Mood · May 19
“Why do songs make me cry sometimes?”
Music piggybacks on the brain's prediction system. A well-built bridge sets up an expectation and then breaks it in a way that's better than…
Your brain has not failed at attention — it is following the reward. Games are designed to deliver rewards unpredictably, in tiny bursts, on a schedule no algebra problem can compete with. Studying becomes more game-shaped when you add a clear small target, an immediate signal that you hit it, and some unpredictability in what you do next.
Read the full answer →Music piggybacks on the brain's prediction system. A well-built bridge sets up an expectation and then breaks it in a way that's better than…
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