political bs aside, do we underestimate how much biome matters? people in california would rather justify highway robbery level taxes than to live in more affordable places like “nebraska“
california also being one of the only mediterranean biomes we have on this earth
i’ve pathetically struggled with wanting to read for fun for my major but didn’t have the attention span nor motivation for it, if you don’t want to chug down on 50 redbulls i’ve have found that
- reading immediately after exercise has measurably higher retention rates than reading sedentary because of the brain derived neurotrophic factor that peaks post exercise and directly enhances synaptic plasticity. your brain is the most receptive to it 20 min after exercise. in many cases people have too much energy in their bodies, and reading/calmer activities are best done after expending all that physical energy so that the mental part of you can work more peacefully
- reading while standing, basically your calf muscles are like a second heart an when you stand they pump blood back up to your brain vs when you sit its the opposite severely restricting blood brain barrier potential. apparently this was used by medieval monks too who basically stood at lecterns for twelve hour manuscript sessions without knowledge of its effects
HOPE this helps someone who was once in my place idk.