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A newsletter for lifelong learners looking to improve their processing, retention and recall of everything they learn.

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Ray Blakney

How Tracking and Planning Make Learning Actually Work

The plan that produces learning

Ray Blakney

Jun 29, 2026

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10 min read

Brainstorming as a Learning Tool

How idea generation builds knowledge

Ray Blakney

Jun 28, 2026

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10 min read

The Bridge That Makes Learning Possible

Why good communication is the foundation

Ray Blakney

The Cognitive Superpower of Knowing Different Kinds of People

Jun 27, 2026

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10 min read

The Cognitive Superpower of Knowing Different Kinds of People

How socializing with different kinds of people builds cognitive flexibility

Ray Blakney

Jun 26, 2026

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11 min read

The Friend Inside the Frustration

How mindfulness changes what hard learning feels like

Ray Blakney

What Modern Eating Is Doing to Your Learning Brain

Jun 26, 2026

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9 min read

What Modern Eating Is Doing to Your Learning Brain

Why ultra-processed foods hurt learning

Ray Blakney

Your Health Is the Foundation of Everything You Want to Learn

Jun 25, 2026

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9 min read

Your Health Is the Foundation of Everything You Want to Learn

Put Wellbeing First

Ray Blakney

How to Tell Productive Discomfort From Pointless Suffering

Jun 25, 2026

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10 min read

How to Tell Productive Discomfort From Pointless Suffering

The difference between hard and broken

Ray Blakney

Where Inspiration Actually Comes From (And How to Find More of It)

Jun 24, 2026

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10 min read

Where Inspiration Actually Comes From (And How to Find More of It)

Where learning inspiration hides

Ray Blakney

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Archive

How Tracking and Planning Make Learning Actually Work

Brainstorming as a Learning Tool

The Bridge That Makes Learning Possible

The Cognitive Superpower of Knowing Different Kinds of People

The Friend Inside the Frustration

What Modern Eating Is Doing to Your Learning Brain

Your Health Is the Foundation of Everything You Want to Learn

How to Tell Productive Discomfort From Pointless Suffering

Where Inspiration Actually Comes From (And How to Find More of It)

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