MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: The brain wants variation to better learn

Quote of the day

You’re spending a lot of effort to just staying there, when there are other ways to make the learning more efficient, fun and interesting. The brain wants variation.

~BENEDICT CAREY

FREEDOM

Give Catalonia its freedom to vote, The Independent

TECHNOLOGY

Comedy club uses facial recognition to charge by the laugh, CNBC

PSYCHOLOGY

To better learn, the brain wants variation (How We Learn), Well-NYT

AMAZON

Amazon is not a monopoly, NYmag

WRITING

An application to eliminate writer’s block, Writeordie

FOOD

A yogurt could replace colonoscopies, MIT

RUNNING

Don’t overdo running, underdo it, MC’s Blog

Happy Monday!