https://til-syarif-25.pages.dev/tags/journal/ Recent content in Journal on Today I Learned Hugo id Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:39:01 +0700 https://til-syarif-25.pages.dev/posts/discomfort/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:39:01 +0700 https://til-syarif-25.pages.dev/posts/discomfort/ <p>Andrej Karpathy once said that effective learning requires intentional work. The &lsquo;pain&quot; or discomfort we feel while leraning is an indicator that our brain is outside its comfort zone. From neuroscience perspective, this discomfort triggers the release of neuromodulators that help our brain focus, ultimately enabling neurons to form and strengthen new synaptic connections regarding the topics we have not mastered yet.</p>