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Making decisions is not always an easy thing to do, whether you have to decide between two different paths of life or just what to pick for a dinner. Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths shows three principles that should help you become a better decision maker. Questions: Do you consider yourself a good or bad decision maker? What do you think about those 3 strategies? Which strategy have you found most interesting and why?

Source: https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/615970-diablo-immortal-640x360.jpg Diablo Immortal – new mobile game  was announced on the second of November by Blizzard Entertainment, but the response was probably different than the expected. Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game developer and publisher which was founded on February 8, 1991. Games that were developed or published by them (Warcraft series, Diablo series, StarCraft series, World of Warcraft) have achieved a huge success and they have gained a lot of fans. You can say quite safely that they have the biggest, the most loyal fan base in video game industry. Source: https://gfx.antyradio.pl/var/antyradio/storage/images/technologia/gry/blizzard-zapowiedzial-ze-powstanie-komiks-ze-swiata-diablo-24402/1736268-1-pol-PL/Blizzard-zapowiedzial-ze-powstanie-komiks-ze-swiata-Diablo_article.jpg Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash video game series and the first gam...

In the past months, I started to follow Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. He is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto. As a clinical psychologist, he has met a big number of people with problems in their life which helped him to understand deeper and summarise all kind of problems that people stumble. Moreover, his ability to select the right words and manner of speaking made him one of the best speaker who currently lives today. Questions: 1.  Have you heard about this person? 2. Do you agree with his point of view? 3. Have you already decided which goal to pursue in your life?

This story begins from the early days of one boy’s life. He was a child who loved to play all sorts of games. And one day, parents decided to buy him a present. It was Sega Mega Drive 2. Video games started to be a huge part of his childhood. There were many games which he played with his brother and friends. And then he found on his hands a few games in the same genre. There were “Mortal Kombat 3” and “Street Fighter 2”. After sometime this boy fell in love with them and played nonstop alone and in the company. However, even after mastering those games, he could not find a way to satisfy himself while fighting with his friends. That why he stopped playing. Few years passed. Arcade machines appeared in his town and lots of children were playing there for a long time. That boy became interested to check them. There he saw a game where children were standing in the long queue. It was “Tekken 3”. The story repeated itself but with one difference. At that place, he...

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away there were phones with bezels… Yes, it seems like the devices we carry in our pockets or handbags with a low screen-to-body ratio are becoming the song of the past. Every company in the smartphone industry is trying to make the front of their phones to have as much of a screen as it is possible. But there is a problem. We want to have a front-facing camera and some sort of speaker to hear what the person we call is telling us. And whereas the speaker can be placed on the top of the smartphone, the camera is a bit tricky. And here comes the idea of the Notch. source: https://www.channelnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/notch.jpeg If you aren’t familiar with the term, notch is just this area of the screen that was cut off for the purpose of the camera (and in some cases the speaker as well). Apparently it has become a very popular pattern in recent year. If you haven’t noticed, basically every single smartphone introduced over t...

I’ve recently noticed that sometimes I catch myself on idle scrolling through some social media, instead of doing something productive. I hate it especially when I really have some other more important things to do. Adam Alter talks about this kind of feeling in his speech and shows what’s the reason behind it. Questions: Do you use any apps that you feel bad about? Do you agree with Adam Alter and think that lack of stopping cues is the reason behind spending more time on some activities than the others? What are your stopping cues? Do you use some apps or functionalities like Screen Time on iOS to manage the time you spend on your smartphone?  

Music is one of the oldest ways to improve our health and our mood. Already in antiquity, people eagerly used the medicinal properties of music. Also today, music is a medicine and is used in the treatment of various diseases. Doctors noticed that therapy by music can be useful in the treatment of numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders. In fact, therapy by music can be effective in Parkinson's patients. Active music therapy stimulates motor, affective and behavioural functions. This can be proposed as a method in Parkinson's rehabilitation programs. What's more, special kind of music can improve the precision of hand and finger movements. An additional problem for people with Parkinson's is shaking hands, which is caused by stress. What is important, research has shown that relaxing music has significantly reduced body shaking What's more, music treatment is also helpful in treating autism. Music is extremely valuable in multi...

In the near future, each of us will be able to heal our body quickly. If you are interested or have never heard about biomaterials, see this ted presentation.

About 45% of businesses do not have a website. Additionally, 80% of website owners don’t keep their websites up-to-date. Don't waste your time, be better than your competitors. To stay competitive ,  you need to provide not only high-quality services, but your website must be perfect. Unfortunately, a large number of these websites are poorly designed or come straight from a WordPress template - this is not how you can stand out or get ahead. First impression matters. Online impressions are first impressions. Just take a look on your website and ask yourself: Do i want to buy something from them? Do i need to stay here or to continue searching? What’s about visualization? Strong visuals and a clean, organized design lend legitimacy to a website. These elements can also help establish trust in your brand, which is especially important if your website is trying to convert a sale. Clean & well-structured design is equal to quality of your projects. It is n...

Almost every person in the world wants to live in the lap of  luxury. I don’t believe that you don’t want to buy a good car, live in a big house and have a huge amount of money in your pockets. Most people choose stability, but unfortunately, you will never be rich until you don’t own your business. When you quit your stable job, the very first thing you need to do is to find out what kind of business you want to set up. So, this video is about how to find the perfect niche for your business: 1.      Have you ever heard about Neil Patel before?  2.  Are you a person that prefers stability? 3. Why don’t you need to pick a niche based on the income? 

At the age of 12, this is a wonderful time when we run around the backyard, play games and learn the basics at school.  Here you can see a boy who can be said to be an inspiration for each of us. See for yourself what he is capable of How old were you when you first wrote your program? What was it like? Was there any IT club at your school?  Was it useful? If you didn't have one, would you go to one if he was? Why?

LootBox - gambling and embodied evil or is there anything to be afraid of? Lootboxes has been the hottest topic  in the industry recently, but not everyone is aware of the impact it has on the environment. Practicall,y everyone associates a series of games such as FIFA, Counter Strike or Battlefront. It is possible that everyone has bought one of these games at least once, so they may have noticed the existence of the so-called LootBox. For those who do not know what it is, this is an introduction to the topic LootBox - in computer games this is a box containing random, virtual objects. Depending on the production, it can be obtained by progress in the game or by buying with virtual (in-game) or real money with micropayments. In addition, some lootboxes contain only cosmetic items that do not give an advantage to the player, while other items may affect the balance of the game. https://www.eurogamer.net   On the one hand, it is very unethical to sell games a...