the Plum Pudding model of atom, many scientist around the globe were baffled as they got contradictory results when studying the atomic structure. …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Dec 11, 2020The dawn of Quantum Mechanics– Cathode Ray Tube ExperimentElectrons. The quantum particle that makes up electricity and is a part of atom. We use it everywhere, from our phones, to appliances, to vehicles, to rockets to satellites and many more to come. But have you ever wondered how it was discovered? …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Dec 6, 2020The discovery that caused a great leap in quantum mechanics — Franck Hertz ExperimentElectron Shells An electron is a sub-atomic particle which has properties of both of a wave and a particle and has a negative charge with almost no mass. In 1914, German-born physicists James Franck and Gustav Hertz performed an experiment which gave evidence of discrete energy states in atoms or quantum levels…Experiment4 min readExperiment4 min read