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How your brain becomes dull

How your brain becomes dull

In the era where information can be easily accessed by almost everyone, the brain becomes less sharp because we don't use it to find or create solutions anymore.

The brain then gets discontented whenever we can't figure out an answer to our questions in an instant. It chooses to move away from the problem instead of trying to solve it.

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A negative mind will never give you a positive mind.

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