Managing brain resources in an age of complexity

Ed Boyden, who leads the Synthetic Neurobiology research group of the MIT Media Lab, suggests 10 ways to think better. A sample:

Never read passively. Annotate, model, think, and synthesize while you read, even when you're reading what you conceive to be introductory stuff. That way, you will always aim towards understanding things at a resolution fine enough for you to be creative.

Technology Review: Blogs: Ed Boyden’s blog: How to Think