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“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” Albert Einstein Scientists have not yet determined the best method for language learning: from grammar to practice or vice versa. When it comes to acquiring knowledge or new skills, modern educational methods are based on the theory-to-practice approach. Is this approach optimal for everyone? Of course, every method has its drawbacks. But it might get much easier - when we understand what works for us deliberately. ...

Lately, whenever we have a free moment, we instinctively reach for our smartphones—mostly to consume content created by others. The operating system we use, the website design we interact with, and, of course, the content itself—all of it is pre-packaged and presented to us. In essence, we have little choice over our digital environment; it is handed to us on a platter. Free Content Perhaps, when we don’t have to pay for content, we become less selective about what we consume. When choosing the design and functionality of a kitchen for a new home, we tend to be much more meticulous—because, ultimately, we are spending what we trade our time for (money). ...

We often hear advices write everything down like it would guarantee, that information we write down - would make sense and stay in our minds forever. Another common recommendation - if You need to take a decision write down pros and cons, like if we were robots. Would it actually help us to take a decision? What about our hearts? They further we go with technology progress the more we try to treat everything as mechanical system, even ourselves. If we don’t want to do anything even though we think it’s super useful for us - we search for a million ways how to push ourselves to something that we don’t actually want to do. What if, after so many years of innovation - we are still humans? What if we still have our “hearts” that whisper to ourselves what we really want, but we want to listen to much more “rational” way of thinking? Perhaps - to really understand what do we want we’d need to sit in silence for couple of minutes and listen to ourselves and then we’d understand. ...

We may have different views, whether world is functioning properly, whether climate change problem is real or not, whether Facebook is a good thing or not. However, we’d all agree that there are certain thing, that are not perfect in the world we live in. It might too complicated to comprehend Eventually - we might watch a documentary and start thinking about how many problems we have in the society. This is so complex and broad set of issues, that can easily make a person uncomfortable about world we live in. It can even make us obsessed about the things that happen in the world. ...

What is the Meaning and Purpose of Technology? Why are we racing forward at breakneck speed, conquering new heights and space, while leaving our “earthly problems” unresolved? Why was a four-legged horse the fastest mode of transport for most of human history, yet now the number of transistors in processors doubles every 24 months? Humanity has made a massive leap forward and continues to accelerate. But what have we truly achieved? Are we becoming twice as happy every 24 months? ...