Thanks for checking out the Weekly Learning Roundup. These bite-sized, weekly posts are designed to give you a quick hit of interesting learnings and articles I came across this week.

It’s a motley assortment of tips, resources, and links that will hopefully give you a bit of inspiration for the upcoming week. Enjoy!

What I’m reading —

Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit by Gaia Vince

Bilingualism is more common than you think – between 65 to 70 percent of people around the world speak more than two languages. In addition to the ability to communicate with a greater variety of people, a steady stream of studies have show that bilinguals outperform monolinguals in a range of cognitive and social tasks. I speak English, Japanese, and Spanish, and I’m hoping to further develop my Portuguese competency. This article was a great “kick in the butt” to put more time into my Portuguese!

Books, documentaries, or podcast episodes I’m enjoying —

Revisionist History – Episode 8 – Blame Game

A few roundups ago, I recommended checking out Malcolm Gladwell’s new podcast, Revisionist History. All of his episodes are great and I love the controversial stance he takes on the topics he tackles. Blame Game looks at Toyota’s sudden acceleration crisis in 2009 and suggests an alternative cause to these unfortunate events.

A quote that’s inspiring me —

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams: who looks inside, awekens.

— Carl Jung

Product or service I’m loving —

Nanak Ghee from Grass-Fed Cows

I follow the Bulletproof Diet (a type of low-carb high-fat diet) and a lot of my recipes require a healthy source of fats such as coconut oil and grass-fed butter. One particularly useful find was Nanak Ghee available on Amazon. Ghee is a great alternative to butter as it has little to no lactose or milk protein while still having the nutritional benefits of butter.

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