Ronald Reagan was officially diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1994, but many medical professionals who conducted analyses, and even his own son Ron Jr., contend that he was already exhibiting signs of the condition while still serving as U.S. President. Manifestations of this condition vary from person to person. Some simply become forgetful, some become neurotic clean freaks, some become emotionally disoriented, and others become exaggerated caricatures of their former, pre-onset personalities. Donald Trump has begun to exhibit some of the latter signs of such dementia. There are people on the right who defend him, and others on the left who mock him. Each is a bad approach to a man who is ill doing a job that requires fitness. Donald Trump is sick and demented. Rather than ridicule him, or defend his actions, we should begin a national dialogue about replacing him. Tomorrow is National Mental Health Day, a good time to start talking about this. #MentalHealth #neuroplasticity #Alzheimers #Reagan #Trump

PubMed

Did Reagan Decline? - PubMed

I conclude by considering the implications for Reagan's legacy and Alzheimer's research.

Oh goodness! @Oshi (推し)'s #hodlbutter is really is delicious! The coffee version is great, too! Muy delicioso! De verdad! メチャクチャ美味い! It was well worth the spend-and-replace for me. I want more, and so does everyone in my family who has tried it so far.

"Perspicacity" Oh goodness what a mouthful! Reading heavy books exposes readers to new words all the time, and this contributes to keeping the mind sharp, and sharpening one's capacity for succinct articulation. I am currently reading "Lords Of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke The World" by Liaquat Ahamed, and this word was used to describe one Montagu Norman DSO. #wordstr #neuroplasticity

Reading books by George Carlin can teach you things and words. Specifically today, word combinations like "bilabial fricative." The commonly known vernacular is "raspberry." I'm currently reading his posthumous "sortabiography," entitled "Last Words." I'm barely 50 pages in, and already, boy what a ride! #readstr #wordstr

こんにちは！久しぶりに日本に行きたいな~ 無くて淋しいなのは 温泉 と ざる蕎麦 このへんでは地熱が弱いとヌードルがちょっと不味いよ！ 和食が最高！<- でもそれがもう分かっぺした

No matter how hard you try to learn in a straight line, learning curves. #neuroplasticity

I don't talk about bitcoin in every conversational English lesson nor with every learner, but when the conversation steers us in that direction, I do not shy away from it. I like trying to explain what I've learned so far, and answering questions to the best of my ability. This repeated articulation helps me progressively refine my delivery, and in most cases, the learner leaves the lesson way more interested in bitcoin than when it began. It's like feeding two birds with one seed. My professional work and my personal passion, together. Another topic I'm passionate about is neuroplasticity, and the tremendous cognitive benefits of striving to master a difficult discipline, such as bilingualism (and many, many others). #neuroplasticity

Today I had a fruitful discussion with a woman from Haiti who expressed strong interest in getting into trading and finance. She also likes reading books about finance, psychology, and more, for her English practice. That was my golden opportunity to share my thoughts about ₿itcoin. She was very receptive, and now she's off to buy @Saifedean Ammous' seminal work, "The Bitcoin Standard," and also "Broken Money," by @Lyn Alden. I do not receive any official compensation for this promotion, but the actual reward is immeasurable. I really feel like I'm doing my part, to the best of my ability, as a dedicated ₿itcoiner spreading the good word.

On the surface, my job is to facilitate increased proficiency in communication (teach English), but to do this with my higher-level learners (conversation practice), I want something engaging to talk about. Guess what topic I like to discuss any and every time the opportunity arises! #bitcoin Yesterday my Japanese client wanted to talk about investing, so I told her to invest more time learning about bitcoin, and also consider investing in bitcoin mining companies and perhaps also bitcoin treasury companies. She was very receptive. This morning my Brazilian client talked about politics and protests, so I explained how ₿itcoin is an apolitical social movement for the people. Both of these clients left their respective meetings interested in reading The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous (my first recommendation). This week I'll be talking with more clients from Turkey, Morocco, France, Spain, Peru, Senegal, Japan, Vietnam, and Brazil (every week is different). I'm essentially getting paid to orange-pill the world, one English lesson at a time, and that honest work is how I mine fiat to stack sats!

Today I conducted an English lesson with someone originally from Zimbabwe. It's usually me who brings up ₿itcoin as a discussion topic, but not this time! I was warming up to the question by asking him to talk to me about innovation, technology, and exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs in his home country, and he went straight to telling me about ₿itcoin mining! It was a great discussion for our first time together, and now he says he'd like to take more lessons with me! Language instruction is challenging work, but I really love providing this service, especially when I have fruitful, gratifying interactions like this. #Africa #Zimbabwe

#neuroplasticity (source = nicabm.com/brain-how-does-neuroplasticity-work)

I've generally been a really optimistic person my whole life, but the state of affairs was starting to wear on me, and for the first time in my life, I started relating to feelings of apathy and nihilism, mostly because I felt powerless and didn't know how to meaningfully effect change in any way. That completely changed for me when I stumbled upon ₿itcoin. It has restored my optimism in the face of challenges, and my hope for the outlook of the climates (economic climates, social climates, political climates, humanitarian climates, personal and interpersonal psychological climates, environmental climates, etc.) Nostr is a beautiful extension of what I love about ₿itcoin, and it's a joy to see these things flourishing and growing all around me. I give heartfelt thanks to all developers, tinkerers, innovators, content creators, and voices in the space! I will give zaps too, if I can figure out this technical stuff behind it. 😅