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The MemoryLifter community board

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:11:00 -0600

In this issue we would like to introduce you to our community forum. The forum enables you to ask questions, get advice and exchange thoughts and ideas with other learners. We present a screenshot of a thread with content that could be of interest to you. A user is looking for a Japanese module. Our MemoryLifter Content Manager recommends a community module. This raises the question of how to place your own modules on our flashcard platform.

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All's Well That Ends Well

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:00 -0600

It is almost impossible, even for me, to plan a project down to the last detail. My team and I, we have learned by experience that almost every project requires a certain amount of luck, spontaneity, flexibility and the open-mindedness to learn new things. Although we have a great team with highly skilled reindeers and elves, unexpected things can happen. However, sometimes such problems can result in very enriching intercultural friendships...

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The fog

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0500

The story I am about to tell you happened to a friend of mine, Sam Lamar. Sam is a software engineer and many consider him a genius in his field. Well, it was a chilly October evening and Sam was on his way home from a conference. He was driving along the coast, when, all of a sudden, his car entered a heavy fog bank. Sam turned on the fog lights and inadvertently thought about the tragic death of his pet hamster, Aldridge, who escaped from his cage and was run over by a truck last May. "Oh Aldridge," he sighed. But Sam couldn't afford to allow this sad memory to distract him, because he had to focus all of his attention on the road. The fog was growing thicker and thicker, and even the strong fog lights of Sam's car couldn't cut the heavy mist anymore. "What is this?" Sam thought to himself. "The fog isn't normally this thick around here."

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Somewhere over the rainbow...

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:52:00 -0500

If we have to cope with a problem, we are sometimes told to sleep on it, i.e. to put off our decision until the next morning. People tend to believe that the brain continues to nag at a problem during sleep, or that after sleep the brain has more energy to cope with the problem...

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Is bigger really better?

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:55:00 -0500

Have you ever heard of "Giant Finn"? This story, based on an Irish legend, tells about a giant with a red beard, called Giant Finn, who believes that he is the biggest and strongest giant in town. One day, however, another giant with a black beard arrives from another area. This rival is said to have as much strength in his finger as ten men have altogether. Finn is afraid of the rival and wants to escape a fight.

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Thank you for the music: How does music affect our memory?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:57:00 -0500

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are.

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Ali Baba and the forty thieves: How can Yoga lead to a happy end

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:01:00 -0500

As an experienced brain, I can tell you that your body is not that much different from a battery. If you're flat, you have got to be recharged with energy in order to work efficiently. May sound logical, but a whole lot of people are not aware of this. Although my boss is a smart guy (of course he is, with a brain like me), he needed quite a bit of time until he realized that he needed to learn to relax properly.

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Ali Baba and the forty thieves: How can stress change a whole story

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:03:00 -0500

Life as a brain can be really tough sometimes. I hardly ever get sleep since I need to control the central nervous system and regulate virtually all activities of my boss' body - day and night! One aspect that really affects my work is stress.

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Learning: What's love got to do with it?

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:05:00 -0500

Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day:
It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear;
Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate-tree:
Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.

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It's all about making the right choice

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:10:00 -0600

Have you ever heard of the fairy tale "Cinderella"? It's a story about a girl who is treated like a servant by her stepmother and stepsisters. One day, the king prepares a ball to find a wife for the his son, the prince. Cinderella dreams of attending the dance and is miraculously provided with a beautiful gown and a fancy carriage...

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