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In Episode 97, Althea reads her blog post Thinking is Hard.
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On average, for every one point increase in effort, there was a 0.5 increase in negative affect.
“Somewhat surprisingly, of the 15 different moderators, only one had a significant effect, whether the study was conducted in Asia or North America slash Europe. Nothing else mattered. Not education level, not experience, not even gamification.”
“Our brains require energy to think, with around 20% of our calories going towards the brain. And cognitive tasks that are more demanding burn more calories.”
“critical thinking is as much a disposition or willingness to engage and put forth effort as it is a set of cognitive skills.”
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