Much of what we know about studying is wrong

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=2&src=me&ref=homepage

This article talks about they common myths surrounding learning new material.

• Vary the setting. Learn the same material in two different places.
• Vary your learning activities. When learning a language, for example, move between vocabulary, reading and speaking. A little bit of each seems to work better than all of one thing.
• Space out your study of a particular item. Study something one day, then a few days later, then maybe a week later. (there’s actually a guy who sells a computer program (SuperMemo) for this (http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_wozniak)).
• Testing, even self-testing helps to remember material.

The Great Depression – Was it avoidable? Probably so.

This is a very interesting article about the Great Depression and how the government and it’s tragicomical mismanagement of the situation actually started the Great Depression and then seemed to do everything in its power to prolong it.

http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/Mackinac%20Great%20Depression.pdf

It’s a long read, but definitely worth your time.