False Dichotomy

Solipsism – the view that only the self exists while the external world is an illusion – grasps at something true but can't be meaningfully articulated. Solipsism represents the inexpressible nature of self and world – philosophy's task isn't to speak the unspeakable, but to ackn...

1) Do Something Challenging: Whatever you do to train your brain, it should be challenging and take you beyond your comfort zone.

2) Choose Complex Activities: Good brain training exercises should require you to practice complex thought processes, such as c...

Taking action is hard because it requires effort. Some things feel easy, while others feel difficult. This is a reason we don't always act on our plans.

But, maybe the problem is that we have combined distinct issues under the same label of "effort": physical fatigue, attention control, a...