The Value of Learning

A little while ago, I was reading The Value of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell (from Problems of Philosophy). And now, it seems to be quite related to the previous post on finding powerful reason to learn.
Once upon a time, I was the biggest critic of philosophy. I couldn’t understand it’s appeal and thought it was [...]

Awesome medical podcast

In an effort to learn as much as possible, while still being entertained, I’ve been listening to a lot of different podcasts. One that I think is particularly well done and captivating is the Vital Signs Podcast from Discover magazine.
Vital Signs showcases a series of medical tales that usually have some air of mystery. For [...]

Staying healthy to stay focused

My nose is a torrent, my head is a pressure-cooker and my lymph nodes are a series of warzones.
Maybe it goes without saying, but I haven’t gotten much studying in today.
From an experiential point of view, we know that when we over-stress our body — through studying, physical exertion, emotional tumult, etc. — our body [...]

Are you fully using your library?

If you are a student, I’m sure you have had to sign-out at least a few books from your school’s library; I think it’s a pretty safe assumption to say that these books were most likely for a research project of some sort.
As much as I love projects, only using the library for academic work [...]

What this site is about

If this is your first time here or you’d just like some reminding, I’ll give you the scoop on Learning, The Gravy Way.
This is a site where Danny and I (Joshua) try to offer students advice on how to achieve more academically and with greater ease and enjoyment. Once in a while, we may even [...]

Finding flow in your work

Yesturday, I had the pleasure of leading a discussion on ‘how to live in the present moment’ with some lovely ladies at a Goal-Oriented Living Club meeting (you will find this post on the club’s website as well). This post covers the some salient points of the discussion (of those that I remembered or wrote [...]

Karl Iagnemma: Roboticist and Novelist

In an earlier life, and still now to a large extent, I have been guilty of compartmentalizing people based on their field of study or work. If someone is in the liberal arts, they must only be good at writing. If someone is in the sciences, they must only be good at memorization and analytical [...]

Forgotten Genius

Firstly, I’d like to apologize for my long absence. Due to schoolwork, job searching and a lot of other assorted goodness, I have been neglecting my other duties such as updating this website. For this, I am sorry. However, I would like to say that I will be updating more often now, even through [...]

Biochemistry makes me laugh

Usually, I try to keep things pretty informative, but when I saw this I decided I had to post it:
This is only a very small portion of all the chemical reactions happening in your cell. Click the image to see entirely too much cellular metabolism.
Don’t worry, I don’t need to learn all of this. I [...]

Your life’s direction

Who cares the most about where you end up in life? Whose responsibility is it that you find your direction?
I hope you can see where this is going. Only you have responsibility to find and choose your direction in life. Without getting into philosophy, all the choices you make in life are yours.
So what are [...]